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Sunday Morning Forum

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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 to view our library of stimulating discussions.
Upcoming and most recent Forums are highlighted below.

This Sunday, October 14, 2018: 
​"Gender Communications Differences"

Presented by Gary Ott and Meg Glenn-Albiez
Gary and Meg will facilitate a working session between men and women that will recognize several gender communication’s minefields.  Discussion includes identification of several stereotypes that can complicate successful talk between the genders, and methods that might increase gender communication's success.  Several differences in gender communication styles are: 1) empathetic vs. problem solving, 2) verbal vs. visual, and 3) variety of body language signs in nonverbal communications.
Retired as the Science Coordinator to the Coast Guard, Gary Ott continues to support the Coast Guard during emergency responses and in training for their senior executives.  Gary’s specialized training and experience with large emergencies is in “risk communications,” a science-based approach for communicating effectively in situations of high stress, high concern, or controversy.
Meg Glenn-Albiez is a longtime UU and retired Adult Religious Education Committee member.  Included in her present interests are serving on the Committee on Ministry (COM) and as leader of the Fiber Fuun knitting group.
Previously at the Sunday Morning Adult Forum

“Moving Beyond Words -
How to Establish a Sanctuary Congregation”

Presented by Denise Woods
October 7, 2018
Every week brings a new attack on immigrants. UU congregations nationwide realize that standing on the sidelines is not an option and many are choosing to become Sanctuary congregations as a way of fighting back.  If you are interested in understanding more about what a Sanctuary Congregation is - and how UUFP can become one - then this is the session for you. Denise Woods, one of the leaders of All Souls Sanctuary Movement in Washington, D.C. will join us to share their story and then lead a working session for us to make our own plan.
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"Our Blue World"

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Presented by Kathryn Ozyurt
​September 30, 2018
Our captain will lead a discussion about pollution in the ocean: how it happens, how it affects us and what we can do to make it better.

Haven’t been to a Sunday Morning Forum yet?  Come test the waters!​

"The Stranger Among Us"​

September 23, 2018
Presented by Pam Luke and Kathryn Ozyurt
​A joint presentation by
the UUFP Adult Religious Education and Social Justice Committees
On September 23, the Luke-Ozyurt duo will facilitate a discussion of issues surrounding immigration to the U.S. and the current crisis on the border.  Please join us on October 27, 5:00 p.m., in the UUFP Sanctuary, for Who Is Dayani Cristal?, the story of an unidentified man found dead in the Arizona desert.

September 16, 2018:
Customary Services and Classes Canceled
Due to Weather Conditions​

However, join us in the UUFP Sanctuary building for a Community Breakfast any time between 9:30 a.m. and noon.  There will be breakfast and discussion (and a program for children) as we check in with one another after a stormy few days!
We look forward to seeing you for our regularly scheduled worship and education classes on September 23!

"Report on General Assembly"

Presented by
Sandra Engelhardt, Judy Remsburg, ​& Pat Sloan
September 9, 2018
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(L-R) Judy Remsburg, Pat Sloan, Sandra Engelhardt
The three UUFP Delegates to the 2018 General Assembly will give highlights and impressions of their week in Kansas City.

​General Assembly is the annual meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Association.  Attendees worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy for the Association through democratic process.  Anyone may attend; congregations must certify annually to send voting delegates.

This Sunday:  September 2, 2018
"The Tolerance Paradox"​

Presented by April Kelsey
Tolerance is a shared value among many at the UUFP, but is it possible to take it too far?  In this session, we'll explore the philosophy of Karl Popper, who theorized that to maintain a free and open society, one must become intolerant of intolerance.  As the saying goes, "So much for the tolerant Left!"
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