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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 15, 2025 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Health district receives respite care grant Spiritually Speaking Father Thankachan Joseph Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ Published weekly by Sykes Publishing and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 177 N Main St. Telephone (541) 676-9228. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or sykeschris@hotmail.com Web site: www.heppner.net. Post- master send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: In Morrow County $36/year. Outside Morrow County $41/year. In County Senior Rate (65 years or older) $31/year. 9 month Student student subscriptions $36/year. 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For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $16 Obituaries Jerry L. Martin Jerry L. Martin Jerry Lowell Martin, 92, of Hermiston passed away on Dec. 18, 2024, in Pendleton. A celebration of life will take place Jan. 18 at 11 a.m. at Heppner Elks Lodge with a meal to follow. A private burial will be held at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery later that day. Please wear your favorite sports attire. Jerry was born in Wa- terloo, IA on May 18, 1932, to Harry and Elizabeth Lamkin Martin. He attend- ed grade school and junior high in Waterloo. He at- tended high school in Cedar Rapids, IA, where he grad- uated in the winter of 1951. The fall of 1952 he attended Upper Iowa Uni- versity to become a teacher. He had only completed two years when he was drafted into the U.S. Air Force during the Korean war. He did not see active duty. While in the Air Force he played a football bowl game in Texas. The Air Force team lost 60-0. Jerry said, “They were huge op- ponents, so we all stayed away from them so we wouldn’t get hurt.” After he was dis- charged, he returned to Upper Iowa University in 1954 to complete his teach- ing credentials. During his years in college, he was a baseball pitcher and quar- terback for the college. He met his future wife, Ione Reed, and they were married August 18, 1956. She was also a teacher. They both started their teaching career. In 1957 they welcomed their first child, Cynthia Rae. In 1961 another daughter, Lisa Ann, joined them and, in 1962, a son, Scott Reed, was born. Jerry did not like the hard winters or the hot sum- mers in Iowa. In 1965 the family moved from Iowa to Ione, OR. They stopped in Boise along the way and purchased a manufactured home, which was moved to Ione on the school grounds. They pulled a little “Flint- stone” camper across the states. He taught junior high in Ione, where he taught all three of his children—they did not get away with any- thing. They moved to Herm- iston in 1976. In 1977, he transferred to Irrigon, OR, where he taught until he retired in 1992. He contin- ued subbing until he was in his 80s. Jerry also refereed bas- ketball and football for years, traveling all over Eastern Oregon. He loved playing golf, bowling, ping pong (which he was pretty good at), going to horse races and gambling at Wildhorse. His least favorite word is inqui- ry! He also loved caramel macchiatos. Jerry had four grand- children—Chad Doherty, Adam Doherty, Kylie (Doherty) Simpkins and Lukas Martin. He also had three great-grandchildren, Bridget Doherty, Lylian Doherty and Malcolm Simpkins. He loved going to their sports events and spending time with them. Jerry taught junior high for 30 years and substituted another 20 into his 80s. Jerry and Ione were mar- ried for 68 years. He will be missed. He is survived by his wife, Ione Martin; daugh- ters, Cindi (Mike) Doherty and Lisa (Terry) Mort; son Scott (Kelly), four grand- kids and three great-grand- kids; sister, Mary Kay (Rocky) Petersen; and brother Larry (Linda) Mar- tin. He was preceded in death by his father and mother. In lieu of flowers, do- nations can be made to #358 Heppner Elks Lodge, PO Box 494, Heppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Payton Mor- tuary has been entrust- ed with the arrangements. Please leave your condo- lence messages for the fam- ily at sweeneypaytonmortu- ary.com. DEADLINE: Do Whatever He Tells You Recent weeks of celebrations that began with Christ- mas ended with the Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord in the River Jordan. The feast of Baptism of the Lord invites us to plunge ourselves into a life of glory with God, as we enter the “ordinary” season on the calendar. The ordinary season of liturgical celebrations begins with the gracious presence of our blessed Mother and Jesus in the wedding house at Cana. The readings always bring us close to the Lord in His humanitarian tasks. Knowing Jesus in His humanity draws us to His divinity. The Prophet Isaiah (62:1-5), though Jerusalem and the temple are in ruin after the conquest, reminds the people of God that when Jerusalem is filled with the glory of the Lord, it has a different existence. The prophet is trying to describe to us that God cannot be silent any longer. God loves His bride, the Church, the people redeemed by His Son. God wants to rejoice in His people and wants His people to rejoice in Him. The prophet describes the glory and beauty of Jerusalem when it is filled with God’s glory. The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians (12:4- 11) describes the various kinds of spiritual gifts and the diverse forms of services used to serve the Lord. Paul bluntly explains the multiple types of gifts present in each of us and how we should use these gifts to please the Lord. Each of us has gifts we are to use to build up the body of Christ, to benefit others. Perhaps we think that our gifts are negligible. Perhaps we think that others have better or more important gifts than ours. Whatever we are given, it is given to us for others. The miracle of changing water into wine at the Wedding Feast at Cana is marked in the Gospel of John (2:1-11) alone; we have no reference to it in any of the synoptic gospels. The Gospel of John can be divided into two major parts: Chapters 1-12 as the Book of Signs, and chapters 13-20 as the Book of Glory. In the first part, John explains six major signs per- formed by Jesus during His public ministry. The wedding at Cana is the first sign He performed, the first of the signs that reveal His glory. Changing water to wine shows that, if we pay attention, we shall see the divinity shining through Christ’s humanity. This is another Epiphany, a manifestation of the divine. I have noted a slight difference in my reference Bible and the missal that we follow in our worship. The Bible I used to write this article begins with these words: “On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee.” It is interesting to note that in this wedding celebration we don’t hear much about the bride or the groom—at the end of the story the groom appears only briefly. It was Jewish customary practice that the marriage celebration went on for nearly seven days. The third day is open to several interpretations: It is the third day of Jesus’s public ministry. Another expla- nation is that after leading the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, Moses brought them to Mount Sinai, where the Lord offered a covenant relationship to Israel. We read in Exodus (19:16) that “On the morning of the third day the Lord appears on Mount Sinai in his awesome power and reveals his “glory” (Deut. 5:24). Marriage is a covenant relationship. The bride and the groom pledge to live a lifetime together in their joy and happy moments as well as through difficulties. Similarly to this miracle of changing water into wine, the bride and the groom are brought together by the Lord to live together forever, as a new wine, as a new family. I was impressed by the words of Mary. She tells the servants, “Do whatever he tells you” (John 2:5). Families on the verge of dividing and breaking away need to pay attention to these words. What must I do for my family, my spouse, and others to make them happy and contented? Jesus is always willing to help, even when a miracle is not required. Am I willing to help others when they need me? Am I willing to give my time and my energy to reaching out to other members of the family when it has no benefit for me? Print & Mailing Services *Design *Print *Mail Sykes Publishing 541-676-9228 YOUR AD COULD BE HERE! Call In November 2024, Pioneer Memorial Hos- pice received a grant of $7,500 for caregiving re- spite care from the Round- house Foundation, Morrow County Health District has announced. 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