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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
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