by Christine | May 18, 2026 | Sermons
This Curious Religion © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church May 17, 2026 People tend to think that it’s easy to be a Unitarian Universalist. After all, they like to tell us, we can believe anything that we want! What could be simpler? And the...
by Christine | May 6, 2026 | Sermons
The Blessing and the Curse © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church May 3, 2026 I was attempting to meditate for a short while yesterday. I am confident that I possess some gifts, but to be honest, meditation just doesn’t seem to be one of them. I...
by Christine | Apr 27, 2026 | Sermons
To Learn from the Land © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church April 26, 2026 In Northern India, in the state of Meghalaya, which means “the abode of the clouds”, there is a mountainous region known as the Khasi Hills. Many Unitarian Universalists...
by Christine | Apr 22, 2026 | Sermons
Building a House Called Tomorrow © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church April 19, 2026 When you think about it, a church really is a remarkable thing. To open the service I chose words of a colleague, the Reverend Leslie Takahashi, that set forth...
by Christine | Apr 13, 2026 | Sermons
Returning from the Brink © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church April 12, 2026 First Reflection: At the Brink It has been, perhaps, the most frightening week of recent memory. To find the equivalent, I found myself going back to September...
by Christine | Apr 7, 2026 | Sermons
Dying is the Opposite of Leaving © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church Easter Sunday April 5, 2026 Today is a day of stories. We enter into this day, that we call Easter Sunday, thinking we know the story. But there are many stories, many layers, many...