News & Announcements
Next Book Discussion – Dec 15, 2pm
Our pick for the next book group is below. We will meet in the Williams Room on Dec 15. Everyone is welcome. You do not need to be a church member. Questions contact Peter Hornbeck. Everything the Light Touches (2022) by Janice Pariat, mingles fact with fiction,...
Socktober drive – Oct 1-31
The fourth annual Socktober drive is underway during the month of October, sponsored by the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church. Donations of new socks, underwear, hats, gloves and mittens for women and men, girls and boys will benefit the clients of three...
Socktober clothing drive underway
The fourth annual Socktober drive is underway during the month of October, sponsored by the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church. Donations of new socks, underwear, hats, gloves and mittens for women and men, girls and boys will benefit the clients of three...
Book Group – Oct 20, 2026
The Gloucester UU next book group meeting will be at 3 o'clock on Tuesday, October 20. Please note that book club meetings will now be held on the third Tuesday of every other month (i.e., even-numbered months). Please note that the December meeting will not occur on...
Next Book Discussion – Aug 18
We will be discussing Arbornaut by Margaret Lowman on Aug 18, 3pm in the Williams Room. Everyone is welcome. Any questions contact Peter Hornbeck. ARBORNAUT: A LIFE DISCOVERING THE EIGHTH CONTINENT IN THE TREES ABOVE US by Margaret D. Lowman (2021). It is an...
Siding With Love Podcast – Episode 6
SIDING WITH LOVE Podcast Episode #6 Flourishing Together Our church theme this month is Flourishing Together -- and it’s PRIDE Month. Listen to Rev. Janet and co-host Carol Bousquet explore how we flourish together and within our communities. They also open the...
Sermon Archive
Unwavering Defenders
Unwavering Defenders © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church October 4, 2026 In a final essay published after her death just last month, activist and author Gloria Steinem said this, “Eventually, after covering lots of territory and many issues, I...
A New Song for America
A New Song for America © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church September 27, 2026 Every year, sometime in February, I start to notice some subtle changes outdoors. There’s always a morning when I look at the trees and notice that the branches look...
The Will to Turn
The Will to Turn © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church September 20, 2026 “Now is the time for turning… …for us, turning does not come so easily. It takes an act of will for us to make a turn. It means breaking with old habits. It means admitting...
Protecting the Water
Protecting the Water © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church September 13, 2026 One of my favorite walks takes me to the quarries in Pigeon Cove, past Flat Ledge and on up the hill to Carlson’s and then to Steel Derrick. And the past couple of...
Upcoming Services
Monsters and Masks and Shadows, led by Reverend Janet Parsons. As Halloween approaches, and the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, it's a time when the veil between the earthly realm and the unseen grows thin. We enjoy the spooky aspect of the holiday, but what are we really afraid of? What do we try to hide? Join us for a look at some of our oldest fears. Music provided by Steve Lacey.
Worship is in-person or at the livestream link below. Please join us at 10am. Everyone is welcome!
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