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Newspaper Page TextHeppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 9, 2021 -SEVEN Spiritually Speaking PUBLIC NOTICE ...continued Interfund Transfers from page SIX Contingencies Special Payments Unappropriated Ending Balance and Reserved for Future Expenditure Total Requirements 611,933 368,553 0 694,106 3,184,931 630,860 432,568 0 414,072 6,816,392 $829,251 $456,561 $0 $336,813 $7,365,906 FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS AND FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES (FTE) BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT OR PROGRAM * Name of Organizational Unit or Program FTE for that unit or program General Funds 1,150,086 1,277,245 FTE 3 3 Water Fund 441,630 484,425 FTE (shared with Sewer and Street) 4 4 Sewer 337,803 363,620 FTE Street Fund 119,995 3,531,800 FTE Fire Fund 243,814 150,918 FTE Reserve 647,468 648,731 FTE Community Development Fund 22,406 24,575 FTE St. Patricks Fund 25,665 34,574 FTE Debt Service Fund 196,064 300,504 FTE Abolished Funds 0 FTE Total Requirements 3,184,931 6,816,392 Total FTE 7 7 Put On The Attitude Of Christ By Father Thankachan Joseph The past few weeks have been held a celebrating 1,384,735 3 mood for the Church. Now, the last of the Easter season 510,100 series is the Feast of the Sacred Heart, 4 the feast of God’s love for mankind as 533,700 manifested through Jesus Christ. This 3,734,600 celebration is an echo of Good Friday; 208,400 an invitation to immerse ourselves in the source of that immense love that 653,632 brought about our salvation. The 16,560 Church calls us to discover God’s love Fr. Thankachan Joseph as reflected in the Heart of Jesus. 30,424 This feast officially became part of 293,755 the liturgical calendar in 1856, though with much earlier 0 roots. It is one of the greatest devotions of Christianity. The Sacred Heart stands as a powerful symbol of the 7,365,906 whole human body of Jesus Christ. The heart is at its 7 core, representing the very real life of Jesus our Savior; STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN ACTIVITIES and SOURCES OF FINANCING * a heart that was formed in Mary’s womb; a heart that The Operations fund and the Dog fund were merged into the General Fund in this budget period. beat as He preached the Good News and healed the sick; PROPERTY TAX LEVIES a heart that stopped on the cross and was then pierced Rate or Amount Imposed Rate or Amount Imposed Rate or Amount Approved 2019-2020 This Year 2020-2021 Next Year 2021-2022 by the soldier’s lance. It is also the heart that beat once Permanent Rate Levy (rate limit 10.6209 per $1,000) 10.6209/1000 10.6209/1000 10.6209/1000 more at the Resurrection and continues to do so for us Local Option Levy Levy For General Obligation Bonds 50029 49541 51639 today. The Sacred Heart of Jesus is, therefore, a powerful STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS reminder of the love of Christ poured out for us all, a Estimated Debt Outstanding Estimated Debt Authorized, But LONG TERM DEBT on July 1. Not Incurred on July 1 representation of His divine love and His human love. $493,803 General Obligation Bonds In the Sacred Heart we see the love of God that created Other Bonds the heavens and the earth; a love that created human- $2,074,605 Other Borrowings Total $2,568,408 kind and then redeemed us in our fallen nature. But the Published June 9, 2021 Affidavit Sacred Heart is also one of fully human love; one that expressed itself in the love of Jesus for His Mother; the love of Jesus for His disciples, and the love He showed NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HEARING for all He preached to and cared for. It was a love that • For supplemental budgets proposing any chang in a fund's expenditured by more than 10 percent. A public hearing on a proposed supplemental budget for Heppner, Morrow County, State of Oregon, for the cur- was able to forgive those who nailed Him to a cross. rent fiscal year, will be held at 111 N Main St., Heppner. The hearing will take place on June 14, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. As we celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, it invites us to be like Him. I suppose you all are famil- The purpose of this hearing is to discuss the supplemental budget with interested persons. A copy of the supplemental budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after June 8, 2021 at 111 N Main iar with the Sacred Heart picture. It depicts a heart that burns with the love of the Father. In the middle of the St, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. flame, we notice a cross and crown of thorns around that SUMMARY OF PROPOSED BUDGET CHANGES heart. I was inspired by the great theologian and writ- AMOUNTS SHOWN ARE REVISED TOTALS IN THOSE FUNDS BEING MODIFIED er St. Augustine’s words: “Our hearts are restless until General Fund FUND: ____________________________________________________________________________ and unless they rest in Thee.” I think it is very true of everyone. Our hearts are still longing for the real love Expenditure –indicate Resource Amount Amount Org. unit / Prog. & Activity, and Object class. and peace the Lord Jesus assures us all. The Feast of the Sacred Heart invites every one of us to make our own Heating expense Contingency Fund (Fire) $ 3,418.00 $ 1,400.00 1. 1. the minds like that of Christ Jesus (Phil 2:5). $ 2,018.00 Spend some time reflecting on or sharing the stories and 2. 2. Conference,Training, Meetings parables by which Jesus reveals very effectively the pa- ternal love and compassion of the heavenly Father. In 3. 3. many of the parables and anecdotes we see Jesus was $ 3,418.00 moved with compassion or empathy. The real testimony $ 3,418.00 Revised Total Fund Resources Revised Total Fund Requirements Explanation of change(s): of the love of the Sacred Heart coming to meet us is the number of people Christ met while He traversed the Increase heating expense for fuel costs and increased call out expenses for the year. length and breadth of Palestine and was able to speak to each and every heart. He reveals how he is able to speak Debt Service Fund FUND: ____________________________________________________________________________ to each individual heart to heart (cf. Lk 24, 32). He knew Expenditure –indicate how to feel for them and to understand them and to let Resource Amount Amount Org. unit / Prog. & Activity, and Object class. them know He cared. The basis of all this was Christ’s investment interest $ 420.00 wish to meet humankind wherever they were and, in $ 1,200.00 1. Unappropriated funds 8710-09 1. seeing Him and encountering His love, they would learn $ 780.00 to love the Father. For example: when He saw the wid- 2. 