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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Chamber Chatter Spiritually Speaking Pentecost: called to transformed in Holy Spirit By Fr. Thankachan Joseph and communion. Last week, we celebrated the Ascension, that won- In the First Letter of St, Paul to the Corinthians (12:3- drous scene when Jesus took leave of His disciples, as- 7, 12-13), we are reminded that though the expressions of suring them that the Spirit would lead them through their the Spirit are varied, the source of the Spirit is the same next step as His followers. This coming Sunday, as for Lord Jesus Christ. “No one can say ‘Jesus is the Church celebrates the greatest feast after Eas- Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit.” The presence of ter: the Pentecost. The Feast of Pentecost is also the Spirit is seen in the variety of gifts that the Spirit known as the birthday of the Church, the day that brings into our lives; “there are a variety of services, the Church was born, the day of the first evange- variety of activities, but it is the same God who lization! Pentecost means “the fiftieth day”- fifty activates all of them in everyone.” St. Paul uses an days after the great feast of Easter. On the day of analogy of the body and its parts, how each of the Pentecost, we recall the descending of the Holy Fr. Thankachan parts of the body correlates with the body – similar- Spirit upon the apostles and the Blessed Virgin Joseph ly, the gifts of the Spirit are varied and divergent. In Mary in the form of fiery tongues. Pentecost the Spirit we are all one. “Jews and Greeks, slaves transformed the frightened apostles into fiery preachers. or free - black or white, north or south - we are all made And the listeners on the day of Pentecost experienced a to drink of one Spirit.” fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit through the apostles. The Gospel of John (20:19-23) describes the post-res- Who is the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is the third urrection scene wherein Jesus appears to the eleven dis- person of the Blessed Trinity. The Holy Spirit is God. ciples and encourages and strengthens them. The role of Because the Holy Spirit is God, He existed from eternity. the Holy Spirit is vividly narrated here: The Holy Spirit The first mention of the Holy Spirit is in the very first transforms the fear of the apostles into power. Secondly, chapter of the first book of the Bible, Genesis: “And the the timidity of the apostles is changed into boldness and Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. Jesus was courage. And finally, the uncertainties of the apostles are conceived by the Holy Spirit” (1:2). He was anointed by converted into convictions. The Holy Spirit acts power- the Holy Spirit. Jesus did His ministry in the power of the fully as tongues of fire. Fire destroys, purifies, gives light Holy Spirit. His resurrection occurred through the Holy and gives warmth. The Holy Spirit destroys sin in man, Spirit. Today, we live in the age of the Holy Spirit. Since purifies the hearts of men from all their uncleanness. He Pentecost, the Holy Spirit has worked on the earth in a sheds His light, enabling man to see clearly God’s plans of very special way. He is the One who gives us strength to love for Him. He kindles love in the heart of man – love live a victorious and fruitful life. Pentecost celebrates the for God and love for all men. great event when Jesus filled His church with the Spirit The Holy Spirit acts powerfully in the church even and sent Him to establish on earth, the kingdom of love, today. We have seen the Lord blow into the apostles the joy, hope, peace, and forgiveness. Spirit of the Lord. “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins The first reading of the day taken from the Acts of the you forgive are forgiven in them, and whose sins you Apostles (2: 1-11) describes the coming down of the Spirit retain are retained.” (20:23). He is commissioning His as it took place on that first Pentecost. What is important apostles to administer to all faithful. It is a time to open to note are the many signs and symbols used to describe up to the mind-blowing, heart-warming, life-changing the descent of the Spirit. All these have symbolic meaning power of God. The power of God can invade the body, and provide food for thought: the sound that accompanies inflate the mind, swell the soul, lift the spirit and make the coming of the Spirit – the violent wind that fills the us more than we ever imagined. When God sends forth entire house; the divided tongues that rested on each one the Spirit, the whole face of the earth is renewed. When of them – the tongues appeared to be as of fire, filling God sends forth the Spirit chaos is changed into creation. them with the power of the Spirit; lastly, the coming of When God sends forth the Spirit amazing things happen; the Spirit giving them the gift of speaking in a language barriers are broken, communities are formed, opposites that all could understand – they could communicate in are reconciled, unity is established, disease is cured, ad- such a way that they were understood by all present there. diction is broken, cities are renewed, races are reconciled, The presence of such a variety of signs itself reminds us hope is established, people are blessed, and the church that the Spirit’s presence is not limited to one type of en- is formed. Let our prayer be ‘Send forth your Spirit, O trance into our lives. The Spirit is free and comes in any Lord, let the face of the earth be renewed.” form it chooses into our lives. The purpose of the coming On this day of Pentecost, we welcome the Holy Spirit of the Spirit is not to frighten us or overpower us but to into our lives, into our hearts. energize us and empower us so that we can move beyond May He renew us, and send us forth, like He did the our selves, that we might be able to communicate with disciples of the early Church, to proclaim to the entire God and with one another and thus build a bond of unity world that