TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 14, 2024
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Spiritually Speaking
Father Thankachan Joseph
This week the church is going to celebrate the so-
lemnity of the Assumption of Mary. The whole Church
honors the humble maid of Nazareth through whom the
world received its Savior. We rejoice that she shares in
the glory of her Son in heaven. She is our Mother from
heaven. She wants us to be obedient and loving children
of the Father. She is waiting for us all in heaven.
The image in Revelation (11:19; 12:1-6, 10) de-
scribes a woman clothed with the sun, standing on the
moon, with her head crowned with twelve stars, but cry-
ing aloud in the pangs of childbirth, reminding us of the
two poles of Our Lady’s life - peace and affliction. In
our churches, she is presented as being at peace, reflect-
ing the way she is now, in heaven body and soul with
her Son. We rejoice that she is finally and definitively
at peace, and we are comforted by our belief that where
she is, one day we also shall be if we remain loyal to
her Son. But Our Lady’s life was a time of affliction for
her, in various episodes of her vocation she was sorely
tried. The scene from the Apocalypse looks back to Gen-
esis 3:15-16 and represents the woman of the Messian-
ic Era who is both physical mother of the Messiah and
spiritual mother of the faithful. It is the Messiah who is
approved by the voice from heaven, by His triumph as
God’s elected one over the ancient Adversary, the Devil.
The implication for us on earth is that we should not be
surprised if we are afflicted - if Our Lady suffered afflic-
tion despite her exalted calling, who are we to be taken
aback by our own afflictions?
1 Corinthians 15: 20-26 gives a scriptural basis
for our belief that Mary has been assumed body and soul
into heaven by a special privilege. The time of her liber-
ation from death has been anticipated in advance of the
definitive end of time when Christ the Messiah will hand
over all things to His Father, and all the elect will be
saved once and for all from death in soul and body. Paul
gives us a clear distinction between the old Eve and the
new Eve. If Jesus is the new Adam, who then is the new
Eve? Mary. Just as the full story of our Fall cannot be
told without Eve, so also the full story of our Redemp-
tion cannot be told without Mary. Many parallels exist
between the old Adam and Eve and the new Adam and
Eve, Jesus, and Mary. In the old order, the woman came
from the body of the man, but in the new order, the man
(Jesus) comes from the body of the woman (Mary). In
the old order, the woman first disobeyed God and led the
man to do the same; in the new order, the woman first
said “Yes” to God (Luke 1:38) and raised her Son, Jesus,
to do likewise. Adam and Eve had a good time together
disobeying God; Jesus and Mary suffered together do-
ing God’s will. The sword of sorrow pierced their hearts
equally (John 19:34; Luke 2:35b).
The Gospel of Luke 1: 39-56, with its account
of the Magnificat of our Blessed Mother, reminds us of
the enormous privileges of Our Lady. She has no illu-
sions about the source of these privileges: God’s cove-
nant loyalty to the promises made to Abraham. Behind
this covenant loyalty, of course, is God’s unmerited
love. It is to the initiative of this love that we owe our
creation, that we owe our redemption, that we owe Our
Lady, whose humility proved to be a fitting match for
God’s designs. This should give us pause for thought.
On the Feast of the Assumption, we all should
rejoice with Our Lady because of the great things that
God has seen fit to work in her. But our rejoicing should
also be a challenge for us and an indication of the road
we should follow if we are to end up beside our spiritual
mother. Only through humility and trust in God can we
be successful in our search for God›s will, a will that
for us implies what it implied for Our Lady: definitive
existence in the presence of her Son. May she intercede
on our behalf and take us all to her Son’s abode.
Death Notice
Sandra L. Hanna
Sandra L. Hanna, 72,
of Heppner, died Wednes-
day, July 24, 2024, at Pi-
oneer Memorial Hospital
in Heppner. She was born
August 3, 1951, in Astoria,
Oregon. A celebration of
life and luncheon will be
held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Thursday, August 22, 2024,
at the Heppner Elks Lodge.
Memorial contributions
for those who wish may be
made to Pioneer Memorial
Hospital, PO Box 9, Hep-
pner, OR 97836. Sweeney
Mortuary is in care of ar-
rangements,
Obituaries
Judith Anne Rea
Judith Anne (Howton)
Rea, age 85, passed away
on August 4 th , 2024, at
Good Shepherd Hospital
in Hermiston, Oregon.
She was surrounded by her
loving family.
Judy was born on May
19 th , 1939, in Spokane,
Washington to Wilma
Elizabeth (Campbell) and
Lloyd Lee Howton. She
spent her early years in
Connell, Wahington before
moving to the Lexington,
Oregon area. She attended
school in Lexington and
Heppner before her family
purchased the farm 8 miles
south of Ione, Oregon.
Judy graduated from
Ione High School in 1957
where she participated in
volleyball, 4H sewing and
cooking programs as well
as being a cheerleader for
4 years.
Judy married Keith
Rea in 1957.
Judy was active in the
Ione Community Church,
having served as the trea-
surer for 30 years. She
also chaired the Church
Auction, along with Keith
for many years. In addition
to her church activities,
she was very involved in
the Oregon Wheat League,
serving as the first woman
President of the Oregon
Wheat League before serv-
ing a term on the Oregon
Wheat Commission. These
positions took her to many
states, Washington D.C.
and Mexico.
