Sermon Archive
Blessing of the Animals – Aug 30
Reverend Janet Parsons August 30, 2020 Reflection I’ve had some odd encounters with animals in the past few months, but the oddest of all was while camping a couple of weeks ago. We were sitting at the...
On Racial Justice Part 2 – August 23
On Racial Justice, Pt. 2 WE HAVE THE POWER TO BEGIN THE WORLD OVER AGAIN By Carol Bousquet, August 23, 2020 I believe we are finally at THE day of reckoning. Finally we have conditions and consciousness to change the course of history in the ways our African American,...
A Celebration and Appreciation of Gardens -Aug 2
A Celebration and Appreciation of Gardens by Lucille LePage words delivered on August 2, 2020 at Gloucester UU Church online Sunday service Before we begin our celebration of gardens, I should explain that I’m defining gardens a bit broadly this morning. Of...
Children of the Light – June 21
Children of the Light © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church June 21, 2020 Imagine, for a moment, having nowhere that you could get together with friends, or to meet people, that was legal. Imagine, for a moment, not being welcome anywhere, or even allowed to...
A Meditation on Breathing – May 31
A Meditation on Breathing In our turquoise hymnal there is a song called the Meditation on Breathing: It begins: Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out. And then it continues, When I breathe in, I breathe in peace. When I breathe out, I breathe out love....
Sunday Worship Service June 13, 2021
Sunday, June 13, 2021 10:00 a.m. On Zoom SPECIAL PRIDE SERVICE THIS SUNDAY! Join us on Zoom for a special service in celebration of the Pride Month led by Charles Nazarian, joined by Kathleen Williams, and featuring videos by local LGBTQ musicians performing and...
Spaciousness in Between, Part One – May 10
Reflections for May 10 Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church Spaciousness in Between, Part One© One of the frequent comments about life in this time of pandemic, here in Coronaville, is that it’s hard to keep track of what day it is. Let’s be clear; it’s...
Reflections/ The Movement Into Mystery – May 3
Reflections for May 3, 2020 Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church Betwixt and Between I reached an interesting milestone the other day, on May 1. I suddenly realized that I have not filled the gas tank of my car since the second week of March. It’s been almost...
Radical Gratitude – Apr 26
Radical Gratitude Kelly Knox “There is great joy in an unworn path” – this is according to Lord Byron – a poet from the 16th and early 17th century. He shared this with me from the other side via an herbal tea bag. An unworn path however, often causes great fear and...
The First Easter – April 12
The First Easter Reverend Janet Parsons Today, probably more than any other day, our new way of daily life just feels wrong. We have been asked to make many sacrifices during the past few weeks. And the timing of that is appropriate, in its way, as we have just...
Dreams in the Desert – April 5
Dreams in the Desert Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church April 5, 2020 This week the two religious traditions that give us our roots are celebrating important holidays. It’s Holy Week in the Christian tradition: beginning today with Palm Sunday and...
Sunday Sermon – March 22
Sunday, March 22 2020 Call to Worship As Susan Taormina plays our opening hymn — wordlessly on piano— see if you can recollect singing the version in our hymnal, in which we sing in praise of the blue skies of our homeland, but then acknowledge that other people love...
Upcoming Services
Becoming the Ocean, led by Reverend Janet Parsons. Courage, they say, is contagious. On this weekend when many people take to the streets to protect democratic norms, we'll talk about why collective action is so important. Music provided by Steve Lacey.
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Building A House Called Tomorrow
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...
Sunday Apr 19
Building a House Called Tomorrow, led by Reverend Janet Parsons with music by Steve Lacey. As we do each year, we'll reflect on why we create a church community, and how we support it. In a world that shifts daily, a church is meant to hold the center for us. How...
Returning from the Brink
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...