2. Firehall Gen Obligation bond ow of Nain, “he felt sorry for her and said to her ‘don’t 3. 3. cry’” (Lk 7.13); the parable of the good Samaritan says He was moved with compassion for the wounded trav- $ 1,200.00 $ 1,200.00 Revised Total Fund Resources Revised Total Fund Requirements eler (Lk 10.33); when He saw a leper with virulent skin Explanation of change(s): diseases He was moved with compassion and touched reduced interest recieved and reduced amount collected from bond so transferring from unappropriated to cover costs. him (Mk 1.41). Again in Mark, we read that when He Published June 9, 2021 Affidavit saw the large crowd, He took pity on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd (Mk 6.34). Before NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING the second miracle of the loaves, we read as follows: A public meeting of the Oregon Trail Library District will be held on June 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Irrigon Branch, 490 “Jesus said: ‘I am moved with compassion…’” (Mk NE Main Ave., Irrigon, Oregon. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the budget for the fiscal year beginning 8.2). July 1, 2021 as approved by the OTLD Budget Committee. A summary of the the budget is presented below. The Feast of the Sacred Heart teaches us that surely A copy of the budget may be inspected or obtained at 220 S Main, Boardman, OR 97818 between the hours of Jesus will direct and guide us. When we celebrate the 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., or online at https://www.otld.org. This budget is for an annual budget period. This sensitive and tender love of God for humankind, we see budget was prepared on a basis of accounted that is the same as the preceding year. If different, the major changes it expressed in gestures, in words, and in feelings. This to the budget are: supports so many of us in our daily lives, especially when we encounter so many compassionate people and Contact Telephone number E-mail concerned individuals. 541-481-3365 Kathy Street kstreet@otld.org The Feast of the Sacred Heart teaches us to learn FINANCIAL SUMMARY—RESOURCES unconditional love from Lord Jesus, the true teacher of Actual Amounts Adopted Budget Approved Budget TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS 19 22 20 21 21 Next Year: 20____–20____ 20 20____–20____ This Year: 20____–20____ universal love. From his Sacred heart we are invited to 1. Beginning Fund Balance/Net Working Capital ........................................ 72,195 135,280 100,000 draw all that we need to learn to live upright Christian 2. Fees, Licenses, Permits, Fines, Assessments & Other Service Charges ... 8,500 8,250 lives and serene compassionate behavior patterns. If 99,899 8,588 3. Federal, State & all Other Grants, Gifts, Allocations & Donations ........... 26,100 26,100 Christ manifests himself to men through concrete rela- 0 0 0 tionships of love for his brothers/sisters we already have 4. Revenue from Bonds & Other Debt ......................................................... 5. Interfund Transfers/Internal Service Reimbursements ............................ a foretaste of what our lives will be when we spend eter- 169,880 134,350 6. All Other Resources Except Current Year Property Taxes ....................... 190,237 nity with him. Every form of love - pardon, the gift of 638,080 7. Current Year Property Taxes Estimated to be Received .......................... 502,283 585,988 8. Total Resources—add lines 1 through 7 ................................................ 755,868 772,430 one’s self, sharing and a thousand other gestures – are 692,520 little sparks that allow us to see a ray of eternity even to- FINANCIAL SUMMARY—REQUIREMENTS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION 9. Personnel Services .................................................................................. 351,489 347,896 436,485 day in what might seem a very pessimistic world view” 10. Materials and Services ............................................................................ 203,405 183,765 210,167 (cf 1Cor 13,8; 1Jn 3,4). 12. 13. 14. 15. 2,500 52,319 14,000 40,000 0 20,000 6,154 52,319 14,000 40,000 0 20,000 11. Capital Outlay .......................................................................................... Debt Service ............................................................................................ Interfund Transfers ................................................................................... Contingencies .......................................................................................... Special Payments .................................................................................... 16. Unappropriated Ending Balance and Reserved for Future Expenditure .... 17. Total Requirements—add lines 9 through 16 ........................................ 20,000 37,319 14,000 48,600 0 20,000 FINANCIAL SUMMARY—REQUIREMENTS AND FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES (FTE) BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT OR PROGRAM* BEWARE June 16th! Name of Organizational Unit or Program FTE for Unit or Program Name Oregon FTE Trail Library District 7.3 6.4 PROPERTY TAX LEVIES Rate or Amount Imposed .2536 Permanent Rate Levy ............ (Rate Limit___________Per $1000) Local Option Levy ....................................................................................... .2536 7.3 Rate or Amount Imposed Rate or Amount Approved .2536 .2536 Levy for General Obligation Bonds ............................................... Long Term Debt STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS Estimated Debt Outstanding on July 1 General Obligation Bonds .............................................................. Other Bonds ................................................................................... Other Borrowings ........................................................................... Total ............................................................................................... Estimated Debt Authorized, but not Incurred on July 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Published June 9, 2021 Affidavit Happy Birthday Seth!