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Spiritually Speaking
Reach out and touch Him
By Fr. Thankachan Joseph SDB, St. Patrick Church
The Gospel of the day narrates two miracles per-
formed by Lord Jesus during His public ministry: An
adolescent woman is brought back to life and faith; and an
old woman who was socially dead for nearly twelve years
is healed. Both of these women had
amazing healing and were people who
believed in Jesus. The old woman be-
lieved that all she had to do was touch
the hem of His robe and she would be
well. Just as soon as she made contact
with him, power flowed out from Him
and healed her. We can draw close to Fr. Thankachan
Christ, very close, depending on the Joseph
depth and intensity of our faith. The
thirteenth Sunday scripture readings invite every one of
us to have this experience of healing and touch by the
Lord in our lives.
The Book of Wisdom (1:13-15, 2:23-24) clearly por-
trays God’s plan for each one of us. God has created all
things. He has created for incorruption and made us all
in His own image and likeness, as we read in the Book
of Genesis. Hence, we can affirm that we exist because
God in His loving plan wants us to exist. We are neither
the errors of nature nor that of our parents. Perhaps our
parents did not want us or planned to destroy us when we
were formed in the womb. But if we continue to exist in
spite of human attempts to destroy us, it is a confirmation
that God wants us to exist. Secondly, we can affirm that
God wants us to exist forever because He has not created
us for death, but for life. The third affirmation specifies the
way to live forever: “righteousness is immortal.” Another
word for righteousness is “right relationship” – love. Love
does not die though our mortal bodies may undergo decay.
The second letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians (8:7,
9, 13-15) clearly portrays the way God carries out His
plan. St Paul says, “Though he was rich, yet for your
sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might
become rich.” (v. 9) Jesus was rich because He was in
the form of God. Jesus was rich because He was in the
loving presence of His Father. Jesus was rich because He
enjoyed the glorious company of the angels in heaven. But
renouncing all these, He became one of us. Jesus was like
us in everything except sin, to leave with us an example.
For today’s Gospel, we continue to read from the Gos-
pel of Mark (5:21-43). Last Sunday we heard about Jesus
calming the storm, the first of four miracles that Jesus
performs in the district of the Sea of Galilee. Each of these
four miracle stories offers us a glimpse at Jesus’s power.
This week we hear about the third and fourth miracles.
The Gospel reports the two healing stories of two
women. One story tells us about a father’s great love for
his dying daughter. The other story tells us about a des-
perate woman who risks much as she seeks healing from
Jesus. In each story, the request for healing is itself a cou-
rageous act of faith, and yet very different circumstances
are represented by the life of each suffering person.
Jairus, distressed over his daughter’s poor health,
approaches Jesus and asks Him to heal her. Although
Mark doesn’t provide many details, we can imagine that
his daughter has been ill for some time and that her con-
dition is deteriorating. As Jesus leaves with Jairus, Mark
describes a second person who seeks healing from Jesus, a
woman with a hemorrhage. This woman secretly touches
Jesus from behind and is immediately cured.
The contrasts between Jairus and the woman with
the hemorrhage are unambiguous and revealing. One is a
man; the other is a woman. One is a synagogue official, a
man of significant standing in the Jewish community, the
other is a woman who has lost everything to find a cure to
a condition that separated her from the community. One
approaches Jesus publicly. The other approaches Jesus
secretly. One woman is physically dead, and the other
is socially and psychologically dead. Jairus’s daughter
represents the adolescent group, and the other woman is
an old adult. From these miracles we can learn the fol-
lowing: In both cases, faith leads them to seek out Jesus
in their times of need.
Jesus asked, “Who touched me?” Soon His focus
was on the frightened and trembling woman. She hadn’t
planned on being found out. Just a touch and she would
sneak away. Of course, Jesus knew who touched Him. He
wanted to complete this miracle by speaking assurance
and love to her hurting heart: “Daughter (a beautiful
term of endearment, by the way), your faith has made
you whole. Go in peace and be well of your illness.” The
Lord in turn, through today’s scripture reading, addresses
each one of us through personal questions. Do you need a
special touch from the Lord today? Has illness or trouble
or circumstance beset you and you feel hurt, lonely, and
hopeless? I pray that between the lines of this message,
you will hear the loving voice of the Master calling you
into His Presence. Don’t be satisfied to “rub shoulders”
with the Lord. Reach out and touch Him.
