TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 21, 2024
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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
Obituaries
Sandra Lynn (Holm) Hanna
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Spiritually Speaking
Father Thankachan Joseph
Do You Think you can live
without Jesus?
The Eucharistic revival program of the Catholic US
bishop’s conference had its great Eucharistic procession
culmination in Indianapolis in July. On this Sunday we
come across a scripture passage from Christ asking His
disciples, “Do you also want to leave?” Simon Peter
answers Him, “Master to whom shall we go? You have
the words of eternal life.” When the church is faced
with lots of life-threatening issues, it is an apt question
the Lord is placing before us, too. Do you want to leave
the places of worship? We see in the Gospel of today,
at the conclusion of Jesus’s instruction, many disciples
left Jesus when they found His teaching on “the Bread
of Life” too hard to understand. But the twelve apostles
decide to continue to stay with Jesus. Today, too, ‘the
Eucharist’ is a cause for division. Let us ask mercy and
forgiveness from the Lord for the many sins committed
against the Body of Christ, the sacrament of our salva-
tion, especially the sin of division among Christians and
for our wrong choices in life.
The first reading from the book of Joshua (24:1-
2, 15-18) narrates a similar story, in which the people
are asked to take a stand, for or against the Lord. Joshua
became the leader of Israel after the death of Moses in
the journey to the Promised Land. Once they reached
their destination, they did not forget the Lord, who ac-
companied them throughout their journey. The Book of
Joshua speaks about the decision of our ancestors in the
faith. They also had to decide to serve the one God or to
continue with other gods. This decision always sounds
simple but was very complex, just as it is for us. So
often we say that we will serve the Lord and yet we go
on as if we are serving other Gods. Our values remain
foreign from this God who reveals Himself to us in the
Scriptures. Today it is so very common for people to say
that they are Christian and yet reject most of the teach-
ings of the Church.
The Gospel of the day from John (6:60-69) asks
us all to make a choice as Simon Peter made a decision
in his choice to follow the Lord. Many of the follow-
ers of Jesus left Jesus because of his teaching about the
Bread of Life – that He Himself is the Bread and that
we must eat His body and drink His blood - which was
a hard teaching and instruction for many of His follow-
ers. If that teaching were only symbolic, it would not
have offended those followers. So many today, even
among Catholics, no longer believe in the Real Presence
of Christ in the Eucharist. Jesus Christ is truly pres-
ent in the bread and wine, which become His body and
His blood after the prayers of consecration by the priest.
Only when the strength of that teaching is present can
we understand why followers left Him in His own time
and why people today still find it difficult to accept the
Divine Presence, Body and Blood, Soul, and Divinity, in
the Holy Eucharist.
When we come to communion in our Catholic
Church, we affirm that Christ is truly present, not just as
symbol and not just as remembrance—but truly present,
Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. This is why the ear-
ly Christian believers could rejoice and could be strong
when they were persecuted. They knew that Jesus was
with them always in this Sacrament. We went through
a tough time when the corona virus originated in 2019
and continued. The Church and the sacraments were al-
most ignored. People were frightened of approaching
the sacrament in those moments of anxiety and worry.
The Gospel reading invites everyone to be a real practic-
ing Catholic through our active and witnessing lifestyle.
It is easy to say, “I am a Catholic,” and it is truly diffi-
cult to be Catholic. What is my response as we are faced
with this post pandemic situation? Am I regular to my
practices of piety and trust in the Lord? Do I have the
longing for the Bread of Life? Do I only participate in
the Holy Eucharist by regularly watching on the TV, or
do I have the longing to receive Him in body and blood
which is offered from the altar of the Lord from my par-
ish church? The Lord is still again inviting everyone to
remain with Him. What is your decision?
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Sandra Lynn (Holm)
Hanna, 72 years old of
Heppner, OR. Sandi passed
away on July 24, 2024, at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
in Heppner, OR.
Sandi was born August
3 rd , 1951, to Mavis Del Rio
(Sturm)Holm and William
Soren Holm at US Naval
Base, Tongue Point Hos-
pital in Astoria, OR, while
her father was on a Naval
mission at sea during the
Korean conflict. Sandi was
the eldest of four siblings,
Jeanine, Bill, and Kevin.
Sandi attended elementary
school in Burien, WA, An-
chorage, AK, Yukon, OK,
Oklahoma City, OK and
Dallas, OR, before finally
settling with her parents and
three siblings in Perrydale,
OR. Sandi attended the
seventh – 12 th grade at Per-
rydale, graduating in 1969.
Sandi went on to nurs-
ing school at Emanuel Hos-
pital School of Nursing,
graduating with her nursing
degree in May 1973. Sandi
married David Lee Hanna
of Heppner, OR on August
11, 1973, at EMB Church
in Dallas, OR.
Soon after her union
with David, she began her
nursing career at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital in Hep-
pner, OR, devoting nearly
all her 43 year career in
nursing to the community
as a RN and DNS. Sandi
retired from nursing in
2016 to become a full-
time grandma. She enjoyed
playing bunco, painting ce-
ramics and bowling with all
her friends, reading books,
cross stitching, hunting,
attending and making ice
cream at the family re-
unions, watching Heppner
athletics and spending time
with her grandkids.
