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THURSDAY, JANUARY 8,2015
Epiphany
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Tami Waldron
tami@pinetel.com
Hidden in Plain Sight
Excerpt from a sermon by Pastor Sally Wiens,
Haines United Methodist Church
The Epiphany of the Lord is the day that symbolizes the reve
lation of God the Son, as a human being in Jesus Christ and com
memorates the visit of the Magi (the Three Kings), to the Christ
child. The word means “manifestation” or “revelation." Christ re
vealed himself to the gentiles through the Wise Men who came
bearing gifts. Epiphany is also known as Three Kings Day and/or
Twelfth Day.....since it is the twelfth day after Christmas.
Epiphany is a time of discovery, it is a time when we realize that
something has been in place for, who knows how long....and fi
nally we are in the right place and in the right time to notipe it...to
discover it.
Epiphany can then be seen as the season of light or simply
“seeing the light”.
Elizabeth Sherrill wrote in an upcoming Daily Guideposts de
votional about how she used to hate the month of January. Christ
mas was over, spring so far away, nights so long. Then she began
attending church and discovered a very different calendar. Chris
tians call this darkest time of year the season when we see the
light. They named it Epiphany, focusing on four different times
when God “shows forth” who Jesus is: the coming of the wise
men; the baptism in the Jordan; the wedding feast at Cana; the
Transfiguration on the mountaintop. Each epiphany is a total sur
prise.
One of my favorite Guidepost contributors is Carol Kuykendall
of Colorado who for years has celebrated Epiphany by remem
bering some of the times and places that Jesus was revealed to
her in the last year...or the last 24 hours or even the last 24 sec
onds. As we ask Jesus to reveal himself.to us yet again, let us be
open to the joys of discovery, and the discovery of gifts that
abound, possibly gifts that have been hidden from sight and just
waiting to be found.
Epiphany is a time of discovery, it is a time
when we realize that something has been in
place for, who knows how long....and finally
we are in the right place and in the right time
to notice it... to discover it.
1 like this season because Epiphanies surprise us, even those
who may think there are no surprises, a sudden insight, or dis
covery, for the first time, something that’s been there forever, or
suddenly understanding something that has been misunderstood,
many times opens the eyes of even a true sceptic..... An
Epiphany is like all the stars are finally aligned, things become so
evident that you won?dgr where your mind has been prior to the
discovery. -
Phyllis A- Tickle wrote in “What the Heart Already Knows’’:
"The twelve days of Christmas comes to an end on January 6,
and the season of the Epiphany begins. But Epiphany not only
ends Christmas, it also fulfills it by celebrating the revelation of
the Christ to the whole world. The coming of Incarnate God to all
people, especially to those of us who are Gentiles, is the bridge
from birth into life, the event that makes Easter possible for most
of us. The light of the Epiphany illuminates the church’s year as
it illuminates the human race from whom the kings came."
Elizabeth Sherrill once wrote: “From the beginning, other na
tions were included in God’s plan of redemption; the coming of
the Wise Men was simply the moment when people grasped this.
Epiphanies introduce nothing new. Epiphanies whisper, ‘Look
again! God is closer than you think!’”
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Happy New Year 2015! What
an ending and an interesting be
ginning. So, the schedule is busy
and again, it will be a short news
to read, but it will be funny. My
computer is on the mend and I
should have it home and in work
ing order by this evening. (Which
means great news for next week.)
Weather
We ended last Week with ab
solutely awesome snowmobile
weather. There was a good base
and lots of powder. Last night we
received several more inches of
snow. And it wasn't just Halfway.
Richland received several inches
of snow, as well.
Bingo
Oh what a wonderful way to
start the new year. Virginia
Bridgmon of Halfway, won the
$600 jackpot at the New Bridge
Grange Bingo on Saturday, Jan.
3. Congratulations Virginia, and
also to Jack (her husband). When
Virginia wins, she shares the win
nings with her husband. Maybe I
shouldn't have written this....it
might be a secret win.
Pine Eagle Charter School
Basketball has now taken cen
ter stage. The Jr. high girls bas
ketball practice started on
Monday, Jan' 5. They will play
their first tournament on Friday,
Jan 9 starting at 10 a.m. They
will play against Cove and North
Powder. High School Varsity
travels to Wallowa on Jan. 9 and
the game starts at 3 p.m. Then on
Saturday, Jan. 10, the junior high
travel to Imbler. Game starts at 10
a.m.
Santa
I have to tell a story on Santa.
Yes, I believe. And so seemed
Santa found some seasoned sea
weed. Santa thought it would bp
a different, fun item to add to the
Christmas stockings. So here
comes Christmas morning, the
kids are excited for their gifts and
stockings. The first comment
was, "seaweed?" There were gig
gles and pondering as to why
would Santa get us seaweed. I
looked and said, "Well, it is sea
soned. He probably thpught it
was going to be something differ
ent to try and delicious."
So
grandbabe
Savannah
opened the package. She handed
me a piece. I put it in my mouth.
And I'm thinking..,.why would
Santa get the kids seaweed? Well
I couldn't spit it out, as the kids
were watching. It tasted like I had
Sompien, 'Het/M
Nancy Myers
541-894-2264
njmyers@oregontrail.net
Annual Hot Dog and Chili
Feed Successful
The annual Hot Dog/Chili Feed
& Light Show put on by the
change of dinner/meeting date
next month.