Jesus is Lord. A View from the Green WCCC hosts Columbia-Blue tournament Willow Creek Country Club hosted the monthly tournament of the Colum- bia-Blue Senior Golf As- sociation on Monday, May 10. There were 103 players in the tournament who en- joyed the excellent weather on the par 60 course. Placing in the Colum- bia Division (Handicap 12 and Below) gross were Tim Wright with a score of 63 in first-place, Barry Munkers, second, with 65, Duane Disque in seventh with 70 and Scott Burright taking eighth with a 72. In net Dennis Peck was first with 55. Jim Swanson came in fourth with 58 and Dale Boyd was sixth with a score of 60. The Blue Division (Handicap 13 to 17) gross fourth place honors went to Mark Schlichting with 74 and Gary Watkins took fourth in net with 61. John Kilkenny took first in the Senior Division (Handicap 18 and Above) gross with his score of 78. Wayne Seitz was sixth with 83 and Roger Ehrmantraut came in eighth with 85. Net winners were Gene Orwick, first, with a score of 60 and fourth went to Curtis Cuts- forth with 63. The next Colum - bia-Blue Senior Tourna- ment will be at the Pine Meadows Golf Course at Wamic, approximately eight miles west of Tygh Valley. There will be two tee times, one at 7:30 a.m. and another at 1 p.m. Each group will be limited to 48 players and pre-registration is required. The number to call to register and also reserve a riding cart is 541-544- 2422. Lunch will be com- plimentary, hosted by the Pine Meadows Golf Course. Over the Tee Cup Virginia Grant had low gross of the field when 17 ladies enjoyed the nice sun- ny day at their playday on May 11. Shirley Martin had low net of the field and Kris Linder had the least putts. Flight A low gross win- ner was Karen Thompson and Virginia Grant had KP. For flight B the low gross winner was Pat Ed- mundson. Tiffany Clement had low net and Karen Haguewood had the least *Design *Print *Mail Sykes Publishing 541-676-9228 Effective June 1, 2021, the Fire Chief of the City of Heppner is imposing a BURN BAN. This also includes Burn Barrels. Residents can request Natural Vegetation and Debris Piles be burned by the Fire Department during this period. Sign up list for Fire Department burning assistance is at Heppner City Hall or call Fire Chief Steve Rhea @ 541-980-4232 or Assistant Fire Chief Eric Chick @ 541-701-4910 WWW.HEPPNER.NET Send Us Photos Start A New Subscription Valby Lutheran Church Valby Road Ione Oregon. 97843 877-557-1912 7-Year Extended Warranty* A $695 Value! Off er valid February 15 - June 6, 2021 *To qualify, consumers must request a quote, purchase, install and activate the generator with a participating dealer. Call for a full list of terms and conditions. Subject to Credit Approval Church Services 1st & 3rd Sundays 10:00 AM BACKED BY A YEAR-ROUND CLOG-FREE GUARANTEE CALL US TODAY FOR A FREE ESTIMATE Print & Mailing Services Justice Court Report REQUEST A FREE QUOTE! Special Financing Available willowcreekfm@gmail. com, or call Nelson at 541- 720-4399 or Di Salvo at 757-285-5792. Thursday, June 17 – 6-9 p.m. – Heppner Chambers Annual Town and Coun- try Community Awards event at Gilliam and Bisbee Building. Tickets will be available for sale starting in May and more informa- tion will be available soon. There will be a no host bar by Bucknum’s, and dinner prepared by Alvin Liu, Gateway Cafe consisting of prime rib with au jus, creamy garlic mashed po- tatoes, green beans in garlic sauce, garden fresh salad, roll, dessert and beverage. Hold the Date: Wednes- day, May 26 – 12-1 p.m. – Gilliam and Bisbee Building – Hosted Annu- al Luncheon for Willow Creek Valley Economic Development Group (WC- VEDG): This lunch will be hosted by WCVEDG and an RSVP will be required. There will be an update on WCVEDG current and anticipated future projects and programs. Lunch will be catered by Alvin Liu of Gateway Cafe and he will be preparing a BBQ meal of BBQ ribs, chicken, baked beans, potato salad and des- sert. An RSVP is required by Monday, May 24 to be guaranteed a lunch. Contact the Chamber at 541-676- 5536 or heppnerchamber@ gmail.com. Hold the Dates for the Music in the Park schedule for 2021: Sunday, July 11 – Eli- jah Neymark and his father Sunday, August 8 – The Wasteland Kings Sunday, September 12 – Lindy Gravelle Hold the Dates: June 14-18 from 9 a.m.– 12 p.m. - Vacation Bible School at Hepner Christian Church. Hold the Date - Au- gust 17-22 for our Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo: More in- formation to come. putts. Pat Edmundson also got KP for flight B. Pat Dougherty and Kathy Martin tied for low gross on flight C and low net went to Sharon Har- rison. Least putts winner Morrow County Justice of the Peace, Glen Diehl, has was a tie between Bunnie released the following Justice Court report: Lindsay and Jeanne Cres- -Donald Martin Jr., 51, Heppner, was convicted of wick. Betty Carter got the violation of basic rule, fine $65. long drive and Kim Carlson got KP.. Karen Smith-Griffith managed a chip-in on hole Submit News, Advertising & Announcements number three. Letters To The Editor Prepare for unexpected power outages with a Generac home standby generator FREE Are you looking to volunteer? The Morrow County Museum and Farm Museum are looking for volunteers to help out being a greeter, helping to clean or whatever else needs done from June to the end of September on weekdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the shift is flexible. Contact Kathy Cutsforth at 541- 980-2352. Nominations close Fri- day, May 14 for Heppner Chamber’s Annual Town and Country Community Awards event. The event is scheduled for Thursday, June 17 at the Gilliam and Bisbee Building. Nomina- tions are for Man and Wom- an of the Year, Business of the Year, Citizen-Educa- tor of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and Youth Award. Nomination forms are available at the Bank of Eastern Oregon, Chamber Office, Heppner City Hall and Heppner Post Office.. The completed forms must be turned into the Chamber office by Friday, May 14. 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