by Christine | Oct 26, 2026 | Sermons
Monsters, Masks, and Shadows Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church October 25, 2026 I always loved Halloween as a child. Walking around the neighborhood after dark, accompanied by friends, and hearing all the sounds: the giggles and...
by Christine | Oct 19, 2026 | Sermons
Becoming the Ocean © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church October 18, 2026 When I was a child, I just loved playing on a seesaw whenever I went to a playground. That sense of shooting up into the sky, and then rapidly returning to earth, over and over,...
by Christine | Oct 5, 2026 | Sermons
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...
by Christine | Sep 28, 2026 | Sermons
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...
by Christine | Sep 21, 2026 | Sermons
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...
by Christine | Sep 14, 2026 | Sermons
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...
