This morning some of the group went to the catholic mass, while others went to a Russian orthodox mass, or for some of our group both. It was amazing to see the various ways the town worships, and especially the Russian orthodox service since most of us did not have much background on the religion. Later we took a group tour around Sitka and learned about the town from a Russian prespecttive and how that has influenced Sitka and its inhabitants.
After our tour, which ended in seeing a totem pole be made, we had free time. A large group of us took that free time to climb Mt. Verstovia, a trechourous mountain with lots of ice and snow. After the infamous mt climb, and a group reflection we enjoyed a dinner with Sitka’s Jesuit volunteers. They shared their lives and volunteering information with us and it was a nice conclusion to the day.