DATE: January 24, 2001

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                                                                            Bud Bunce (503) 233-8373
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AGING: NEW MEANINGS IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM

        The Archdiocesan Ministry to the Aging is sponsoring a workshop "Aging: New
Meanings in the New Millennium." The workshop will take place at St. Therese Parish
(1260 NE 132nd Avenue) in Portland, on Saturday, February 24, from 9:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m.

Keynote speaker will be Sister Mary Timothy Prokes, FSE, Ph.D. Her
presentation will be "theology of the body through the life process." Her talk will
explore the meaning of the body through the life cycle. Theology of the Body is not a
fad based on current health trends. It is faith seeking understanding of Jesus Christ
coming in the flesh, and the consequent understanding of our own embodiment.
Sister Mary Timothy is a Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist. She holds a Master
of Arts degree in Theology from Marquette University, and a Ph.D. from the Institute of
Christian Thought, St. Michael's University in Toronto. She is currently Professor of
Theology and Spirituality at Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom in Alexandria,
VA. She is the author of Toward a Theology of the Body. She offers lectures
and seminars in the areas of Body Theology, Pastoral Care of the Sick and Dying, and
the Spiritual Life.

        "The aging process and pain control," will be the topic of the presentation by Lori
Linton Nelson. Ms. Nelson is a geriatric nurse practitioner who has spent the past five
years working intensively on a pain study through the Benedictine Institute of Mt.
Angel. Chronic pain is common in older people. Ignored and untreated, pain can result
in depression, decreased socialization, sleep disturbances, impaired ambulation and
increased health care utilization and costs.

        Lori Nelson holds a Master of Nursing degree and is a Psychiatric Mental Health
Nurse Practitioner from the Oregon Health Science University. She is currently involved
in a pilot project with OHSU that explores assessing and identifying pain in individuals
who are not able to report their pain.

        Dr. Cynthia Adams, Ph.D., will speak on "memory health for life." In this
informative and interactive presentation, participants will learn how human memory
works and why we can experience memory lapses at any age. Dr. Adams will also
explore how memory changes are likely to occur with aging, and how these are
different than Alzheimer's disease.

        Cynthia Adams completed her Ph.D. in life span Developmental Psychology at
Wayne State University, and did post-doctoral training in gerontology at the University
of Michigan Institute of Gerontology. She was Assistant Professor of Gerontology at the
University of Oregon. In addition to teaching at the University of Oregon, she has
taught at Oregon State University and the University of Michigan. She is currently a
research associate at the Center for the Study of Women in Society at the University of
Oregon, where she continues her research on memory and aging.

        Cost of the "Aging: New Meanings in the New Millennium," workshop is $20 with
pre-registration. Contact the Ministry of Aging, Archdiocese of Portland, 2838 E.
Burnside Street, Portland, OR 97214, 503-233-8394.
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