TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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Spiritually Speaking
Father Thankachan Joseph
Call to love one another!
The same theme of the “Good Shepherd” reflected
upon last Sunday emerges in the first reading this Sunday,
too. In the Acts of the Apostles, the missionary journey
of Paul and Barnabas continues and takes root among
the pagans: (Acts 14: 21-27) Paul and Barnabas as good
shepherds continue to accompany the new believers of
faith with prayer and fasting. They form new communities
of faith and appoint leaders to take care of and protect the
faith after their examples.
Today, I begin with an anecdote: The renowned artist
Paul Gustave Dore (1821-1883) lost his passport while
traveling in Europe. When he came to a crossing, he ex-
plained his predicament to one of the guards. Giving his
name to the official, Dore hoped he would be recognized
and allowed to pass. The guard, however, said that many
people attempted to cross the border by claiming to be
persons they were not. Dore insisted that he was the man
he claimed to be. “All right,” said the official, “we’ll
give you a test, and if you pass it, we’ll allow you to go
through.” Handing him a pencil and a sheet of paper, he
told the artist to sketch several peasants standing nearby.
Dore did it so quickly and skillfully that the guard was
convinced he was indeed who he claimed to be. His action
confirmed his identity.
Christians have always had the problem of how to tell
the world who they are. At some periods in history and
still in some places in the world, uniforms have played a
very important role in announcing our identity. Think of
the various uniforms of the various Christian societies of
consecrated life which distinguish consecrated people not
only from ordinary Christians but also from one another
according to their institutes. In the African Independent
churches, members usually wear uniforms to distinguish
them from non-members. This usually takes the form of
white flowing gowns, with headgear and sashes of differ-
ent colors to distinguish the leaders from the followers.
In mainline churches, however, the use of uniforms or
habits has become less popular. In these churches, the
words of Shakespeare in Measure for Measure, “Cucullus
non facit monachum (‘the hood does not make a monk’)”
have been taken more seriously.
In India, while I was serving in our schools, I noticed
that most of the private schools, as well as the public
school, had their own school uniforms. Looking at the
uniforms, we could identify which kids were going to
which school.
Similarly, Jesus, before His departure to the heavenly
Father, tells His apostles to let love be their identifica-
tion mark for the world. For Jesus, the essential mark of
distinction between Christians and non-Christians is not
in the way we dress but in the way we live. “I give you
a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as
I have loved you, you also should love one another. By
this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you
have love for one another” (John 13:34-5).
Love is the Christian identity. Love is the Christian
uniform. Love is the Christian habit. If you are wearing
this habit, you are in. If you are not wearing this habit,
you are out.
Jesus wants the world to recognize us as Christians.
We need to evangelize and witness to people around
us. But effective evangelization and witnessing has less
to do with how fluently we speak and more to do with
how faithfully we live. In the evangelization of Asia and
Africa, many missionary groups came early and focused
on making converts. Others came later but focused on
service to the people, providing needed medical care and
integral education. These latter groups succeeded where
the former groups failed. The great Mahatma Gandhi was
asked about his view of Christianity. What he said could
show us what probably is keeping two-thirds of the world
away from the Good News of Christianity:
“I have a great respect for Christianity. I often read
the Sermon on the Mount and have gained much from it.
I know of no one who has done more for humanity than
Jesus. In fact, there is nothing wrong with Christianity,
but the trouble is with you Christians. You do not begin
to live up to your own teachings.”
The readings of the day invite us to live through our
lifestyle the faith we have received.
South Morrow Scholarship
recipients announced
The South Morrow
County Scholarship Board
has announced it is pleased
to be awarding nine schol-
arships to seniors at Ione
and Heppner high schools.
Kaite Spivey, Jack-
son Coiner, Mason Orem,
John Lindsay and Michael
McElligott each received
$1000.
Victoria De La Torre,
Kyle McGill, Laila Hess
and Mariah Castellanos
each received $500.
Recipients were eval-
uated based on academic
achievement and school/
community/work involve-
ment. Students must have
a 2.5 GPA or higher to ap-
ply. Students must be con-
tinuing their education at a
community college, trade
school, or four-year col-
lege or university.
In addition, the Coach
Del LaRue Scholarship
awards one $1,000 schol-
arship to a college-bound
Ione High School Senior
based on demonstrated
academic
achievement,
community involvement
and with preference given
to students who have par-
ticipated in the Ione High
School Track Program.
The Coach Del LaRue
Scholarship was developed
in memory of Del LaRue,
a long-time teacher and
coach at Ione High School.
LaRue had a passion for
coaching basketball and
track and loved seeing stu-
dents set and achieve their
goals. After retiring from
teaching, LaRue continued
to coach track for 12 addi-
tional years, during which
time he helped many stu-
dent athletes achieve their
goals and was honored as
National Track Coach of
the Year.
To receive the award,
students must be continu-
ing their education at a
community college, trade
school, or four-year col-
lege or university. Appli-
cants must have a min-
imum 3.0 accumulated
GPA and show involve-
ment in community/school
activities.
