Sunday, May 24:

Light the Chalice podcast, Episode 10:
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Healthy Choice Challenge
​Sermon by Rev. Amy Kindred
Click here for episode 10 of Light the Chalice podcast... ​​
Music
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Stephen Downen, choir director, keyboard, soloist
Amy Rosebush, pianist
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cow, as related in episode 10
My life flows on in endless song
above earth’s lamentation.
I hear the real though far-off hymn
that hails a new creation.

Through all the tumult and the strife
I hear the music ringing.
It sounds an echo in my soul.
How can I keep from singing!

What though the tempest ‘round me roars,
I know the truth, it liveth.
What though the darkness ‘round me close,
songs in the night it giveth.
No storm can shake my inmost calm
while to that rock I’m clinging.
Since love prevails in heaven and earth,
how can I keep from singing!
 
When tyrants tremble as they hear
the bell of freedom ringing,
when friends rejoice both far and near,
how can I keep from singing!
 
To prison cell and dungeon vile
our thoughts to them are winging;
when friends by shame are undefiled,
how can I keep from singing!
​Online Coffee Hour at 11 am 
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​Contact Rev. Amy Kindred at minister.ffp@gmail.com if you'd like to join us. 


Light the Chalice, Episodes 1 - 9, are on our 2020 Recent Sermons page.​
Friendship Fellowship is deeply committed to keeping our community and our members safe during this time of Covid 19.  We offer a large variety of classes, clubs, meeting, and other opportunities during the year, which, now, we have put on hold.  When we all get back together please look into some of these events:

The Men’s Club
The Book Club
The Woman’s Circle
Children’s Sunday School,
Choir
Social action
Weekly movies
Pot lucks

We are a social group as well as spiritual and we miss being together.  This too shall pass.  Keep active on Facebook and our Web page to find out when and how we will open in the future. 
We miss you!​
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GA is only $150
The Unitarian Universalist Association's annual General Assembly takes place online June 24 - 28. This year it will be 100% virtual, with registration only costing $150. Some events will be available on this page, as noted below.
General Assembly to be shown June 25 to 28
The following General Assembly events will be streamed live on this page. Read more about General Assembly... 

  • General Sessions usually during the afternoons of Thursday, Friday and Saturday
    These are the sessions during which the business of the Association is conducted, moderated by Mr. Barb Greve and Elandria Williams. The schedule is available     ​at www.uua.org/sites/live-new.uua.org/files/2020_grid_east.pdf
  • Service of the Living Tradition Thursday, June 25, at 6 pm
    Led by the Ministries and Faith Development Staff Group, this service honors fellowshipped and credentialed religious leaders; remembering those who have died, recognizing those who have completed active service and welcoming those who have received fellowship or credentialed status in the past year. The service includes a collection to benefit the Living Tradition Fund. 
  • Synergy Bridging Worship Friday, June 26, at 6 pm
    This is a transformative multigenerational worship. Come be inspired and illuminated at a celebration of treasured worship elements, rites of passage and brilliant contemporary musical performances.​
  • Sunday Morning Worship Sunday, June 28, at 10 am
    Join us for the largest annual gathering of UUs joining in worship. The worship service will include a collection for the Tomaquag Museum, an indigenous museum featuring an extensive collection and archive of Southern New England tribal communities. 
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Beware of scams. Our minister does not solicit contributions by email. Click here to see what these scams look like...
Stephen Downen leading the Art Nature and Theater campers in song this past summer.

What Is Unitarian Universalism?

If you'd like to get a better idea of what Unitarian Universalism is and whether our way of responsibly searching for truth and meaning might be for you, this welcome written by our Minister Emeritus, Rev. Dr. John M. Higgins, gives a quick preview:

"Welcome to this place.

This is a place where no revealed truths are promoted and no scripture or human being accepted as infallible. It is a place for searching for truth, but we are believers.

We believe in intellectual freedom, we believe in justice, we believe in compassion, and for concern for each other and for the whole world. We believe in commitment to those ideals which make us active in the struggle for human dignity.
We are Unitarian Universalists."

Who is Friendship Fellowship at Pineda?
Born of the liberal Unitarian Universalist tradition and dedicated to the principles of a free faith, Friendship: We welcome all who long for a free and open atmosphere in which to search for their own faith, expand their spiritual horizons, or find new ways to interact with the world in which they live. We welcome diversity of belief and lifestyle because everyone deserves the stimulation of an intellectually active, emotionally supportive and socially conscious community.

 - The inherent worth and dignity of every living person
 - Justice, equity, and compassion in human relations
 - Acceptance of one another and encouragement in spiritual grown in our congregations
 - A free and responsible search for truth and reasoning
 - The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process
 - The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all
 - Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

This congregation affirms and promotes the full participation of persons in all our activities and endeavors, including membership, programming, hiring practices, and the calling of religious professionals without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age or national origin.
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Welcome to Friendship Fellowship at Pineda
We are a Unitarian Universalist congregation located in Brevard County on US1 just north of the Pineda Causeway. You are invited to visit us at our regular 10:30 am Sunday service, regardless of your background and your personal, political, or spiritual beliefs. 
​click here for directions.

Our Minister

The Reverend Amy Kindred began full-time ministry with Friendship Fellowship at Pineda in November, 2018.
Read more... 
Easter Eggs Found
Children enjoyed hunting Easter eggs at the Fellowship on Easter Sunday . See more pictures...
Children's projects displayed
Our Religious Education group recently planted avocado seeds and made some clay creations, pictured above. More pictures are expected from the upcoming Easter egg hunt. Please bring your children and/or /grandchildren to join in the fun. See more pictures...