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This Sunday, October 17:

Children's Religious Education via Zoom at 9:00 am:

Children's Religious Education
Children’s RE lessons have resumed on Zoom each Sunday morning from 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Anyone with children, grandchildren, or other family members between the age of 4 - 10 who might like to participate should contact Ruth Rodgers at office.mgr.ffp@gmail.com for the weekly reminder and Zoom link. Read more in the class description below.

Sunday Service via Zoom at 10:00 am:

The Nature of Pseudoscience
Sermon by Dr. Massimo Pigliucci
How do we distinguish science from pseudoscience? Is it like pornography vs art, we know it when we see it? According to modern philosophers of science we can do a bit better than that. And much hinges on the concept of, pardon the term, "BS," in the technical sense of that term.
Dr. Massimo Pigliucci is Professor of Philosophy at City College of New York. He is a critic of pseudoscience and creationism and an advocate for secularism and science education. He is the author of 14 books including "How To Be a Stoic," "Field Guide for a Happy Life" and numerous other publications. Massimo holds a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Connecticut and a PhD in philosophy from the University of Tennessee. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which recognized him for his major contributions to studies of gene-environment interactions and his efforts to counter widespread pseudoscientific beliefs.

For the Zoom link or to be put on our email list, please contact office.mgr.ffp@gmail.com.

Dr. Massimo Picliucci

Music

Stephen Downen, choir director, keyboard, soloist and Amy Rosebush, keyboard

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In-person gathering to begin October 24
Based on current Covid-19 numbers for Brevard County, Sunday Services for October 3, 10 and 17 will continue via Zoom. Then on October 24th we will be gathering in person, outdoors, at the Fellowship Hall. There will also be a Zoom link available, so if you can’t make it in person you can still join us via Zoom. Please bring your own chair and umbrella for shade. Hopefully it will be much cooler by then. We are fortunate to always have a breeze off of the Indian River. For the Zoom link or to be put on our email list, please contact office.mgr.ffp@gmail.com .

Ruth Rodgers

We begin each Sunday with an Opening Affirmation (printed below) which all our children say together, along with the accompanying hand gestures, followed by Peaches and Pits (sharing of good and not-so-good things about the week that just passed), and then the lesson. Our October theme is Cultivating Relationships. Rev. Amy Kindred will be the teacher for the October 10 lesson, and she would like for the children, if they have Legos at home, to bring with them to the screen 5 Lego pieces—2 brown with 6 studs, 1 red with 8 studs, and 2 white with 4 studs—for a lesson activity. We will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m., and the lessons generally last around 15 minutes, maybe a few minutes longer. We look forward to seeing all our children, and we invite newcomers and those who attended our summer Art Nature and Theater Camp to join us.

Opening Affirmation
We are Unitarian Universalists (make two U’s by holding up thumb and index finger of each hand and curving into a U shape)
With minds that think (touch forehead with finger)
Hearts that love (put right hand over heart)
And hands that are ready to help (hold both hands out in front cupped in a bowl shape)
Together we care for our Earth (spread arms out in large circle)
And work for Friendship (form arms in X shape over chest to indicate hug)
And Peace in our world. (make peace sign with fingers—spread index and middle finger apart to form V shape)

Light the Chalice podcasts are on our 2021 Recent Services and 2020 Services pages.

Addressing local needs

The following local charities: Daily Bread, Serene Harbor, The Children's Hunger Project, Aging Matters, Space Coast Pride, and The Children's Home Society - have been chosen by our Charity Committee for assistance.

You are welcome to join us in reaching out to the needs of our community. Just tap the Donate button to the left and select "monthly charity" to donate.

Fellowship reopening
Once the Fellowship reopens, we will again offer a large variety of classes, clubs, meeting, and other opportunities during the year:

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!

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 join us at our regular 10:00 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.
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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...

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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.