The board selected
Victoria De La Torre to
receive this year’s Coach
Del LaRue Scholarship.
Wranglers play day
results for May 11
Young riders competed in
barrels, poles, scurry and
stick-horse races during
the Wranglers Play Day on
May 11, showcasing local
talent and horsemanship.
Results are as follows:
Stick-Horse Race
3 & Under:
1st) Dawsyn Knowles,
2nd) Klancy Fennern,
3rd) Brantlie Blair,
4th) Karter Mae Evans
4- & 5- Year-olds:
1st) Sheldon Milligan,
2nd) Sawyer Ham,
3rd) Ada Osborn/Trell
Knowles,
4th) Maverick Rhea
6- & 7-Year-olds:
1st) Blaney Milligan,
2nd) Oakley Bergstrom,
3rd) Griff Mullins,
4th) Lotus Armstrong
Barrels
Lead-line:
1st) Iris Armstrong
31.293,
2nd) Lotus Armstrong
34.575,
3rd) Ada Osborn 38.067,
4th) Maverick Rhea
40.502
Peewee Wranglers:
1st) Price Hines 27.130,
2nd) Roane Bailey 38.346
Lil Wranglers 8–11 Yr.
Olds:
1st) Lydia Knowles
19.653,
2nd) EllieGene Fennern
20.276,
3rd) Kathryn Knowles
22.344,
4th) Jaylee Schlaich
23.085
Junior Wranglers
12–15-Year-olds:
1st) KC Anderson 19.429,
2nd) Brooklyn Hendricks
20.864,
3rd) Morgan Milligan
29.250,
4th) Abby Luttrell 42.485
Senior Wranglers 16+:
1st) Olivia Humphreys
20.502,
2nd) Saige Jensen 21.000
Poles
Lead-line:
1st) Iris Armstrong
45.664,
2nd) Ada Osborn 50.515,
3rd) Maverick Rhea
51.359,
4th) Lotus Armstrong
53.982
Peewee:
1st) Kinsley Schlaich
25.705,
2nd) Price Hines 31.925,
3rd) Roane Bailey 53.605,
4th) Rhemi Rey Osborn
54.331
Lil Wranglers 8–11-Year-
olds:
1st) Jaylee Schlaich
20.455,
2nd) Lydia Knowles
23.241,
3rd) EllieGene Fennern
23.780,
4th) Kathryn Knowles
27.166
Junior Wranglers
12–15-Year-olds:
1st) KC Anderson 21.655,
2nd) Ashlee Knutz 26.568,
3rd) Brooklyn Hendricks
30.345,
4th) Morgan Milligan
32.138
Senior Wranglers:
1st) Olivia Humphreys
27.235,
2nd) Saige Jensen 34.163
Scurry Race
Lead-line:
1st) Maverick Rhea
30.590,
2nd) Ada Osborn 30.615,
3rd) Lotus Armstrong
34.366,
4th) Iris Armstrong 37.433
Peewee Wranglers:
1st) Price Hines 23.161,
2nd) Rhemi Rey Osborn
33.347,
3rd) Roane Bailey 43.655
Lil Wranglers 8–11-year-
olds:
1st) Lydia Knowles
18.181,
2nd) Kathryn Knowles
31.998,
3rd) Ella Mullins 33.373,
4th) Karter Jo Hines
132.242
Junior Wranglers
12–15-year-olds:
1st) KC Anderson 19.103,
2nd) Morgan Milligan
20.525,
3rd) Ashlee Knutz 27.524,
4th) Brooklyn Hendricks
31.491
Senior Wranglers:
1st) Saige Jensen 36.224
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MoCo Republicans
plan May meeting
The Morrow Coun-
ty Republicans will meet
at 6 p.m. on Wednesday,
May 21, at the Government
Building in Irrigon. PCPs
and anyone interested in the
county Republican Party
are encouraged to attend.
Discussion will focus
on the Summer FUNdraiser
event scheduled for 7 p.m.
on Friday, June 20, at the
American Legion Hall in
Ione. The event will fea-
ture American Trivia team
competition, an auction and
dessert.
Precinct Committee
Person (PCP) positions are
open for Heppner, Board-
man and Irrigon. Individu-
als interested in one of these
positions are encouraged to
attend this meeting to learn
about the positions. PCP
appointments can be made
during MCRP meetings.
The Republican Party
is open to individuals inter-
ested in conservative ideals
and values. The Republican
Party platform can be found
at https://oregon.gop/. For
more information on the
Morrow
County Republican
Party, contact mocoreps@
gmail.com.
Golf seniors honored
Golf seniors Jaime Cavan and John Lindsay with their
families. L-R: Emillia and Journey Cavan Harris, Shirley
Harris, Jaime Cavan Harris, Ashley Lindsay and John Lind-
say. -Photo by Brian Bunch
CONGRATULATIONS
CATHERINE LINDSAY
ON A NEW JR. HIGH
SCHOOL TRACK RECORD
IN 400 M!
YOUR DAD WOULD BE PROUD!
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