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

• March 1 – Stewardship Luncheon, no Adult Forum
• March 8 – Current Issues in Biology, topic to be discussed:  climate change and local impacts, recent trends in cancer (namely, elevated rates of colorectal cancer in young adults), and recent news regarding gene editing and “designer babies”.  facilitated by Cody Ruiz
• March 15- Direct Marketing of Drugs, facilitated by Barbara Williams
• March 22 – Separation of Church and Hate, A sane persons guide to taking back the Bible, first and last chapter of this book will be available to read in advance. Facilitated by Lois Holm
• March 29 – The Joy of Fine Porcelain II, focusing on Lennox and Royal Crown Darby, please bring an example you would like to share for our own “Porcelain Road Show”, facilitated by Jane Ash. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yXgDWI8W4k&t=64s
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hd_LRAQYPQ&t=965s
• April 5 – No Adult Forum, Potluck
• April 12- TRUST. Why has it decreased and how it might be recovered. Based on Mayor Pete’s book TRUST and Jimmie Wales book THE SEVEN RULES OF TRUST, we’ll discuss how lack of and presence of trust affect our country, our community, and our personal lives. Discussion led by Barbara Williams
• April 19- Prediction Markets, facilitated by Chuck Leone
  • Prediction markets are platforms where people trade contracts based on the outcome of future events. Participants can wager on political outcomes, sports, business forecasts and tech developments, but also on real world events such as the arrest or death of world leaders.  Are the benefits arising from the “wisdom of crowds” outweighed by the monetized interests of powerful and influential players in bending history?  Join us for the Adult Forum on April 19 for a discussion of these issues.  
    • Prediction Markets Quick Summary
    • NPR Article on Polymarket Profits
    • Do We Really Need to Wager on the Chances of Nuclear Armageddon?
• April 26 –The Politics of Energy, Clean versus Dirty, Safe versus Harmful, facilitated by Diana Mendelsohn
• May 3 – No Adult Forum, Potluck
• May 10 – Honoring our Grandmothers and Great Grandmothers, feel free to bring a photo along as you share your grandmothers’ legacy. Facilitated by Diana Mendelsohn
• May 17 – No Adult Forum, Annual Meeting after church
• May 24 – No Adult Forum, Memorial Day Weekend
• May 31- Electric Cars, facilitated by Anne Mannix
• June 7 – No Adult Forum, Potluck
• June 14 – excerpt from the book Seeds of Change, Nurturing Authentic and Diverse Religious Leadership. Facilitated by Gail deSomer
• June 21 – Solar Cooking, facilitated by Diana Mendelsohn
• June 28 – Planning meeting, Bring your ideas for future forum topics
• July 5 – No Adult Forum, 4^th of July Weekend
• July 12 – The Impact of Data Centers, facilitated by Jim Curlee