FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 21, 2004
All Saint’s Episcopal Church commemorates 100 years
came this quote about ‘The
Real Parish’: “the wealth of
a parish is .found in its
people; the pow er of a parish
streams from its altar; and
the joy of a parish comes
from its Lord.”
The info rm atio n
co n tain ed
here
was
co n d en sed by C lau d ia
H ughes from E piscopal
C hurch files, notes, and
in terv iew s. R eaders are
encouraged to share any
c o rre c tio n s, ad d itio n al
information, and memories
which will be added to the
church files.
A view from the hill
The first Episcopal Church built in 1899, which was
destroyed by the 1903 flood.
All
S a in t’s communicants there, and I
hope, with the assistance of
Episcopal Church has been
the Rev. Potw ine o f
a meeting ground of man
Pendleton to have services
and G od since the first
for them about once each
cornerstone was laid in 1903
quarter.”
and consecrated in 1904.
The first recorded
One hundred years later, on
baptisms occurred in 1889
Sunday, July 25 at 11 a.m.,
w hen
B ishop M orris
the c o n g re g atio n w ill
traveled to the home of Wm.
celebrate the history of this
and K athleen Hughes to
100-year-old b uilding.
baptize the five Hughes
Attendees are encouraged to
children: W illiam, Percy,
share m em ories and a
Isabel, Helena, and Hugh
barbecue follow ing the
Lee using a bowl from the
service.
cupboard. In 1890, Rev. W.
B ishop
T hom as
E. P otw ine, the first
Fielding Scott (1854-1867)
Episcopal Vicar who served
first conducted services in
the Mission, baptized a sixth
H eppner
in
various
Hughes child, Constance.
establishments when it was
The first recorded
an active m ission. Years
confirmation
was April 8,
later in 1876, the Reverend
1891. Lauretta Leezer and
Rueben N evius made an
M elissa J. B assett were
exploratory trip to Heppner,
presented by Father Potwine
which was a stimulus for
and confirmed by Bishop
Bishop Morris (1868-1906)
Morris. The first recorded
to visit the community. From
m arriage was that of W.
Canyon City to Bums, then
Morrow to Katie W. Rea on
west a hundred miles and
Dec. 16, 1885. The first
north over the mountains,
recorded death was Will J.
Bishop Morris arrived in the
Leezer, 1897, who died of
“prim itive com m unity of
“consumption” and was laid
ranch and sheep country
to rest by Father Potwine.
with the town of Heppner
In 1899, the little
consisting of a few stores;
Episcopal com m unity in
supply places they were
H eppner built their first
called at that time.”
church
b u ild in g , three
T he
E piscopal
blocks
east
of the present
Church began in Heppner
location
beside
W illow
under B ishop B enjam in
Creek and directly across
W istar M orris in the late
from the site of the Morrow
spring of 1884 without an
established building. Clergy C ounty C ream ery. The
cornerstone was laid on May
traveled far and wide, often
staying the night at homes of 26' 1899 with Bishop Motris
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parishioners. Bishop Morris in attendance. The building
was completed in 1900. Rev.
had entered the following in
his journal: ‘Two days travel John Warren was the first
resident clergym an from
brought us to H eppner,
1902 to 1906. Thus
which 1 found to be a town
organized
serv ices and
of m ore prom ise and
a
c
tiv
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began
in this
im portance than I had
iso lated little tow n and
supposed. I held service in
com m unity, w hich was
the evening in the Methodist
growing and thriving.
church (kindly allowed by
T hen cam e the
the minister in charge). We
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The current Episcopal Church built in 1904, which is
still in use in Heppner.
torrents turning the newly
built All Saint’s church into
scattered logs and kindling.
It was on a Sunday, after
church services were over,
yet over 200 men, women
and children in Heppner lost
their lives on that sad day.
Five communicants and 10
Sunday School children
drowned in the holocaust of
water. (One hundred years
later, names of the deceased
w ere listed on a flood
memorial at the Heppner
Masonic Cemetery.)
Though the building
was gone by n ig h tfall,
instantly people from all
o v er responded to the
tragedy. The D iocese of
Oregon assisted, as did the
N ational C ouncil o f the
E p isco p al C hurch in
A m erica, the M other
C hurch o f England, and
private subscriptions and
memorials arrived for those
souls lost in the flood. In 10
months’ time, a new site was
chosen and purchased, away
from the course that Willow
C reek had rav ag ed that
historic night. On April 10,
1904, the new building, (the
present church) constructed
from the plans of an old
English country church in
Wales (sans bell tower), was
consecrated and erected at
the cost of $3500. Through
this suffering, rebuilding,
and h elp in g o th ers the
church took on new life. At
that time the full name of the
C hurch was ‘All S ain t’s
M em orial
E piscopal
Church.’
C hurch
w om en
then, as now, w orked
actively to keep the church
thriving. During this period,
the Guild of All Saint’s in
1924
c o lle cte d
used
m agazines to send to
strik in g coal m iners in
C olorado. In 1927, five
church women dressed in
southern attire and sold
hom e-m ade candy and
popcorn outside Heppner’s
m ovie th e a te r fo r th eir
treasury. The youth held an
ice-cream social, netting
$11.55 to help send them to
Cove. March of 1928 found
the ladies putting on a play,
attended by 500. Christmas
green sales helped the funds
in 1939.