Judy was an avid
seamstress and quilt mak-
er. Many of her children’s
clothes were handmade for
school photos. She always
had a project in the works.
She had quilting squares in
progress at the time of her
passing.
Judy is survived by
her husband Keith of 67
years, sons Craig (Barney)
of Walla Walla, Christo-
pher (Gina) of Napa, CA,
and Gary (Suzanne) of
Ione, 8 grandchildren and
9 great-grandchildren.
Judy was preceded in
death by her parents, Wil-
ma and Lloyd Howton, her
brother Jim, sister Jackie,
son Leroy and granddaugh-
ter Katie.
Services for Judy will
be held on August 17 th at
11:00 am at the Ione Com-
munity Church with a re-
ception to follow.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Ione
Community Church, PO
Box 346, Ione, OR 97843.
Sweeney Mortuary of Hep-
pner is providing services.
Sara Danielle Gorsky
Santora
July 8, 1986 - July
19, 2024
Sara was born in Eu-
gene, Oregon to Rick
Gorsky of Heppner, Or-
egon and Diana Court-
wright Matlock of Phi-
lomath, Oregon. She
was the youngest of 3
children, brother Chad
Gorsky of Central Point
Oregon and sister Seli-
na Marshall of Albany,
Oregon. Sara started her
education at Oakridge
Elementary school for
kindergarten and first
grade after which she and
her family moved to Phi-
lomath finishing her ed-
ucation at the Philomath
School district, graduat-
ing from Philomath High
School in 2004.
Sara attended Or-
egon State University
receiving her Bachelor
of Science in animal sci-
ence. She worked at OSU
Veterinary Hospital as an
Animal Attendant while
attending college and af-
ter receiving her degree.
Sara’s love of hors-
es started at a young
age, motivating her to
purchase her first four-
legged friend, Highland
Gentry, when she was 12
years old. She participat-
ed and excelled in equine
4-H and enjoyed being a
member of both her high
school and college eques-
trian teams.
Sara met her husband
Joseph Santora in the
summer of 2008, they
dated for 4 years and
bought their first property
together in 2012 making
it possible to have a home
that included her horses.
Together, Joe and Sara
would improve and de-
velop their property into
a beautiful country oasis
where they would hold
their August 26, 2012,
wedding. The ceremony
reflected Sara’s love for
Joe, as well as her love
of the simplicity of the
outdoors and the country
way of life. Although
Sara was quiet and pri-
vate to those who were
not in her inner circle,
she allowed people to
see her adventurous side
when she arrived at her
wedding on horseback.
In true Sara style she
hopped from the horses’
back to her dad’s side
for her walk down the
aisle to Joe, together they
had many adventures on
quads, horseback and
hiking.
In 2015 the couple
moved to Lexington, Or-
egon where they once
again purchased prop-
erty and built a country
sanctuary that included
a house and barns that
housed two highland cat-
tle (George & Scotty),
two horses (Brandy &
Aspen) and enough space
to allow two dogs (Coo-
per & Gus) and two cats
to play. Sara had a love
for the outdoors, hiking,
Photography, and simply
taking walks with her
dogs. She enjoyed her
job at Bank of Eastern
Oregon as a Loan Pro-
cessor, she excelled in her
area earning her a step up
in her career ladder as a
Credit Analyst.
On July 19, 2024,
Sara was living the coun-
try life alongside Joe
and taking care of her
animals when she sud-
denly passed from this
world. Unfortunately,
professionals are unable
to determine the cause at
this time.
Sara’s Celebration
of Life will be held Sep-
tember 7, 2024 @ 2 pm
at the Beazell Memorial
Forest 37283 Kings Val-
ley Highway Philomath,
OR 97370 And Septem-
ber 21, 2024 @ 1 pm
Heppner Elks Lodge 142
N Main St Heppner, OR
97836.
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Slow “good news” week, apparently. Today the Mor-
row Co. Fair opens, and entrance is free! A good time to
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not for you. Never confuse education with intelligence.
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down the aisle. He sent me shopping. Never leave home
without a kiss, a hug, and an “I love you.” Then remove
the dog hair from your mouth as you walk to the car.
Life is like a camera: Focus on what’s important. Cap-
ture the good times. Develop from the negatives. And
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The Molalla Drill team to
perform in the MC Rodeo
The Molalla Drill team . -Photo contributed.
The Molalla Drill is a
fast-paced rodeo drill team
that started performing back
in 2015, just performing at
their local rodeo. Now the
team has grown and ex-
panded to performing in
rodeos across Oregon. The
Molalla Drill isn’t just a
group of pretty girls on fast
horses, but true cowgirls
that believe in the tradi-
tions, values, and respon-
sibility rodeo brings to the
younger generations. The
Molalla Drill Team doesn’t
only run drills, they help
wherever they are needed,
running flags, helping with
stock, or anything on the
ground. The team consists
of Captain Cadie, Cap-
tain Roxy, Gabby, Barbara,
Bridgette, Katie, McKenna,
Sarah, and Natayla.
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