Sermon Archive
Sermon June 20, 2021
Karl Frank, Sally Waite, Peggy Kimball June 20, 2021 Sally, Peggy, and I have all mentioned along the way a few of our daily spiritual practices, as how the poetry and prayers we brought to you, came to us. If only it had come to us at the edge of the darkness...
Liberation Is For Everyone
Charles Nazarian, June 13, 2021 In a unique celebration of Pride Month, we are enriched this morning by personal messages and songs by LGBTQ musicians Brian King, Deb Hardy with her wife Kerry Mullen, Kaedon Gray, Kerr Griffen, and soon by Johnny Blazes. The freedom...
How Do You Tell Your Story
How Do You Tell Your Story? Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church May 23, 2021 Chimamanda Adichie came to the United States from her homeland of Nigeria in order to attend college, first at Drexel University and then at Eastern Connecticut State University....
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...
Upcoming Services
Gloucester UU joins Rockport and Essex for worship this Sunday at First Univ of Essex, or on Zoom.Sunday August 23rd 10 am Stronger Together with Rev. Tess BaumbergerJoin us for a service about how we can be stronger by working together, using the symbols of spinning threads and weaving tapestries. The service will include a simple ritual, poetry, and meditations on the power of collaboration.To join us via Zoom please visit uuessex.org and click on the Zoom link. If you’re coming in person, there is some street parking or you can use the municipal lot. Coming from Gloucester you would go past the church and take your first left onto Martin Street, then go left again on Shepherd Street. Please know the central spots in the lot are reserved for boat and trailer parking during the summer. If you go up the stairs at the end of the lot, you can cross the parking lot and make your way to the church.
Recent News
Sunday March 29
To Speak Out Against Kings, led by Reverend Janet Parsons. On this Palm Sunday, with a country rife with conflict, we will look at the lessons of prophets, ancient and modern. What do they have to tell us? Music provided by Andrew Glennon and our choir. Worship is...
Deb Hardy and Friends Benefit Concert – May 2
Deb Hardy and Friends Benefit Concert featuring Brian King and Alyce Underhill Saturday May 2nd, 2pm-4:30pm Tickets $15 at the door, all proceeds benefit the church. For details go to debhardymusic.com
Sunday March 22
You Get Your Hell on Earth, led by Reverend Gail Seavey. Music by Robert Noble. Worship is in-person, or at the livestream link below. Please join us at 10am! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIeJfO72kLh-gAtZZT-QOng/live