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
No Meeting on Christmas Day. Meetings resume in January.
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.
Discussion of Matters of Current Local, National, and International Interest, and Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for February
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.
Topic: UUCPA and God – How Is the Relationship?
Facilitator: Edie Keating
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.
Topic: Sister Cities: A Oaxacan Summer
Presented by: Jessalyn Grant-Bier and Eric Bier
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.
Topic: Discussion of Matters of Current Local, National, and International Interest, and Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for January
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.
Topic: What it Means to be Human
Discussion led by: John Cone
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.
Topic: Making UUCPA Carbon-Free
Discussion led by: Fred Zeise
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.
Topic: Whom Do You Trust for Your Information?
Discussion led by: Rudy Posch
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.
Topic: Discussion of Matters of Current Local, National, and International Interest, and Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for November
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.
Topic: Transforming Education – Ann Zeise
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.