News & Announcements
Book Discussion Group Meeting: July 11 at 10:00 AM
Please join in the fun of reading and discussing books at GUUC. Our last book, The Years by Annie Ernaux, was well-received by most and our lively discussion was accompanied by homemade madeleines, macarons, Camembert, a baguette and bottled Perrier water. C’est...
Third Annual Local Socks and Underwear Drive Expands Scope
April 1 through 30, 2023 Everyone needs socks and underwear but you can’t buy them in a thrift store! They’re essential but too personal to be handed down. During the month of April, for the third year in a row, the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church will join...
The Giver of Stars – Book Discussion for April
For our April title, we will be reading an historical fiction book, The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes. While the time frame dates back to the 1930’s, there are many topics that touch upon subject matter that is relevant to our current era. "Alice Wright marries...
Book Group Selection for October: The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny.
(Date change from October 11 to Oct 20, 2pm) For those of you not familiar with Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and the inhabitants of Three Pines, settle in for a murder investigation with characters you will come to love. But there is way more to the story than a...
Build Back Fossil Free Letter to President Biden
The GUU Board of Trustees voted in February to join the UUA, UU Service Committee, UU Ministry for Earth, UU Social Justice and UU State Action Networks on the Build Back Fossil Free Letter to President Biden to take Executive Action on climate. On February 24...
Sermon Archive
Practicing Hope as a Verb
Practicing Hope as a Verb © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church December 7, 2025 “Imagine the world as a theater,” wrote author Rebecca Solnit. “Imagine the world as a theater. The acts of the powerful and the official occupy center stage. The traditional...
Grief..And Gratitude
Grief…And Gratitude Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church November 2, 2025 Often when I am leading a memorial service, I tell the people gathered that “it is hard and important work” that we are doing together as we prepare to say goodbye to someone we love. In...
Fiercely Compassionate
Fiercely Compassionate © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church October 26, 2025 Times are hard in the city of Chicago these days. Since September 9, when the Department of Homeland Security launched what it named Operation Midway Blitz, over 1000 people have...
Proclaiming Democracy
Proclaimdem/rel101925 Rev. Art McDonald Oct 19, 2025 I’m one of those dinosaurs who still gets the daily newspaper, the Boston Globe, delivered 7 days a week. As a Latin American historian once wrote, I eat the newspaper for breakfast. A few months back, an article in...
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!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIeJfO72kLh-gAtZZT-QOng/live