Sunday July 6

What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? — Reflections for Our Time Honoring Frederick Douglass and Reimagining Freedom Today by Carol Bousquet. This service will also feature a reflection on The Cape Ann Slavery Project by Dick Prouty. Music by Andy Soll and guest...
The Right of Conscience

The Right of Conscience

The Right of Conscience © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church June 15, 2025 On January 21st, 2025, the day following the presidential inauguration, there was a national prayer service held at Washington’s National Cathedral. I read through the service and it...

Sunday June 15

The Right of Conscience, led by Reverend Janet Parsons. On Sunday, we will hold our Annual Meeting. Unitarian Universalists are self-governing, and believers in democracy. What are the ties between religion and democracy? Please join us at 10am. Everyone is welcome!...
We Need You to Be Who You Are

We Need You to Be Who You Are

We Need You to Be Who You Are © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church June 8, 2025 This week, during the parade of daily adventures that range from the absurd to the corrupt to the cruel to the merely incompetent, a memorandum from the Secretary of the Navy...
Finding Our Voices Beyond the Boundaries

Finding Our Voices Beyond the Boundaries

Finding Our Voices Beyond the Boundaries Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church May 18, 2025 “The opposite of war isn’t peace, it’s creation.” I was reminded recently of these lyrics from the song La Vie Boheme in the musical Rent, and they struck me as relevant...