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Contact:  adultre@uufp.org.
Sunday Morning Forum began many years ago in complement to minister led worship on Sunday mornings. With our Unitarian Universalist values as both foundation and springboard, the Forum has grown into a well moderated, high quality, adult discussion group that promotes learning on a wide variety of topics. It is a classroom of people who trust each other's good intentions and value each other's diverse opinions.

Together, UUFP's pastoral and laity-led educational opportunities nourish the mind and spirit and infuse us to be Light in the world!
Join us!
Every Sunday at 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon 
UUFP Office Building  *  13136 Warwick Boulevard, Newport News
Parking is available in the Office and Sanctuary lots and on both sides of Youngs Mill Lane.
Visit Sunday Morning Forum Archive 2019 or 2017 - 2018 
​to view our library of stimulating discussions.
Upcoming and most recent Forums are highlighted below.

This Sunday:  April 28, 2019
“Send for the Nurse!  Formidable Universalist & Unitarian Women of the 19th century" - Part II 

Presented by Jim Sanderson
The April 7 talk addressed Clara Barton and her role in the American Civil War and beyond, including the founding of the American Red Cross.  This second session on April 28, will examine the work of Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War and the Victorian political world. 
Previously at the Sunday Morning Forum

​ “The Real History of Being Black in America” - Part III

Presented by April Kelsey
April 21, 2019
This series by April Kelsey continues to uncover the hidden history of racial oppression in America.  Part III will focus on the discrimination against Black Americans in the medical industry.

​ “Creation Care for our Neighbors, for the World"

Presented by Adrianne Burke
April 14, 2019
We'll focus on how we can take leadership, here in Hampton Roads, in caring for our sacred environment while uplifting those around us, no matter our background.
Adrianne Burke is a social change agent focusing on finding new ways to promote peace and overall well-being on the planet.  After spending more than seven years as a communication strategist for a progressive non-profit, and running her own consulting firm for three years, Adrianne shifted her focus to leadership development and full-time healing advocacy to be of better service to her colleagues in our changing climate.

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Two-part series:  April 7 & 28, 2019
“Send for the Nurse!  Formidable Universalist & Unitarian Women of the 19th century" 

Presented by Jim Sanderson
The April 7 talk will look at Clara Barton and her role in the American Civil War and beyond, including the founding of the American Red Cross.  The second session on April 28, will examine the work of Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War and the Victorian political world.

 "We are not Machines: the Brain in a Plat."

Presented by Neil Bates
March 31, 2019
Neil will argue, using some original content, that the dominant "AI" or artificial intelligence concept of what "minds" are and how they work, is wrong.  This includes other living creatures, not just humans, but distinguishes all living minds from computers and anything working off algorithms, computations, deterministic cause and effect, etc.
Neil has been attending the UUFP since 1992, a member for several years, and relates he has “a very complicated background.”  “ I have only a BA in Anthropology and subsequent science and technology education but no higher degree and must consider myself an amateur philosopher and scientist with wide-ranging interests.”

"Rituals to Grow”

Presented by EarthRising Members
Presented March 24, 2019
Rituals to Grow will be a continuation of the prior session, "The Importance of Rituals to Humans."  First we’ll review what the word ritual means to the group.  Then we’ll focus on a few questions, e.g., what rituals are missing from our lives; what elements do those rituals need to be true, living rituals?  
Want to learn more about the mind and spirit expanding Forum exchanges?
Visit:  SUNDAY MORNING FORUM ARCHIVE 2019 or 2017 - 2018
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