In connection with the Archdiocese of Anchorage and the Diocese of Fairbanks, the Diocese of Juneau will begin planning for an Alaska Pilgrimage to join in WYD 2002. 8th grader Kate Cessnun , graduate of Holy Name Elementary School in Ketchikan was one of 51 winners out of 10,000 entries in a Respect Teen National Contest sponsored by the Lutheran Brotherhood. As winner, Kate and her mother, Marna will travel all expenses paid to Washington, DC at the end of April for five days of educational leadership and sightseeing. The following is Kate's winning letter to Representative Don Young. Ketchikan It is a day made for mourning.
Darkness covers the land.
Lightning rips the sky. Thunder rolls and crashes. The earth quakes. And the heavens burst with rain.