Forum
The Forum is a public discussion group in the round. We have been meeting for half a century, and all are welcome.
The topics are chosen about a month in advance by the attendees and are listed on this page. All of our meetings can be attended either in person at the church, or via Zoom.
- Date: Every Sunday
- Time: 8:30 to 10 AM
- 8:30 AM Check in (Attendance is optional)
- 9:00 AM Presentation of the topic
- 9:20 AM Group members provide additional perspectives, opinions, extensions, tangents, counter positions, and related experiences in turn. (See Forum guidelines below.) Audio enhancement provided.
- 10:00 AM Adjourn
- Location: In the Fireside Room on the second Sunday of each month, otherwise in the church library. (Always available online via Zoom.)
- Video conference details will be distributed via the forum-announce@uucpa.org email group. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info
- Request to join forum-announce@uucpa.org by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org
- Contact: Susan Owicki (forum-announce+owner@uucpa.org)
Forum Discussion Guidelines
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W5DCunnPytR7j6wb7O8UhuZnZJhcHVJI/view?usp=sharing
Upcoming Events in Forum
Forum Archive
Discussion Topic: Experiences that have Changed the Direction of Your Life — General Discussion
Discussion Facilitator — Sarah Doxiadis
The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second Sunday of each month. On all other Sundays, it meets in the church library, as well as by Zoom. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 6 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. If you are attending in person, you can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
Discussion Topic: Not Living in Chaos
Discussion Facilitator — Rob Ruether
The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second Sunday of each month. On all other Sundays, it meets in the church library, as well as by Zoom. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 6 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. If you are attending in person, you can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
Discussion Topic: Discussion of Matters of Current Local, National, and International Interest, and Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for September
The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second Sunday of each month. On all other Sundays, it meets in the church library, as well as by Zoom. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 6 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. If you are attending in person, you can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
Discussion Topic: Friendship – General discussion
Discussion Facilitator: Richard Heydt
The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second Sunday of each month. On all other Sundays, it meets in the church library, as well as by Zoom. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 6 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. If you are attending in person, you can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
Discussion Topic: Osteoporosis: Prevention and Treatment – General Discussion
Discussion Facilitator: Susan Owicki
The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second Sunday of each month. On all other Sundays, it meets in the church library, as well as by Zoom. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 6 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. If you are attending in person, you can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
Discussion topic: Looking at Mindfulness, by Christophe André — 25 mindful lessons in 25 marvelous paintings
Discussion Leader: Dick Duda
The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second Sunday of each month. On all other Sundays, it meets in the church library, as well as by Zoom. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 6 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. If you are attending in person, you can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
Discussion Topic: Modifying genes in the embryo — Who does it? Ethics?
Discussion Leader: Warren Schmidt
The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second Sunday of each month. On all other Sundays, it meets in the church library, as well as by Zoom. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 6 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. If you are attending in person, you can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
Discussion Topic – Discussion of Matters of Current Local, National, and International Interest, and Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for August
The Forum meets from 8:30 to 10:00 Sunday mornings on campus as well as online via Zoom. On the second Sunday of each month, the Forum meets in the Fireside Room. On other Sundays, it meets in the church library.
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. You can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
To attend via video conference, get the link via email. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
Everyone is welcome.
Discussion Topic – Dedolarisation and the BRICS
Discussion Leader – Rob Ruether
The Forum meets from 8:30 to 10:00 Sunday mornings on campus as well as online via Zoom. On the second Sunday of each month, the Forum meets in the Fireside Room. On other Sundays, it meets in the church library.
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. You can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
To attend via video conference, get the link via email. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
Discussion Topic – Favorite day trips in the Bay Area
Discussion Facilitator – Susan Owicki
The Forum meets from 8:30 to 10:00 Sunday mornings on campus as well as online via Zoom. On the second Sunday of each month, the Forum meets in the Fireside Room. On other Sundays, it meets in the church library.
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. You can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
To attend via video conference, get the link via email. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.