This is a prayer-filled day hike for Carroll students. We will also meet up with students from Montana Tech and some local young adults. Pilgrimage is part of Christian spirituality: to prayerfully travel on foot to a religious site in fellowship with others. Just 70 miles south of Helena, there is the fourth largest statue in the United States. This statue is called "Our Lady of the Rockies", and it is a statue of Mary. This site is an inspiration for many in Montana and the west, and there is a chapel at the mountaintop where the statue resides. Monday, October 7th is the feast of the Rosary and the feast of Our Lady of Victory. October is traditionally a month where the Church calls to mind our devotion to Mary. In anticipation of that feast and this month, we will hike up the east ridge in Butte on Sunday October 6th, pray the rosary and stations of the cross, and receive a presentation from some men who helped build the statue. God's hand was surely at work in the events leading to and during its construction.
- 8am - Meet in the Campus Ministry Lounge if you are carpooling
- 9:15am - Park in the parking lot of Skyline Dog Park & Fishing Pond (102-100 Gardens Way, Butte, MT 59701)
- 4pm - We should be back down to our cars by 4pm.
The hike is about 2,000 vertical feet. Be prepared for a very difficult all-day hike. Bring sufficient water (lots of water!), shoes, and clothing for the approximate 3 hour hike up, 2 hours at the top, and 2 hours back down. Pack your own snacks. Have a prayer intention or two in mind for the day.
Only pre-approved student drivers will be authorized to drive other Carroll students down for this event.
For further questions before the event contact Campus Minister Chris Yakawich at cyakawich@carroll.edu or during the event at (509) 440-1210
You must sign a Carroll College Acknowledgement of Risk form to participate. We will have copies to sign the day of.
If you sign up by October 3rd, lunch will be provided. If later than that, then pack your own.