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: 8:45 to 10:15 AM
    • 8:45 AM   Check in  (Attendance is optional)
    • 9:15 AM   Presentation of the topic
    • 9:35 AM   Group members provide additional perspectives, opinions, extensions, tangents, counter positions, and related experiences in turn. (See Forum guidelines below.)  Audio enhancement provided.
    • 10:15 AM  Adjourn

Forum Discussion Guidelines

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

Upcoming Events in Forum

  • 02/08/2026 – Forum 2/8 What would you like for the future of the Forum, and how can we foster it? , Location: Fireside Room

  • 02/15/2026 – Forum Discovering the good things - right now! , Location: Library

  • 02/22/2026 – Forum Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for April , Location: Library

  • 03/01/2026 – Forum Social Security problems and proposed solutions , Location: Library

  • 03/08/2026 – Forum Ideas for reforming healthcare , Location: Fireside Room

  • 03/15/2026 – Forum The joy of making things , Location: Library

  • 03/22/2026 – Forum Three favorite trips in our lives , Location: Library

  • 03/29/2026 – Forum Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for May , Location: Library

  • 04/05/2026 – Forum TBA , Location: Library

  • 04/12/2026 – Forum TBA , Location: Library

  • 04/19/2026 – Forum TBA , Location: Library

  • 04/26/2026 – Forum TBA , Location: Library

    • Forum Archive

  • 12/15/2019 – Forum – A Wealth Tax?,

    Discussion Leader(s): Cecil Bridges and/or Jerry Strom

  • 12/08/2019 – Forum – Spirituality — What Is It? Do We Need It?,

    Discussion Leader(s): Bob Ohlmann

  • 12/01/2019 – Forum – Priorities for a Political Platform ,

    Discussion Leaders: Dick Duda and Bob Greene

  • 11/24/2019 – Forum – Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for January,

    Discussion Leaders: All

  • 11/17/2019 – Forum – The State of the Impeachment Inquiry,

    Discussion Leader: Bob Greene

  • 11/10/2019 – Forum – What Good Things Will We Give to the World before New Year’s?,

    Discussion Leader: Sarah Doxiadis

  • 11/03/2019 – Forum – Human Flight to Mars?,

    Discussion Leader: Bob Greene

  • 10/27/2019 – Forum – Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for December,

    Discussion Leaders: All

  • 10/20/2019 – Forum – Are You Different or the Same As You Were in Your Youth?,

    Discussion Leader: Barbara Symons

  • 10/13/2019 – Forum – What Does Halloween Mean to Adults?,

    Discussion Leader: Sarah Doxiadis and Ann Zeise

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