Bishop's Charity Hunt | Catholic Charity Events, SD

30th Annual – Bishop’s Charity Hunt

Plan now to join us for the 2024 Bishop’s Charity Hunt

Monday-Tuesday
September 16-17, 2024
Horseshoe K Lodge, Kimball, SD

About This Event

Where else will you find your Bishop trading in his traditional black clerics and donning blaze orange, other than the annual Bishop’s Charity Hunt benefitting Newman Catholic Campus Ministry in our diocese? This fully catered event was established in 1995 and today is held in the heart of pheasant country on a private preserve near Kimball, SD.

Event Includes:

Guided hunt with transportation
Dinners: Sunday (pork loin) & Monday (prime rib)
Breakfasts: Monday & Tuesday
Social on Sunday & Monday with open bar and unlimited heavy appetizers
One (1) night lodging
Trap shoot
Lunch in the field
Bird cleaning
Mass with Bishop DeGrood
Memories of a lifetime

Schedule

Sunday

4:00 p.m. Check-in Opens & Social

7:00 p.m. Banquet

Monday

8:00 a.m. Check-in, Breakfast & Trap Shoot

9:30 a.m. Mandatory Safety Talk

9:45 a.m. Hunters Depart

12:00 p.m. Lunch in the Field

3:00 p.m. Hunters Return

3:45 p.m. Mass

4:30 p.m. Social

5:30 p.m. Banquet

Tuesday

7:30 a.m. Check-in

8:00 a.m. Mass

8:45 a.m. Breakfast & Trap Shoot

9:45 a.m. Mandatory Safety Talk

10:00 a.m. Hunters Depart

12:00 p.m. Lunch in the Field

3:00 p.m. Hunt Concludes

Event Registration

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All of the proceeds from this charity event benefit

Newman Catholic Campus Ministry

About Newman Catholic Campus Ministry

Nearly 80% of Catholics leave the faith do so between the ages of 18-24. The decisions made during their university years will impact the rest of one’s life. Strong Catholic Campus Ministry forms the leaders of tomorrow in society and our Church – from strong husbands and wives to priests and religious vocations.

What’s going on at all Newman Centers across our diocese?

Average of 130 students attending daily Mass
More than 700 students attending Sunday Mass
More than 90 weekly Bible studies held on campus with approximately 425 students attending
Over the past 5 years, 17 men have entered seminary, and 6 women have entered religious life
Services Newman Centers/clubs provide: daily Mass and Confession, Bible studies, retreat opportunities, service projects, mission trips, marriage prep, RCIA and counseling services