Members and friends are invited to share information, ideas, opinions, and other edifying materials. Each Sunday (except for holiday weekends or those with a potluck after the service, usually the first Sunday each month), a volunteer will lead a discussion about a topic of interest. The Forum will begin at 9:00am ET, and end at 10:15.

Adult Forum has a virtual option, click:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/7910079443 to attend and enter Passcode: 2346588

Childcare is available; please contact Gail deSomer if you want to schedule it: gaildesomer@yahoo.com

Adult Forum

• November 8 – The Industrialization of Apples, facilitated by Catherine Lundergan. Bring an apple of your favorite variety along to share a taste with others.
• November 15 – Storage Units, facilitated by Barbara Williams, based on the article “American Religion of Storing Your Stuff: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/09/21/the-american-religion-of-self-storage-facilities
• November 22 – Living in a Post Literate Society, facilitated by Chuck Leone, based on the book The New Dark Ages by James Marriott, look for handout. Get the reading here: https://firstunitarian.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/The-New-Dark-Ages-post-literate-society-James-Marriott-Op-Ed-Washington-Post.pdf
• November 29- Cognitive Testing and Narcissistic Personalities, facilitated by Kevin Warren.
• December 6- Potluck Sunday, no Adult Forum
• December 13 – Immigration, facilitated by Megan Sulok
• December 20 – Holiday Stories. Come share your favorite childhood holiday story, facilitated by Autumn Mollett
• December 27 – Pancake Breakfast, no Adult Forum
• January 3 – Potluck Sunday, no Adult Forum
• January 10- Mandalas. Byrd Tetzlaff will tell us about the history and purpose of mandalas. Byrd will also share examples of mandalas before we make mandala cards together, assisted by Lois Holm                                       
• January 17 – Being Cool in January, facilitated by Jane Ash. Jane will share her collection of fans and you are encouraged to bring in your own fan to show.
• January 24- Planning meeting. Come with ideas and dates for future topics.
• January 31 – The Local History of the Pokagon Tribe. Autumn Mollett, member of the Potawatomi Pokagon tribe will talk about her tribe and answer your questions.
• February 7 – Potluck Sunday, no Adult Forum
• February 14 – Papal Encyclical on AI, facilitated by Anne Mannix Full Text – https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html
•  Pope’s speech- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_mUHi2mpIQ 
• anthropic response – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORFrdYSvzuw
• February 21 – Equity and Class: What it is Like to Live on Limited Resources? How can we as a congregation promote equity?  Facilitated by Megan Sulok and Dawn Nye
• February 28- TBA
• March 7 – Stewardship Brunch, no Adult Forum
• March 14 – Plug in Solar, facilitated by Emily Wetheral
• March 21- TBA
• March 28 – Easter – TBA
• April 4- Potluck, no Adult Forum