Rev. April Frazier is a Board Certified Chaplain and after working in hospitals and pastoral care in a parish, has spent most of her career in home hospice. She is an Affiliated Community Minister with Shoreline UUC. She received her M.Div. at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. She finds joy in nature, creative projects, and spending time with her family.
In a world where there is so much work to do for justice, we can feel overwhelmed with the immense need and lose hope that what we are doing makes any difference. By engaging with the issues right in front of us, I unexpectedly discovered my place in the fight for worker’s rights. We can … Continue reading How Union Work Can Give Us Hope
There is a loneliness that comes from hiding our true selves and keeping silent about what we need. By risking speaking our truth with persons we can trust, there is the possibility of connection, which can break down the barriers of isolation, leaving room for the freedom and beauty of transformation. This is a vision … Continue reading Risking Transformation
Have you ever felt like “feeling grateful” was one more thing on your to-do list? Or a cliche that makes you roll your eyes? Or maybe wonder if it is even possible to pay attention to gratitude when everything else happening in the world crowds it out? Let’s take a breath, take off the pressure … Continue reading Irreverent/Reverent Gratitude
Engaging our creativity is a way to ground ourselves, find strength and connect in community. Creativity can offer opportunities to shift perceptions, ease difficult feelings and provide solace. It sustains us, helps us feel fully alive and makes an opening for joy in the midst of everything. Read Order of Service here
