FAQs
Mass is offered daily at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion:
Daily & Sunday | 11 a.m.
Tues & Sat | Additional Mass at 8:30 a.m.
Wednesday | Additional Mass at 5:45 p.m.
Sunday (May-Oct) | Additional Mass at 8:30 a.m.
Please see our Daily Schedule for all Shrine events.
While there is no retreat center with accommodations on site, our pilgrimage planning coordinators are in contact with representatives of local schools, hotels, motels, camping facilities and other operators of large gathering spaces. They can help find the best and most affordable accommodation options for you, your family, or your organization. Please feel free to contact them at 920-866-2571 ext 113.
While the Shrine is a place for prayer, reflection, and celebration of life, it does not offer marriages, baptisms, or funerals on site. The Shrine is not a parish and reserves those rites to the worshiping community of parishes.
We don’t know for sure, but there is speculation that Adele suffered the loss of her right eye due to an accident with lye at a young age.
Adele was a secular Franciscan who wore a religious habit and lived as a nun but had not professed vows.
There is a professional research team within the diocese that conducts research in connection with those familiar with the Shrine and its history.
Adele, a Third Order Franciscan, was assisted by a group of companions who joined her as a Tertiary Franciscans.
The Shrine’s EIN Number is 20-3929148. When listing the Shrine, please list as “The Shrine of Our Lady of Champion” with our address as 4047 Chapel Drive, New Franken, WI 54229.
By the term shrine is understood a church or other sacred place to which numerous members of the faithful make pilgrimage for a special reason of piety, with the approval of the local ordinary. – Canon 1230
At Shrines the means of salvation are to be supplied more abundantly to the faithful by diligent proclamation of the word of God, the suitable promotion of liturgical life especially through the celebration of the Eucharist and of penance, and the cultivation of approved forms of popular piety. – Canon 1234
Checks can be made payable to: National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion. Please include a pledge form of a note designating your gift. Any gift received without a pledge form or a gift designation will be booked as a general gift and will support the daily operations of the Shrine. Checks can be mailed to: 4047 Chapel Dr., New Franken, WI 54229
