Sermon Archive
To Build a Church
To Build a Church Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church May 9, 2021 Sixty-one years ago this week, in May of 1960, representatives of the Unitarians and the Universalists met and voted overwhelmingly to consolidate their two denominations into one new...
In the Beginning
In the Beginning © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church May 2, 2021 There are so many stories. The life of the world is held in our stories. Our own lives are made up of stories, one after the other, flowing into each other, weaving our lives into the...
Sermon for Earth Day Sunday
4.25.21 Sermon for Earth Day Sunday. Dick Prouty Becoming? What are we becoming because of the effects of climate change on our planet? What can we become? I’ve been working on climate issues locally since I retired from PA in 2015. In 2015 we...
Motion is the Reality
Motion is the Reality Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church April 18, 2021 I hope that you are able to think of yourself as a shimmering jewel, one of billions that together make up the universe. Can you picture it? What color would you be? We Unitarian...
Hope Rises
Hope Rises © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church April 4, 2021 I find that in recent weeks I have been thinking back frequently to last Easter. I remember the almost heartbreaking hope we had, on that last Sunday together in March of...
Tales of Liberation
Tales of Liberation Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church March 28, 2021 Passover The story of Passover is an ancient one. A famine in Israel forced the patriarch Jacob to lead his large extended family to Egypt, to reunite with his...
A Year in the Life
A Year in the Life© Two Reflections Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church March 14, 2021 1) A Year in the Life Like many of my colleagues, and perhaps many of you, I have had a song stuck in my head this week: Seasons of Love, from the musical Rent. ...
The Silent Vow – Mar 7
The Silent Vow Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church March 7, 2021 Perhaps the most compelling task we face as humans is that of sorting out what truly belongs to ourselves, and what the world imposes upon us. Over our lifetimes, we are constantly moving:...
To Walk Together – Feb 28
To Walk Together Reverend Janet Parsons, Gloucester UU Church February 28, 2021 There comes a time, when a person has started attending seminary, that attending parties starts to become a little bit weird. Old friends aren’t quite sure what to say to you, so they...
An Orientation of the Heart – Feb 14
An Orientation of the Heart Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church February 14, 2021 “We will rebuild, reconcile, and recover. And every known nook of our nation and every corner called our country, our people diverse and beautiful, will emerge battered and...
Where We See Everyone’s Face – Feb 7
Where We See Everyone’s Face Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church February 7, 2021 It’s hard to talk about Beloved Community these days. It’s hard to imagine it, to summon its ideals, its grace, and its promise of unconditional love. It’s hard to consider...
Imaginings – Jan 31
Imaginings – Rev Janet Parsons and Karl Frank Jan 31, 2021 We have such an unusual and interesting service for you this morning! Thank goodness we have five Sundays this month. There has been a theme all month, but we’ve barely been able to scratch the surface of it...
Upcoming Services
Summer offers us a chance to attend Brunch Church!
Please join us in the Social Hall Sunday morning for an informal service that is centered around a shared meal and guided conversation. Steve Lacey will provide the music. Please note: there will be no livestream Sunday morning since we will be downstairs. Following the service, Lisa Smith from the Cape Ann Climate Coalition will be joining us: see below for more information.
Free Home Energy Coaching
On Sunday, July 12 Lisa Smith from Cape Ann Climate Coalition will be in the Social Hall following the service to answer questions about CACC's new energy coaching service. Please check out the green flyer here and come to talk to Lisa about your home's energy needs.
Recent News
Sunday Feb 22
To Live Like a River Flows, led by Reverend Janet Parsons. Since the time of the ancient Greeks we've been told that the only constant in life is change. As we continue our exploration of Resilience, this Sunday we will ask how do we face change? Music provided by...
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....
Sunday Feb 15
James Baldwin: On Love and Salvation, led by Reverend Janet Parsons. Join us as we honor Black History Month by returning to the wisdom of author James Baldwin, and his thoughts on religion, and how love saves us. Music by Robert Noble. Worship is in-person, or at the...