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THIEL, UPMC HORIZON, HOLY
TRINITY DEVELOP COMMUNITY MEDICAL ETHICS PROJECT
For immediate release March 18, 2002
GREENVILLE, Pa. - Thiel College, UPMC Horizon, Holy Trinity
Lutheran Church, and the Consortium Ethics Program of the University of Pittsburgh have joined together to form
the Community Medical Ethics Project (CMEP) and will sponsor a series of community service events relating to end-of-life
decisions.
The project's mission is to provide area residents a basic understanding of medical ethics, preparing them for
making important decisions related to life and death issues in the course of health care.
Three events are being planned - the first one scheduled for Thursday, April 25 - and will feature guest speaker
Dr. Rhonda Gay Hartman of the Consortium Ethics Program of the University of Pittsburgh.
Themes for upcoming events are:
EVENT ONE: End of Life Decisions: Knowing Your Rights and Asking Questions: 1 to 3 p.m. or 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday,
April 25. Lutheran Heritage Room, Howard Miller Student Center, Thiel College.
EVENT TWO: End of Life Decisions:
Making Your Choices Known: June 25. Time and further details to be announced.
EVENT THREE: End of Life
Decisions: How to Direct Your Care: Sept. 25. Time and further details to be announced.
"We all will face these issues at one time or another - either as a caregiver for another or in one's own
life," said the Rev. Martin Roth, pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and CMEP member. "It is wise
to be prepared so as not to be confronted at an emotionally vulnerable time with big questions that deserve thoughtful
answers."
Members of the CMEP, in addition to Roth, include the Rev. Dr. Paul Baglyos, Thiel College campus pastor; Dr. Philip
Kerstetter, Thiel College interim director of church relations; Dr. Arthur White, Thiel College professor of philosophy;
the Rev. Fr. Matt Ruyechan, UPMC Horizon chaplain and pastor of St. Anthony's Church in Sharon, Pa.; Michael Downing,
UPMC Horizon vice president for planning; and Dr. Joyce Eckard, UPMC Horizon and chairman of the UPMC Horizon Medical
Ethics Committee.
Hartman, who will serve as speaker at all three events, is currently serving as the interim assistant director
of the Consortium Ethics Program. She is a research associate professor in the division of general internal medicine
and an affiliate at the Center for Bioethics and Health Law at the University of Pittsburgh. She is also on the
faculty at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
All three events are open to the public and designed for adults of all ages. Although each session is free, reservations
are required. Please register by April 12 for the first event by calling 724-589-6332 or 724-981-3500, ext. 6332
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COMMUNITY SINGERS
SOUGHT FOR THIEL CHOIR CONCERT
For immediate release February 15, 2002
GREENVILLE, Pa. - The Thiel College Choir is inviting
community singers to join in a performance scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday, April 19, at First Presbyterian Church
in Greenville.
The concert - the eighth annual collaborative performance - will feature an all-American program with works by
Aaron Copland, Randall Thompson and Daniel Pinkham. Included on the program will be "The Lark" by Copland,
"The Last Words of David" by Thompson and the "Wedding Cantata" by Pinkham.
Rehearsals begin Saturday, March 16. Most rehearsals are scheduled for Saturday mornings and two Sunday afternoons.
All rehearsals will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 323 Main St., Greenville.
The choirs will be directed by Dr. Michael R. Bray and accompanied by Kathryn A. Gray.
For more information about the choir production, please contact Bray at 724-589-2149.
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OBC HOSTS BLACK HISTORY PROGRAM, SOUL FOOD FEAST
For immediate release February 15, 2002
GREENVILLE, Pa. - The Thiel College Organization of Black
Collegiates (OBC) will sponsor the sixth annual Black History Program and Soul Food Feast at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
23, in the Lutheran Heritage Room of the college's Howard Miller Student Center.
The program, which begins at 7 p.m., will feature lecturer and historian Bernard L. Humbles-Penn. Humbles-Penn,
a Native American, will speak about "Genealogy and Indian Treaties."
Humbles-Penn has presented numerous lectures on the Black Cherokee Indians and Native American history relating
such topics as documentary genocide, genealogy and Indian treaties. His work is on file at many historical
societies, universities, federal institutions and cultural centers across America.
Humbles-Penn was supported for the appointment of Pennsylvania State Indian Commissioner by the former Pennsylvania
governor Thomas Ridge.
The Soul Food Feast will follow the program.
Both events are open to the public and part of the OBC celebration of Black
History Month. A small donation is requested at the Soul Food Feast. For more information, please contact the Rev.
Daisybelle Thomas-Quinney, coordinator of multicultural affairs, at (724) 589-2220.
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