All Our Memories of Love Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church November 1, 2026   “There she goes,” somebody said. I love this story.   One of the many things I love about being a Unitarian Universalist minister is that people trust me with their...

  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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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What Brought You Here Jonathan Hudgins, 8/16/2026   Readings Much of what brought me here is the history of this place. So, buckle up, I’ll be weaving plenty of history into today’s service.   ---   In July 1846, A D Mayo became the pastor of our Gloucester...

Living the Ineffable   Service, August 2, 2026, Jim Seavey, Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church   Responsive Reading:                                     These Roses, # 556 in Singing the Living Tradition   These roses under my window make no...

Flower Communion reflections July 5, 2026 by Lucille LePage Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church   So, here are your flowers – and here we are, together.  It is cause for celebration. Today we take part in the Flower Communion, as people have done for more...

The Worship of Power © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church June 28, 2026   Earlier this month, the Department of Defense took the unusual step of eliminating the majority of official religious affiliations for service members, from 211 down to 31. And of...