by Christine | Nov 14, 2019 | Sermons
November 10, 2019 Sermon: Choosing Attention in an Era of Distraction Rev. Sue Koehler-Arsenault, Guest Preacher Martha’s of today, you who are worried and distracted by many things, and all of us, consider Mary, who sat at the feet of Jesus and listened to what he...
by Christine | Nov 4, 2019 | Sermons
To Finally Stand Still Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church November 3, 2019 I’ve been living in my ‘new’ house for just over two years now. It has been a long time since I have moved to a new home, and I’ve been very aware that it takes a long time for...
by Christine | Oct 24, 2019 | Sermons
Love Can Build a House that Stands Forever © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church October 20, 2019 I received an unexpected gift on Wednesday afternoon. A very special gift, in the form of 29 youth, and their adult leaders, who visited us from the First...
by Christine | Oct 1, 2019 | Sermons
Writing in the Book of Life © Reverend Janet Parsons September 29, 2019 It’s hard to deny these past few days: the leaves on the trees are beginning to turn. This past week we’ve been savoring the lingering warmth of late summer, well, early fall, really, and being...
by Christine | Sep 25, 2019 | Sermons
In Praise of the Dappled Things © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church September 15, 2019 Our poet knew no fame during his lifetime. Nor did he seek any. A Jesuit priest, Gerard Manley Hopkins lived a conflicted life; never sure of how to reconcile his...