News & Announcements
December 2015 Newsletter
Janet's Reflections - Sunday and Special Services - Christmas Fair - Special Events - Religious Education Schedule - Updates... and more. [download id="271"]
November 2015 Newsletter
Janet’s Reflections: In Gratitude for This Community -- November pulpit schedule -- History “Revealed” -- Circle Dinners -- Religious Education Notes …and more [download id="269"]
October 2015 Newsletter
Janet's Reflections - October Pulpit Schedule - Halloween Event - Toward Improved Functioning .... and more! Read it here [download id="258"]
September 2015 Newsletter
We’re beginning a new year with a new minister and some new programs. Monthly newsletters are returning with this September issue. It’s jam packed with ideas, pictures, updates, etc. — please take some time and read it (you can do it in “batches” if you want) so...
June 2015 Newsletter
Filling Our Summer Pulpit Remembering "Brad" Interim Musings "Thumbs Up" for Rev. Parsons Religious Education Plans Music Notes Another Awards Success and MORE! [download id="248"]
May 2015 Newsletter
Rev. Jenny "Unveiled" Filling Our Pulpit in May Gloucester Citizenship Awards Final Concert in 2014-15 Series May Celebration - May Crafts - R.E.marks from Rose Board Notes Inspired "Ministries" and more! Read it here [download id="247"]
Sermon Archive
Our Sheltering Promise
Our Sheltering Promise Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church April 27, 2025 “This is no time for a casual faith.” One of my strongest memories of the protests against the white supremacists who showed up in Charlottesville, Virginia back in the summer of 2017 is...
Rising Up in Joy
Rising Up in Joy Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church April 20, 2025 “Life happens, keeps happening… One day, it happens; you take a breath, and it doesn’t hurt to breathe. You start to see people again, really see them. Hope rises. Community rises. You rise....
Of Empire and Liberation
Of Empire and Liberation © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church April 13, 2025 This is the time of year when life begins to return, and the Spirit is moving. In two of the world’s important religious traditions, Judaism and Christianity, ancient stories are...
Sabbath as Resistance
Sabbath as Resistance Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church March 30, 2025 (adapted from original 1/3/16) “Let there be stillness in my heart for a moment, the balance point between breathing in and breathing out, like the pause of a dancer between movements in...
Upcoming Services
Led by Reverend Janet Parsons with music by Steve Lacey.
Sunday, September 13 is our traditional Ingathering, where we look forward to being together again after summer activities. Our theme for September is Beginnings, and we'll be marking our new church year in two ways.
First, we'll be holding our traditional Water Ceremony. If you have gathered water from a trip or from a moment that meant something special to you, please bring a small amount to add to our common bowl. We mingle this water to symbolize our reconnection as a community. If you haven't saved some water, no worries - we will have pitchers of water that you can pour from while you describe what it means to you.
Second, we will be holding a Blessing of the Backpacks to mark the beginning of the school year. If you are a student or a teacher, or if you are beginning a new venture of another sort, please bring your backpack, briefcase, or tote bag to church with you, and we'll bless them and your new beginning.
Worship is in-person or at the livestream link below.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIeJfO72kLh-gAtZZT-QOng/live