"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

A man giving a presentation to a seated audience in a room with framed artwork on the wall.

ADULT FORUM

The Forum at-a-glance, September - December 2026

September 13, 2026
‍ ‍
Welcome Back, Regroup, Reconnect
Victoria Wilgocki

September 20
‍Poems from her book, “Dancing on the Precipice”
Mary Moore Easter

September 27
“The Healing Power of Stories”
‍ ‍Ted Bowman

October 4
‍ ‍
“Doing Life Together: Enlivening Covenant Relationships in the
Minnesota Conference UCC”
‍ ‍Mallory Everhart, Covenant Minister, MN Conf UCC

October 11
“Getting Rid of Stuff … For Good” (Or “How To Donate Stuff Well”)
‍ ‍Rachel McIver Morey, Interfaith Action

October 18
“Let Her Be Born and Handled Warmly: Giving Voice to History
through Michelle Browder’s Mothers of Gynecology
‍ ‍ Ashley Schultz, guest presenter

October 25
“SAP-CAN: A Community Taking Action”
Julie Drechsler, Executive Director of the St. Anthony Park
Community Foundation

November 1
“The Power of Three”
‍ ‍Geena Mitchell & Marilyn Benson

November 8
“What Is Progressive Theology?”
‍ ‍Molly T. Marshall

November 15
“Why is Progressive Theology Essential for Keeping Christianity
Relevant?”
‍ ‍Molly T. Marshall

November 22
“Expanding our Community Behind Bars: Working with Women
Living Inside Shakopee Prison”
‍ ‍Lisa Adams, Chaplain

November 29
“Visio Divina: Images for Advent”
‍ ‍
Judi Petkau

December 6
“Exploring Hymns of Advent”
‍ ‍Rick Prescott

The Forum does not meet on Dec. 13, 20, 27

A woman is giving a lecture about a pipe organ to a group of adult people in a concert hall.

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?