Upcoming Services
Church closed to prevent virus spread
Church activities have been canceled until April 5 in an effort to prevent the church from being a place where members and friends can catch the virus.
Our Minister, Amy Kindred, issued the following statement this afternoon (Saturday):
Dear Ones,
Together, the CLC (Congregational Leadership Committee) and I, have determined that in order to uphold the health and well-being of our community, we need to close the doors at the fellowship beginning tomorrow morning.
There will be no meetings or gatherings at Fellowship Hall or the Coffeehouse starting this Sunday, March 15 through Saturday, April 4, 2020.
The Fellowship will reopen on Sunday, April 5 at 9:30 am. (The CLC will meet, via Zoom, at 7 pm on April 2 to decide if that is still a safe time to reconvene as a group. You will be notified via email if there is a different decision.)
All activities at the fellowship have been suspended. The Minister, the Office Manager and the Choir Director will work from home. The hope is to host a weekly Zoom meeting between staff members.
We are asking people in organizations that rent our building also to abstain from gathering but we recognize the decision is to be determined by leadership in those groups.
As your minister, I am working on ways to keep us connected. I will notify you if a sermon is uploaded to Youtube and I will try to host a few online chat sessions through Zoom.
Also, the CLC is concerned about the well-being of all our friends and members. The group reminds you all that should you need groceries, you may order food from Wal-Mart and Publix and have it delivered to your door.
In the meantime, stay safe, read heartily, seek moments of beauty and if you need to talk, you may call me at 941-916-0957.
Kindly,
Reverend Amy
Sunday, April 5:
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10:30 am: Sunday Service in Friendship Hall  Om, a symbol in Hinduism
Are You on a Journey To or From?
Sermon by Rev. Amy Kindred The Upanishads of India from the 9th century B.C. suggest that both heaven and hell exist in each one of us. In which direction are you focused? |
Music 
Stephen Downen, choir director, keyboard, soloist
Amy Rosebush, pianist
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10:30 am Programs for Children and Youth
Children begin each Sunday morning at Friendship Hall with their parents where they are present for the first few minutes of the adult service. After the chalice lighting, the children come forward for a Story for All Ages and then are “sung off” to Sunday school by the congregation. Read more...
9:15 am: Sunday Morning Discussion in the Coffee House
11:30 am: Coffee, Conversations and Camaraderie
Enjoy coffee, juice and other refreshments as you converse with old friends and make new ones. Join our welcoming and loving community.
The Return of Persephone by Frederic Leighton
April 12, 10:30 am:
Lobster Tale for Easter
Sermon by Rev. Amy Kindred
Persephone returns and all the earth rejoices! Old stories. Who needs them? We do. We do.
Lobster Tale for Easter
Sermon by Rev. Amy Kindred
Persephone returns and all the earth rejoices! Old stories. Who needs them? We do. We do.
April 19, 10:30 am:
Celebrating the Earth
(In Honor of Earth Day)
Sermon by Rev. Amy Kindred
One does not destroy what one knows, what one loves. Now, more than ever, our focus has to be on best practices that support our beloved earth. Our children will lead part of the service today.
Celebrating the Earth
(In Honor of Earth Day)
Sermon by Rev. Amy Kindred
One does not destroy what one knows, what one loves. Now, more than ever, our focus has to be on best practices that support our beloved earth. Our children will lead part of the service today.