News & Announcements
Book Discussion January 17
"The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store" by James McBride. Discussion will be Jan 17th at 1:00PM in the Williams Room.
Book Discussion Group- Dec 6
The book discussion group will meet on Wed. Dec. 6 at 10 a.m.in the WIlliams Room (1st floor). The book chosen is The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. It’s fiction. Anyone is welcome.
Holiday Fair and Middle St Walk- Dec 9
Holiday Fair and Middle Street Walk - Saturday December 9 On Saturday December 9 we will hold our Holiday Fair in conjunction with the Middle Street Walk. Fair hours will be 9 AM to 1:30 PM in our downstairs fellowship hall. We will be having a cookie walk, and...
Religious Education Resumes September 24
We are happy to welcome Kiana DuBose back with us on Sunday mornings, beginning on September 24. Kiana will be offering children's programming for elementary aged children and up downstairs in our Fellowship Hall.
Religious Education Resumes September 24
We are happy to welcome Kiana DuBose back with us on Sunday mornings, beginning on September 24. Kiana will be offering children's programming for elementary aged children and up downstairs in our Fellowship Hall.
Sermon Archive
Jame Baldwin: On Love and Salvation
James Baldwin: On Love and Salvation Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church February 15, 2026 He could have grown to adulthood consumed with hatred. In fact, he harbored great anger at the way his country treated him and other marginalized people....
To Take Back Our Land Again
To Take Back Our Land Again © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church January 18, 2026 As I was writing this sermon yesterday, I heard that there was a large-scale protest taking place in Minneapolis, the city most recently targeted for authoritarian control of...
We Fight for Roses, Too!
We Fight for Roses, Too! © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church January 11, 2026 The story began 114 years ago, on January 1, 1912. That day, a new law took effect in Massachusetts that reduced the number of hours in the work week for women, from 56 hours per...
Prepare Him Room
Prepare Him Room © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church Christmas Eve 2025 One of the most beloved of Christmas church traditions is the staging of Christmas pageants, when a community dresses up in costumes and retells the ancient story, complete with...
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.