News & Announcements
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"]
March Newsletter
March Member Outing Kids Knit & Sew Club Begins Spiritual Reading Group Starts The Garden Tour One-Two-Crew Filling our Pulpit in March and more. Read it here [download id="237"]
Sermon Archive
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...
Trusting Hope
Trusting Hope © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church March 23, 2025 Well. What a year this past week has been. One thing has become clear over the past two months, and that is: we’ve been strapped into a roller coaster for a very long ride. Now, roller coasters...
Upcoming Services
Gloucester UU joins Rockport and Essex for worship this Sunday at First Univ of Essex, or on Zoom.Sunday August 23rd 10 am Stronger Together with Rev. Tess BaumbergerJoin us for a service about how we can be stronger by working together, using the symbols of spinning threads and weaving tapestries. The service will include a simple ritual, poetry, and meditations on the power of collaboration.To join us via Zoom please visit uuessex.org and click on the Zoom link. If you’re coming in person, there is some street parking or you can use the municipal lot. Coming from Gloucester you would go past the church and take your first left onto Martin Street, then go left again on Shepherd Street. Please know the central spots in the lot are reserved for boat and trailer parking during the summer. If you go up the stairs at the end of the lot, you can cross the parking lot and make your way to the church.