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Show MESSAGE # 9 from Fath~r Liebler, Brother Juniper, Hel~n Sturges and Joan Eskell (also Bill Sutherland this time) At HF.:It Rock Valley Retreat Center p.O. Box 5 Monument Valley, Utah 84536 (Messages 1-8 will be sent on request. The current one is # 9 and is dated December, 1970) "When will yo~r new church building be re,ady for us~?" The question comes to us from most visitors and by mail. It m~st be a good question, as it is asked so often so our reply begins "That's , A good question." , ' But this stock stall isn't good enough ' for YO,u. vle don't know. Mason contractor thinks the walls will be finished by first of t~e year. depending on the weather; rvof, wiring, plumbing, window and door set~ing shouldn't take very long; qqlte possibly .Holy Week and Easter solemnities will be held in it. The pictures herewith were taken in mid-November, when we had had only one day cold enough to make work impossible. As we type thiS, one of the three masons hadn't shown up for wor'k in a week. However work goes on, and the beauty of the stone work has been admired by many. "The most beautiful rockwork in the State of Utah" was one critic's evaluation, and while this may be oonsidered a bit , over-enthusiastic, it remalns true that no unfavorable crltioism has come to our ears. We hope that the finished building will be a gem of beauty in a land of unspeakable beauty, and that it will glorify the Creator by being a witness to His truth in a place where He was unknown only a few years ago. As soon as the sacristy is enclosed, ,or soon after, we hope to have Brother Bart, O.F.M., an experlenced c~binet maker, build the cabinets and drawers. He did a fine job at Guadalupe f1ission Church in Kayenta, and is being loaned to, us for this one. Another "ecumenical" not~! And here's another, of pa,rticular interest to our Roman Catholic readers: during the late Summer a NavajO girl lIving near by was trUly conv~rted and gave her life to Jesus. She suddenly became aware of the go~lessness of our secular e~ucation, and wanted to attend a Christian school. Joan introduc~d her to Father Flann, who made arrangements for her to attend St. Michael's School--a fully accredited ,High School in Arlzona, Rt a greatly reduced tultion cost. She Is ther,e now, and writes most enthusiastically of the life. Fr Flann undertakes to raise a part of the tuition and Fr Liebler is trying to find the balance. Who wants a share in thIs? We could f 111 a book about our vis i 'tors from many parts of tr.e world who plough through sand and snow to see us and b,ring bless ings, but for now we want to t~ll of a group of Indians, mostly |