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A View from the Green
WCCC men play
Nineteen men partic- Peck with 71. Dave Prang-
ipated in men’s play on er took KP second shot on
Sunday, June 20 at Willow #1-10 with 4’9” and John
Creek Country Club. Tak- Edmundson got the long
ing first place in net was putt on #5-14 with 12’8”.
Dave Creswick with 55.
The men’s invitational
Mike Doherty and Gene tournament will be held
Orwick tied for second with June 26-27 and there will
a score of 60.
be no men’s play on July 4.
Dave Pranger came The next regular play will
in first in gross with 69 be July 11, hosted by Dave
and tying for second were Mitchell, Gene Orwick and
Dr. Fauci is an unelected David Allstott and Dennis Boyd Martin..
political bureaucrat, pseu-
do scientist that governs
the “arbitrary, ineffective
and draconian” COVID 19
lock down of America and
The Willow Creek Dougherty and Jean Cres-
the world. Fauci’s emails,
Country
Club ladies held wick. Second place honors
recovered through freedom
their
Ladies’
Scramble last went to Karen Thompson,
of information lawsuits, re-
week,
June
15
under rainy Bunnie Lindsay and Kathy
veal that Fauci, the national
and
sunny
mixed
skies.
Martin. Raffle winners were
news media, Facebook, the
The
team
taking
first
Kathy Martin and Karen
CDC, and world health
from
the
group
of
16
la-
Thompson.
organizations conspired to
dies
was
Eva
Kilkenny,
Pat
deceive the world regard-
ing the origins of COVID
19. Anthony Fauci was the
head of the U.S.A. (illegal-
ly) funded Wuhan lab “Gain
of Function” research that
developed the COVID
Roy Henry Clark, Jr., (b.1958), Sonny Fichter
19 pandemic. Dr. Fauci’s
91,
formerly of Heppner (b.1960), Valerie Brad-
COVID 19 manmade “gain
and
Pilot
Rock, died Friday, ley (b.1961) and Lori
of function” virus has killed
June
4,
2021,
at a facility in Palmer (b.1963); seven
tens of millions of innocent
Hermiston.
He
was
grandchildren, 18
world citizens and brought
born
on
April
30,1930
great-grandchildren
established a worldwide
at
Sunnyside,
WA,
and numerous niec-
draconian political and eco-
the
son
of
Roy
H.
es and nephews.
nomic tyranny. That was the
and
Mildred
(Bartlett)
He was pre-
plan from the get-go.
Clark
Sr.
ceded
in death by
We cannot change the
Roy
enlisted
in
his,
wife
Shirley
world, but we can restore
the
United
States
Marie
(d.2017);
sis-
our liberty and way of life
Roy Henry
Army
in
February
of
ter,
Bernice
Mae
Clark, Jr.
in eastern Oregon. To be
(d.1959); father,
silent in the face of this 1952 and was honor-
ably
discharged
February
Roy
Sr.
(d.1973); moth-
vicious attack against our
10,
1954.
He
assisted
in
er,
Mildred
M. Bartlett
liberty is no better than
the
cleanup
of
the
Pearl
(d.1985);
daughter,
Mildred
aiding and abetting those
Harbor
Naval
Shipyard
in
Marie
(d.1995);
brother,
traitors who are attempting
to enslave us. The City of 1969. Roy had a passion for Albert Bartlett (d.2002);
sister, Charlotte (d.2004);
Irrigon has also publicly airplanes and piloting.
He
was
married
to
and half-sister Marion H
supported the proclamation
Juanita
Kallam
for
16
years.
(d.2012).
of liberty. I expect the city
Roy
later
married
Shirley
A family service was
of Heppner and Ione and
Marie
Johnson
on
April
14,
held
earlier. He was laid to
Morrow Commissioners
1967,
and
the
couple
lived
rest
beside
his wife, Shir-
to join our cause for God
in
Heppner
for
over
twenty
ley
and
daughter,
Mildred
and county. The next step
years.