Though
B ishop
Morris commented in his
journal nearly 100 years ago
that it is “a great burden to
get and to keep clergy in the
eastern part of the state,” the
fo llo w in g clergy have
shared a part of their lives
with the communicants of
All Saint’s, Heppner: W.E.
Potwine (1882-1904), John
W arren (19 0 4 -1 9 0 6 ), B.
Stanley Moore (1926-1931),
Sidney Preasley (1931-32),
M. S. Tennyson (1932-34),
R alph V. H inkle (1934-
1938), Neville Blunt (1943-
1948), El van L. Tull (1948-
1953), John Reeves (1953-
1956), George Little (1956-
1958), B ruce Spencer
(1 9 5 8 -1 9 6 5 ), D irk T.
Rinehart (1966-1969), Dan
T hom pson (1 970-1972),
David Blackhaller (1972-
1975), Ken Miller (1976-
1979), Ed W atts (1981-
1984), G eorge Izzette,
(1985-1987), Tony Bullman
(1 9 8 7 -1 9 8 9 ),
G eorge
Izzette, (1990-1991) and A1
M iller (1 9 9 3 -1 9 9 8 ). In
1999, All Saint’s began a
shared m inistry with the
Lutheran Church and clergy
have been Dick Metz (1999-
2000), Tom Hiller (2001)
and Laura Snyder O ’Brien
serving All Saint’s, Valby
and Hope Lutheran at this
writing
Bishops serving the
Diocese over the years were:
Thom as Scott, Benjam in
W ister
M orris,
Wm.
Remington, Robert Lewis
Paddock, Lane W. Barton,
Wm. B. Spoffard, Rustin
Kimsey, and Wm. Gregg. A
visit from the Bishop was a
special event and they often
took serv ices w hen the
church was without clergy.
Each left congregations with
m em ories to last for a
lifetime.
Time m arches on.
C hanges
take
place.
Memories are made. Each
might ask, “What on earth
are we doing for heaven’s
sake” as they return to this
b u ild in g filled w ith the
prayers o f the past and
blessed with the hopes for
the future. Its timbers are
filled with the sounds of
hymns of praise, psalms of
joy, the Litany for the dying,
and the squalling of newly
baptized infants, tears and
laughter. May this historic
100 year celebration of All
Saint’s Episcopal Church in
Heppner on July 25,2004 be
a challenge to move into the
future creating more history
for our Heppner ecumenical
church com m unity in
Eastern Oregon with abiding
love and concern for all.
Som eone
once
w rote: “ R em em ber, the
church is com posed of
fallible human beings, not
stained g lass w indow
saints.” From the archives
Celebration is common at Willow Creek Terrace.
Last w eek, in addition to Floyd R a v e r’s birthday
celebration, the residents and manager George Naims had
another occasion to celebrate. And this week will bring
another birthday celebration.
Evelyn Broun was bom on July 25, 1920, to Merle
and Alfa Kirk. The couple lived in Clarks Canyon and had
two daughters, Evelyn and Merlyn (Robinson).
Through the seventh grade, Evelyn attended school
in Lexington. Then she joined the other students who
traveled to Heppner for schooling.
Evelyn chose the medical field for her long career,
beginning her advanced education in the three-year
program, at The Dalles School of Nursing. Her first job
was in Roseburg, and she worked for the Veterans’
Administration in Portland for several years. While in
Portland, she continued her education, becoming a licensed
anesthesiologist
For some years, Evelyn worked in the Pendleton
office of her husband. Dr. James R Broun. She later applied
her skills as an anesthesiologist at St. Anthony’s Hospital.
Evelyn has three children who live in Washington:
Michael, who has three daughters; Nicholas; and Jacklyn,
who has four sons.
Some years ago, Jacklyn somewhat followed in her
mother’s footsteps when she served on the Pendleton
Round-Up court. Evelyn was a familiar face at the Round-
Up, and she served as a Princess on the Heppner Rodeo
Court of Maxine McCurdy in 1939.
Evelyn will be celebrating her birthday on Sunday,
and she is one of the sixteen residents at Willow Creek
Terrace celebrating the management skills of George
Naims. George combined on-the-job training under the
tutelage of previous manager, Nancy Vander Does, with
the course work required for certification to officially
become the Terrace’s new manager last week. George’s
accomplishment is certainly cause for celebration.
On another note, the WCT Board of Directors has
received several inquiries about purchasing memorial
bricks to be placed on “memory lane” at the Terrace.
Memory Lane consists of a path of bricks adjacent to the
sidewalk that takes residents and visitors from the patio to
the gazebo.
More bricks may be added to the lane, inscribed
with the names of individuals who purchase them or the
names of individuals in whose memory the bricks are
purchased. Interested parties are encouraged to order from
Board Chair, Suzanne Jepsen, by calling 676-9850. A 4” x
8” brick, with three lines of inscription (15 spaces per line),
costs $50. An 8” x 8” brick, with six lines of inscription,
costs $100.
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Navy Petty Officer
2nd Class Joseph Baker, son
of Robin Krebs and Robert
Baker, both of lone, recently
reported for duty aboard the
mine countermeasures ship
USS Scout, home ported in
Ingleside, TX.
B aker is a 1996
g rad u ate o f lone H igh
School and joined the Navy
in June 1996.
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