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Show r T;is Nee2. Ariz.. ~ Church buildings or stations where services are held regularly. t Statj.ons where frequent services are held, mostly in hogans of Catechumens. THE STORY DJ A PThlYON NUT SHELL OF ST. CHRISTOPHER'S, BLUFF, UTAH: BEGUN in 19h3 ry.J a group of si."C volunteer missi ona.ries acting under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Utah, who committed to their care the Utah portion of Navajoland, St. Christopher's is the only completely volunteer l-ussion to Indians in the Episcopal Uhurch. Pi tching their tents near Bluff, Utah, they established a center from which to work out into the entire area of 2,000 to 3,000 square miles. At that time there was no church, s chool, or medical center for the Navajo of this area except for the one to three grade GovernIilent School at Navajo 1'1ountain. In 1944 St. Christopher's School was opened. Clinical help was made available at all times to the extent of the mission's resources. The same year, services vrere held at strategic centers - Hontezl.h"TIa Creek, Oljeto, I10nUlTJent Valley, and Navajo ]'lountain. At present (19.54 ) there are permanent chapels at Blu.ff, NonteZTh'11a. Creek, and Oljeto, and at Bluff a school, a clinic, and a hospital under construction. From these bases t he surrounding count~J is evangelised. Basic principles of the lussion are: (1) Volunteer Ilt1.ssi onaries earning their l i ving bJ gardening, canning, hunting can work Ii'JOst economically; (2) Christianity does not involve destruction of t he good features of na"tive religion; (3) Al";1erican Indians do not need to be hampered in spiri tual progress btJ controversial issues of European theological warfare, but can be won directly to the full faith and practice of the historic church; (4) Religion, education, and a constructive health program TID.l.st go hand in hand. All that has been accomplished would have been :iJnpossj.ble vrLthout the help of generous contributors. Contirmance of their voluntar"lJ help is a necessity for t he extension of the work of t he Mission. : j |