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

03/29/2020 – Forum – Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for May,

The Forum is meeting via Zoom 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+owner@uucpa.org.

03/22/2020 – Forum – How do You Define Personal Success?,

Discussion Leader: Sarah Doxiadis

03/15/2020 – Forum – Canceled,

The Forum will not meet this Sunday (March 15).
The ministers and Board chairs have decided to cancel face-to-face meetings on campus this Sunday. This is due to advice from county public health and the CDC.

03/08/2020 – Forum – Chinese Expansion,

Discussion Leader: Warren Schmidt

03/01/2020 – Forum – Our Foreign Policy Toward Iran,

Discussion Leader: Bob Greene

02/23/2020 – Forum – Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for April,

Discussion Leaders: All

02/16/2020 – Forum – “Blue Mind,” How Water Affects Us ,

Discussion Leader: Kay Culpepper
The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do

02/09/2020 – Forum – Sleep and Health ,

Discussion Leader: Eric Bier

02/02/2020 – Forum – When Are We Old Enough to Die?,

Discussion Leader: Tom Parker
Tom will use Barbara Ehrenreich’s book “Natural Causes” as a point of departure for the discussion.

01/26/2020 – Forum – Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for March,

Discussion Leaders: All