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

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

01/03/2021 – Forum – What Are Our Hobbies and What Do They Mean to Us?,

Discussion Leader: Susan Owicki
The Forum will meet via online video conference. 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.

12/27/2020 – Forum – Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for February,

The Forum will meet via online video conference. 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.

12/20/2020 – Forum – Can Treaties Prevent Nuclear War?,

Discussion Leader: Dick Duda
The Forum will meet via online video conference. 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.

12/13/2020 – Forum – Humanity’s Space Frontier: Implications and Ethical Issues,

Discussion Leader: Chris Cassell
The Forum will meet via online video conference. 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.

12/06/2020 – Forum – What Are the Benefits of Being a Photographer?,

Discussion Leaders: Warren Schmidt and Rob Ruether
The Forum will meet via online video conference. 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.

11/29/2020 – Forum – Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for January,

11/22/2020 – Forum – The Impact of the Election,

Discussion Leader: Bob Greene

11/15/2020 – Forum – Electoral Reform,

Discussion Leader: Jai Cho

11/08/2020 – Forum – Coming Together with Art,

Discussion Leader: Kay Culpepper

11/01/2020 – Forum – Why Did Great Civilizations Fall?,

Discussion Leader: Bob Greene and Laurie Vaughan