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Forum for October

Forum — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:48:42 +0000

3, 10: Light Your World group — drop-ins invited!
17: No Forum — Light Your World Sunday
24, 31: A nonpartisan discussion of this November’s ballot propositions

Upcoming Forums

Forum — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:47:21 +0000

5 Sep: Dolores Welty — labor movement

12 Sep: G&E — leaving a legacy

19 Sep: Jim Mumma — national security policy

26 Sep: Faith in Action I

On the Way to the Forum

Forum — Mon, 31 May 2010 16:21:54 +0000

The Forum will resume on 27 June at 10:30 in the Lounge (please note new time and venue), when Dolores Welty will lead us in additional dsicussion of food and the environment.

On July 18, Dr. Bill Bell will give us an update on eye care and health, and on July 25, Al Tschaeche will tell us about the state of the art in nuclear fission power plants.

Forum resumes Sunday after Easter

Forum — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:01:16 +0000

April 11th, 9:00am, Founders Hall- Come hear our own Dr. Barry Butler give an update on energy, peak oil, solar power, etc.

January 2010 Forum

Forum — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:30:41 +0000

10: Pastor Joel Melo of Santo Nino, Mexicali — come hear about the vital work of his community center and SDUMC’s supporting role there

17: Martin Luther King holiday weekend — NO FORUM — This also provides time for Interfaith Shelter volunteers to attend mandatory training that day

24 and 31: Dolores Welty will show videos and lead discussions of poverty-driven political unrest in Honduras and Bolivia.

February 2010 Forums

Forum — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:30:03 +0000

Our calendar is not yet finalized, so watch this space for future announcements. Will Eldon will lead a Forum on the myriad uses and legal/political issues of hemp, and a guest speaker will tell us about Vaccine Associated Sarcoma in cats (primarily) and dogs (less often).

6 December Forum

Forum — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:49:50 +0000

Contrary to earlier announcements, we will be holding our final Forum of the year the weekend AFTER Thanksgiving, because Steve Hayes has graciously agreed to regale us with a brief history of secular Christmas celebration as we know it in the U.S. The tradition is probably not as old as you would have guessed.

Remaining Forums in November.

Forum — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:41:41 +0000

8 Nov.: Guest speaker Laurin Pause, Executive Director of our local Community Resource Center.
15 Nov.: Our own Church and Society Committee, on our upcoming Interfaith Shelter rotation.
22 Nov.: Dolores Welty, our resident expert on Cuba, with a DVD and some surprising information about that little island 90 miles off the Florida coast.

On the Way to the Forum

Forum — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:40:56 +0000

November is Community Service and Outreach Month at your SDMUC Forum. On 8 November, we welcome Laurin Pause, Executive Director of the local Community Resource Center, who will tell us about acute needs in our own neighborhood. This will be followed on the 15th by a discussion of our upcoming Interfaith Shelter rotation, led by our Church and Society Committee. We shall finish out the month and the year on 22 November, with Paul Davis reporting on acdtivities of our local Rotary Club.

1 Nov. 2009 Forum canceled due to illness of guest speaker

Forum — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:05:37 +0000

Since Pastor Joel Melo has taken ill and will be unable to lead our Forum on November 1st, we are canceling Forum that day. We shall definitely reschedule the good pastor when he is feeling better and can conveniently make the long trip up here to talk to us about the vital work of Santa Nino. Please join us on November 8th for a special Forum on our local Community Resource Center.