Sandi is survived by her
two sons, Jon Hanna and
Jason and his wife Linsey
Hanna, her grandchildren
Gavin 22, Jasper 12, Berk-
ley 10, and Charlee 7, as
well as sister Jeanine Val-
enti and brother Bill Holm.
She was preceded in death
by her husband David Han-
na, mother Mavis Holm,
father William “Bill” Holm,
and brother Kevin Holm.
A memorial luncheon
will be held at the Heppner
ELKS Lodge #358 in Hep-
pner, OR on August 22,
2024, from 11-2. We wel-
come the public to attend
and share their memories/
stories. Memorial contri-
butions can be made to:
Pioneer Memorial Hospital,
PO Box 9 Heppner, OR
97836.
John 14:1-3: 14) Let
not your heart be troubled:
ye believe in God, believe
also in me. 2) In my Fa-
ther’s house are many man-
sions: if it were not so, I
would have told you. I go
to prepare a place for you.
3) And if I go and prepare
a place for you, I will come
again, and receive you unto
myself; that where I am,
there ye may be also.
WCCC Sunday Men’s Play
Eighteen participated
in the par three challenge
on Sunday August 18 th ,
at Willow Creek Country
Club. The event was set
up as a par 54 eighteen-hole
course. Results are as fol-
lows: Net- 1 st Dale Holland
Good News Only by Doris Brosnan
Thanks to many individuals, the Morrow County Fair
and Rodeo were again huge successes, a busy five-day cel-
ebration with deep roots. And many families and friends
enjoyed this opportunity for annual reunions, swelling
the numbers of participants and spectators.
One of the exciting moments at the Sunday ro-
deo came for Waylon Gregg when he won the steer-rid-
ing Shad Hisler memorial buckle. One spectator notes
that “back in the stands, his torn shirt and bloody chin
just made his grin bigger as he admired the coveted
buckle.” Of course, wearing equally big smiles were
Waylon’s grandmother Patricia Hughes, parents Tom
and Amber Gregg, and siblings Cody and Valerie.
Babies, babies, babies!!! Last weekend, the pletho-
ra of babies about town with their parents and siblings
– youngsters a wee bit older than the babies – brought
smiles to faces everywhere they went. And our area’s
future is sure to be bright as many of these children’s
families are permanent, families who have moved here
or have moved back here, parents who are now threads
in the tapestry of this area that has attracted them with
employment opportunities and a positive lifestyle for
them and their children. These darling children, these
delightfully entertaining little ones will be fun to watch
grow up!
Last Thursday other equally important threads in
the tapestry of our area, fifteen women, gathered at the
Broken Spoke for their monthly Birthday Lunch. This
month’s celebrated guests were Bev Sherman, Nancy
Anderson, and Darlene Klock.
The Ione book club, the Page Turners, had a
meeting last week to discuss Before We Were Yours, by
Lisa Wingate. It is a novel about the real-life story of
the Georgia Tann adoption scandal. We invited Sherree
Mahoney as our guest speaker because she was a Geor-
gia Tann baby in the forties. Thirteen people gathered at
the Ione community church to hear her story. The Page
Turners meet every second Tuesday of each month at the
church. Everyone is welcome. (Information about Geor-
gia Tann or the Tennessee Children’s Home Society is
available online, through the library and book stores.)
The GT is a good place to share good news/
positive experiences, so readers are encouraged to
become “sharers” as well as readers. Send tidbits to
dbrosnan123@gmail.com or call 541-223-1490! Here’s
hoping that good news comes to everyone reading
this.
HRL to host BINGO Aug. 25 th
Holly Rebekah Lodge
will be holding their month-
ly meal and BINGO Day
on Sunday, August 25 th at
the Odd Fellow Hall in
Lexington at 135 Main
Street. The meal this month
will be a variety of salads
(fresh fruit, macaroni, taco,
Jello, and marshmallow
fluff). The cost is $5. BIN-
GO will commence at ap-
proximately 3:30pm. A
packet of 10 BINGO cards
can be purchased for $5.
Usually more than one
game is played per card.
Participants of all agree are
encouraged to attend.
OTLD board to meet Aug. 24
45, 2 nd Dave Gunderson 53,
th
3 rd Rick Britt 56. Gross- 1 st
Charlie Ferguson 55, 2 nd -3 rd
The Oregon Trail Li- Boardman Branch. Zoom:
Tie Dave Pranger, Dennis brary District will hold a https://us02web.zoom.
Peck, Jerry Gentry 65. The board meeting Wednesday us/j/81985040802
next Sunday play is August August 24 th , 2024, 6:30pm
25 th .
Pat & Trish Sweeney's Retirement Party
WCCC Ladies play day results
There were 6 players
in the ladies’ gameplay at
the Willow Creek Coun-
try Club on August 20 th .
The weather was perfect.
The results are as follows;
Low Gross of the field was
Virginia Grant. The low
Net field was Kris Linder
and Coral Mitchell. The
least putts of the field was
Sharon Harrison. Flights B
low gross was Betty Carter
and Shirley Martin. Special
events include, Long Drive
A Virgina Grant, Long
Drive B Kris Linder, Long
Drive B Betty Carter, Chip
ins #16 Virginia Grant.
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Join us to celebrate Pat & Trish Sweeney's retirement!
August 24 at 6:00 at the Heppner Elks Lodge
Dinner provided. No host bar. Casual attire.
No gifts, but cards are welcome.
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