"Collected bits of truth — Shimmering sparks — Shards of light — Merge — Healing — Restoring — Bursting Bright — Rising — In divine ecstatic flame.”
~ Embracing the Light, by Leonard Nimoy
Adult Forum
The Forum at-a-glance, March-May 2025
March 2
“The Bible and Palestine-Israel”
Jen Maidrand, Visiting Professor at United Theological Seminary
March 9
“Practicing Hope in a Housing Crisis”; Lael & Mike Robertson
March 16
“Conversation Between Spiritual Friends”
Joanne Dehmer (Catholic) & Marilyn Benson (UCC)
March 23
“Midway Community Housing & Homelessness: A Conversation”
Liam Magistad
March 30
“Our Lifelong Journeys of Justice” Dave & Roz Ostendorf
April 6
“Philanthropy and Margaret A. Cargill”; Judi Petkau
April 13
“The ‘Music’ of OWL: Our Whole Lives Human Sexuality”
Liam Magistad, Beth Magistad
April 20 - Easter. The Forum does not meet
April 27
“Problem Gambling and Gaming” with Susan Sheridan Tucker, Exec. Dir. at MN Alliance on Problem Gambling
May 4
”Hip Hop and Protest In Four Songs”
Craig FreemanMay 11
“Mothers and Other Sheroes” Ted Bowman
May 18
Wrap Up - final Forum of the season
TOP 10 REASONS TO ATTEND THE ADULT FORUM:
10. Get curious with your heart and your mind
9. Try something new
8. Give your presence as a gift to yourself and your faith community
7. Revive, rediscover, refocus, reveal, renew, reexamine, and reap the spiritual rewards...
6. Get a good parking spot
5. Learn from and with your fellow SAPUCCers
4. God and your pastor are pretty sure it will be good for you
3. It’s free – zero dollars! -- but worth a lot
2. You get all the learning without the tests, papers, deadlines or grade point averages
And the number one reason to attend the Adult Forum:
1. Christian education is a life-long spiritual practice. If not now, when?