4 September 2008
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Church of the Ascension had a service and picnic at Little Shepherd of the Hills Church in Crestone, CO. Little Shepherd is Ascension's outreach ministry. Father Yesu goes there once monthly to perform a communion service.

Our parish has a special need to place before you in addition to stewardship letter which will be mailed in October. Due to Fr. Yesu's efforts, attendance at our Mission of the Little Shepherd of the Hills in Crestone is growing (Average attendance has increased from 4 to 10 - with 18 worshippers on one occasion).. This lovely historic chapel is the oldest Christian worship structure in Crestone.  Incredibly, after all these years, it still has no toilet!

Fr Yesu has actively solicited funds from other parishes in the diocese and individuals. To date, 16,800 (including $4,000 in firm pledges) has been raised of which $2500 has been paid to the Town of Crestone for a water tap.  It is time for our parish to finish the campaign to fund the building of a small cabin (approx. 12ft by 20ft) with restroom facilities, small kitchen, shower and one bed. Much of the labor will be donated by Bob Stocker and others to minimize costs.

We need to raise $18,200 to meet the total estimated project cost of $35,000. Please indicate a  generous gift for this project. If you need to pay your pledge in installments, please indicate the amount and number of payments. However, all pledges need to be paid by March 31, 2009.

Thank you for giving to support this important ministry in the San Luis Valley.

In His Service

Church of th Ascension Advisory Committee: Paula Lallier, Chmn., Bob Finck, Ann Fortune, Marilyn Steele and Kit Kuester