Congratulations to the Sitka High School seniors of St. Gregory's who will graduate on Monday May 28:  TJ Agne, Randi Castillo, Kristalin Carbonel, Mamito Diaz, Johanna Gluth, Hannah Palof, Dazlymar Rodrigo, Devan Romine, Jordan Schauwecker, Gabriel Sexton, Jelvizk Villanueva, Katina Wathen, and Jack Youngberg.

Congratulations to Fr. Jim, who celebrated his 47th anniversary of Ordination on May 22! God bless you for all your service to the Church, Fr. Jim!

Now that we are in the summer season and will have visiting tourists in town, please be open to greeting and welcoming them! If they look like a tourist, say “hello!”

The three bishops of Alaska are leading a pilgrimage to Rome for the canonizations of Bl. Marianne Cope, Bl. Pedro Calungsod, and Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha. Many sites in Rome and Assisi will be visited, and end with the canonizations by Pope Benedict XVI. The tour dates are October 15-22, 2012, with an optional tour of Lourdes, extending the trip by two days.  Space is limited to 75, so those wishing to go should sign up soon. Also, currently, there are only 25 spaces available for the Lourdes option and space is filling fast.  For questions or more information, please contact Bob McMorrow Rmcmorrow2@aol.com or 907-273-1552; or see the flyer on the bulletin board in the church entryway.

Please remember to keep the Church and our Priests in prayer the next three weeks, in preparation for the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of the Clergy, which will be held Friday, 15 June 2012, on the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. A prayer for the Church and our Priests is below.

Religious Education:

· Pre-registration forms have been mailed to every family with children in preschool through Jr. High. There are over 100 children in our parish, so please return the forms as soon as possible so we may know how many children to prepare for.

ACYC 2012:

· ACYC will be held June 4-7, 2012. All applications received by May 6 have been sent in and tickets have been purchased.  Any teens who plan on attending, who have not turned in a registration form, need to contact Anne Morris (747-6997 or drestgregory@gci.net) or Kristy Crews (askmc18@yahoo,com).  They will need to travel as part of the St. Gregory’s group and to buy their plane tickets to match the tickets already purchased.

BIRTHDAYS: Sunday: Bob Nisbet, Dave Johnson; Tuesday: Robert Ancheta; Wednesday: Travis Bradshaw, Luckyrae Miguel; Thursday: Lesley Warren; Friday: Joseph Swanson;  Saturday: Regilynn Santos. Happy Birthday!

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES: Monday: Teofilo & Nora Agne(24); Wednesday: Gerry & Sherri Schawecker (48); Thursday: Pete Jurczak & Peg Shea (32), Jon & Josie Parrish (21); Friday: Kenneth & Stephanie Buchanan (16). God bless you!

Stewardship:  

Offertory Collections Sunday May 13: $ 1,749.

Offertory Collections last Sunday: $ 1,955.