Rev. Shayna Appel began serving ASC as its contract minister in September 2016. Ordained in the United Church of Christ in 2006, Shayna’s ordination was recognized by the Unitarian Universalist Association in 2014. She is currently serving at First Church in Jaffrey (NH) as well as here at ASC. Shayna generally preaches at ASC on the second and forth Sunday’s of each month, as well as Christmas and Easter.
Click right here Sunday shortly before 10 to join our next online service. Since America woke up to COVID-19 in early March, so very much has changed! We have learned and are learning still how to live together in this virtual world. This Sunday, we learn to say good-bye in it. “It’s A We Thing” with … Continue reading “It’s A We Thing”
What is white privilege and how is it mucking up our world? Join us and find out! Click right here Sunday shortly before 10 to join our next online service. “White-ism” A Sermon Offered to All Souls Church, Unitarian Universalist Order of Service June 14, 2020 Welcome & Announcements Chalice Lighting; By Rebekah Savage We … Continue reading “White-ism”
Click right here Sunday shortly before 10 to join our next online service. It has been said that breakdowns can become springboards for breakthroughs. One of the most prominent breakdowns we are currently experiencing on a national level involves conflicts over how to best limit the spread of COVID-19 without devastating our economy. What does … Continue reading The Heart of the Matter
Click right here next Sunday at 10 to join your ASC friends online. While the coronavirus pandemic has certainly impacted all of our lives in the moment, what are the lessons we have learned from it and will bring forward with us when it comes to pass? Pandemic as Practice A Sermon Offered at All … Continue reading “Pandemic as Practice: Where Do We Go From Here?”
Click right here next Sunday at 10 to join your ASC friends online. While the calendar tells us this Sunday is Easter, the news around us is telling us that our most difficult days lie ahead. So, instead of trying to get our heads around the theme of resurrection that is embedded in the Easter story, … Continue reading Pausing on Passover
12:00 PM – FROM REV. SHAYNA APPEL The annual Ecumenical Good Friday Service, normally held at the Guilford Church, will be available here on YouTube on Friday, April 10 at noon. It will also be streamed on BCTV from noon to 3 p.m. This is a long service but a beautiful one featuring music, readings, meditations and … Continue reading Ecumenical Good Friday Service
Click right here next Sunday at 10 to join Rev. Shayna and your ASC friends online. Back in January we were exploring the theme of Integrity and we learned that getting to a place of integrity was less about adding to who we are and what we do, and more about stripping away all the falsehoods and … Continue reading Wisdom Within
All Souls Church Unitarian Universalist Order of Service for March 22, 2020 At The Outset of the Outbreak Rev. Shayna Appel Blurb Our Buddhist friends tell us that pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional. Could the same be said of fear and anxiety? As we gather for the first time in this new realm … Continue reading Our first on-line service
We began our theme of the month with an exploration of resiliency and were reminded, that while resilience has a lot to do with what is inside us, it equally depends on what is between us… This week we continue exploring what it means to be a people of resilience by examining the intersection between … Continue reading At the Crossroads of Resiliency and Grace
Our Soul Matters them for the month of February is “Resilience.” And, along with the question, “What does it mean to be a people of resilience?” we are asked, “When did we decide that resilience was a solo project?” It’s all a reminder that while resilience has a lot to do with what is inside … Continue reading “The Rest of the Way”