Calendar
Jan. 9 I Bingo at Schoolhouse
Southard; Junior Deacon, Leland
Myers; Junior Steward, Skip
Weisgerbei, Chaplain, Myron
Miles; and Tyler, Don Burrows',
Jan, 10 - SVBM Snowmobilers
at Schoolhouse Commu
nity Center, 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 13 - City Council at City
Hall, 7 p.m.
Jan. 15 - Bag Ladies at School
house Community Center,
noon to?
Planning Commission at
City Hall, 7 p.m
Jan. 20 - PRRFPD, 6:30 pm,
Mosquito Flat Station
Sumpter Vol FD at fire
hall, 7 p.m.
Tues, Jan. 27 - Alpine Chapter,
OES, at Masonic Hall, 8
p.m.
Feb. 2 - Masons at Masonic Hall,
8 p.m..
Feb. 3 - PRRFPD, 6:30 pm,
Mosquito Flat Station
Sumpter Vol FD at fire
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hall, 7 p.m.
Installation of Officers at
McEwen Masonic Lodge
McEwen Masonic Lodge of
Sumpter finished their year last
month with an installation of the
new officers for the year 2015.
Installing officers were: Installing
Master Myron Miles, Installing
Marshal Ralph Morgan and In
stalling Chaplain Skip Weisger
ber. Installed were: Worshipful
Master, Craig Sipp; Senior War
den, Gregg Miles; Junior Warden,
Ralph Morgan; Secretary, Joe
Fontana; Senior Deacon, Dick
urer, Senior Steward and Mar*
shal.
McEwen Lodge has a new
member-Skip Weisgerber, and
petitions out with two other geni
tiemen who have inquired of
being members.
This past Monday evening, the
members of McEwen Lodge held
their first meeting of the new yeaf
and part of their discussion waà
their annual Sweetheart dinner to
honor their ‘sweeties. ’
Have a great year, fellows, and
thank you for your support of ed
ucation, Shriners Hospitals and
Knights Templar Eye Founda
tion.
Churches
Sunday morning services are
held at St. Brigid’s in the Pines on
the first and third Sundays of the
month at 11 a.m. followed by a
coffee ‘hour.’ The Jan. 18 service
will be led by Rev. Aletha Bone
brake.
Weekly services at McEwen
Bible Fellowship include Sunday
School at 9:45 a.m. and Morning
Worship at 11 a.m. and Wednes
day evening prayer at 6:45 p.m.
News items received by this re
porter by Sunday evening will be
included in the Sumpter column
the following week. Send in news
and/or photos with captions of
guests, births, group meetings,
any special occasion.
Sumpter Vnll.y Hine Mountain
Snowmobile Club New Year’s
Eve had a nice attendance of
about forty people who arrived
by snowmobiles and by cars.
There was more than enough
chili for all and roasting the
'wieners at the bon fire was very
popular, according to club v.p.
John Young.
The snow that fell a couple of
Saturday’s ago hung around for a
week. This past Sunday and
Monday the daytime tempera
tures were up around forty de
grees: and some rain moved in
Monday morning, softening the
snow and helping roofs shed their
covers of white.
Bingo
Members of Sumpter Vol FD
and the Auxiliary will be hosting
their first Bingo evening of the
new year this Friday evening
(Jan. 9) at the Old Schoolhouse
community center. The fun be
gins at 7 p.m. with a jackpot of
$174.
Outhouse Races in the Works
Saturday, Jan. 10 members of
the Sumpter Valley Blue Moun
tain Snowmobile Club will meet
at 6:30 p.m. nt the community
center for a potluck dinner with a
meeting to follow. The group will
be discussing plans for next
month’s annual Poker Run and
Outhouse Races coming up Sat
urday, Feb. 14. Watch for infor
mation regarding a possible
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a gulp of water out of a goldfish
bowl. Oh my it was fishy, slimy...
And so, turns out, you buy that
item, seaweed for suchi. Well,
Santa learned and tasted a valu
able lesson. It's a Christmas
memory!
Fred Masterson had surgery for
cancer in Dec. and is doing well
following some reconstruction.
He is going to be in the hospital
for several more weeks. What
would be great, is if you would
take a moment for this Veteran
and write a card. It can be sent to
his address and then will be taken
up to Seattle with his son. Send
to Fred Masterson at 1715 Wash
ington, Baker City, Ore. 97814.
Ending
And that my friends, brings me
to the end of the news. Remem
ber to call me with your news, it
adds to the fun reading. Until
next week, I shall leave you with
this thought - We will open the
book. Its pages are blank. We are
going to put words on them our
selves. The book is called Oppor
tunity and its first chapter is New
Year's Day. -Edith Lovejoy
Pierce
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Keating
Cub Scouts
to Hold
Chili Feed
Fundraiser
Julie Winton will be doing
a special talk about her
hiking experience on Mt.
Kilamonjaro during the
chili feed fundraiser spon
sored by the Keating Cub
Scouts on Jan. 18. It will
be held at the fire hall in
Keating from 1-3 p.m. and
monetary donations are
accepted to help fund
scouting
activities
throughout the year.