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

Forum Discussion Guidelines

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W5DCunnPytR7j6wb7O8UhuZnZJhcHVJI/view?usp=sharing

Upcoming Events in Forum

  • 06/08/2025 – Forum Women are not marrying now. Why? , Location: Fireside Room

  • 06/15/2025 – Forum Memories of Forum Folks , Location: Library

  • 06/22/2025 – Forum Should we do away with daylight savings time? , Location: Library

  • 06/29/2025 – Forum Topic Selection , Location: Library

    • Forum Archive

  • 03/23/2025 – Forum, A path or venture you once followed

    Discussion Topic: A path or venture you once followed

    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@uucpa.org.

    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.

    For more information, visit our Forum page.

  • 03/16/2025 – Forum, A short poem you wrote yourself or that you love

    Discussion Topic: A short poem you wrote yourself or that you love

    Discussion Leaders: Sarah Doxiadis and Trisha Suppes

    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@uucpa.org.

    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.

    For more information, visit our Forum page.

  • 03/09/2025 – Forum, Surviving political turmoil

    Discussion Topic: Surviving political turmoil

    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@uucpa.org.

    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.

    For more information, visit our Forum page.

  • 03/02/2025 – Forum, U.S. Changing Leadership of the World Economy (Great Decisions)

    Discussion Topic: U.S. Changing Leadership of the World Economy (Great Decisions)

    Discussion Leader: David Puryear

    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@uucpa.org.

    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.

    For more information, visit our Forum page.

  • 02/23/2025 – Forum, Topic Selection

    Discussion Topic: Discussion of Matters of Current Local, National, & International Interest, & Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for April

    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@uucpa.org.

    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.

    For more information, visit our Forum page.

  • 02/16/2025 – Forum, Birds of Bhutan

    Discussion topic: Birds of Bhutan

    Discussion leaders: Dan Stofle and 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@uucpa.org.

    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.

    For more information, visit our Forum page.

  • 02/09/2025 – Forum, Space, is anybody out there? Should we visit?

    Discussion Topic: Space, is anybody out there?  Should we visit?

    Discussion Leader: 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@uucpa.org.

    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.

    For more information, visit our Forum page.

  • 02/02/2025 – Forum, So Trump won. Now what?

    Discussion Topic: So Trump won.  Now what?  

    Discussion Leader: Michael Abramson

    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@uucpa.org.

    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.

    For more information, visit our Forum page.

  • 01/26/2025 – Forum, Topic Selection

    Discussion Topic: Discussion of Matters of Current Local, National, & International Interest, & Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for March

    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@uucpa.org.

    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.

    For more information, visit our Forum page.

  • 01/19/2025 – Forum, World threats to democracy

    Discussion Topic: World threats to democracy

    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@uucpa.org.

    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.

    For more information, visit our Forum page.

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