After
Shirley’s
pass-
Marie
at
the
Pilot
Rock
must be to secede from the
ing
Roy
moved
to
Ashley
Cemetery.
Socialist/Globalist current
Sweeney Mortuary of
state of Oregon and join Manor Assisted Living in
Hermiston,
where
he
lived
Heppner
is in care of ar-
fellow patriots that love
out
his
days.
rangements.
You may sign
America and our Godly
Roy
is
survived
by
his
the
online
condolence
book
heritage.
son,
Ronald
Clark
(b.1957);
at
www.sweeneymortuary.
Stuart Dick,
stepchildren, James Fichter com.
Irrigon
Gov. Brown has
overstepped authority
To the editor:
The town of Lexing-
ton has unanimously con-
demned the “arbitrary, in-
effective and draconian”
emergency COVID 19 of
Oregon Governor Kate
Brown. Tens of thousands
upon tens of thousands of
Americans have shed their
blood, sacrificed their fam-
ilies and willingly given up
their dreams and heritage
on the field of battle that
all citizens of the Republic
would have liberty and
freedom. Governor Brown
and her OSHA henchmen
have “greatly overstepped
their authority, and state
and federal constitutions,
in imposing lockdowns on
businesses, churches and
citizens, which has caused
great harm to the citizens”
(Town of Lexington). Every
time we are forced to wear
a worthless, disease induc-
ing, carbon toxic mask we
are disgracing those that
have fought the enemies
(foreign and domestic) of
the American Republic. The
town Lexington has boldly
declared what we have
taken for granted. American
citizens “are free, sovereign
individuals… not subjects
or slaves.”
The Town of Lexington
has shared their proclama-
tion of liberty “with other
Oregon cities, counties,
and media outlets in the
hope those entities will
also speak more loudly.” I
exhort all American citizens
that love our country, our
freedom, our way of life to
follow the Town of Lexing-
ton’s example and make a
public stand for liberty.
Congress is consider-
ing the “Fire Fauci Act.”
Over the Tee Cup
Obituaries
Roy Henry Clark, Jr.
County chips in $70,000 additional prize
money for vaccination lottery
Morrow County gov-
ernment has put in an
additional $70,000 to be
given away to Morrow
County residents only in
the upcoming state-wide
COVID-19 vaccination
lottery, county commis-
sioner Melissa Lindsay has
announced.
In the state lottery one
vaccinated person from
each of Oregon’s 36 coun-
ties will receive a $10,000
cash prize, and there will
also be one state-wide
grand prize winner of $1
million, The state will also
give out five $100,000 col-
lege fund prizes state-wide.
To sweeten the deal, county
officials added the $70,000,
which will be split up be-
tween five lucky Morrow
County citizens only. But
you have to be vaccinated
by June 27 to win.
“Morrow County has
set aside an additional
$70,000 of state vaccina-
tion incentive dollars for
the lottery drawing that the
state will be conducting on
our behalf between June 28
and July 6,” Lindsay said.
“There will be two $20,000
winners and three $10,000
winners in Morrow Coun-
Chamber lunch
meeting scheduled
The Heppner Cham-
ber of Commerce monthly
meeting will be held July
1 st at noon in the Gilliam
and Bisbee Building. The
all-entities luncheon will
be catered by Bucknum’s
for $10 per person.
The lunch to be served
will include grilled chicken
salad, breadstick, fruit and
dessert. RSVPs must be re-
ceived by Wednesday June
29 at 541-676-5536.
ty totaling $70,000. This
is in addition to the state
lottery already in place,”
she added.
All residents 18 and
older who have received at
least one shot of COVID-19
vaccine by June 27 should
be entered into the “Take
Your Shot Oregon” lottery,
which will be held on June
28. If you are an Oregon
resident and have already
received one or both shots,
and are over 18, you will
be entered automatically.
All shots registered through
June 27 will be eligible to
win in the lottery, the state
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