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Sermon Archive

Sunrise on Easter Sunday (Rev. Wendy Fitting)

The Rev. Wendy Fitting gave this sermon on Easter Sunday - April 8, 2012 Yesterday a dear and thoughtful friend asked me if I liked Christianity … seemed a good idea to think long and hard before answering … but the immediate from the heart and mind response was: ...

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Becoming and Belonging (Rev. Rona Tyndall)

Becoming and Belonging The Rev. Rona Tyndall gave this sermon at the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church on March 18, 2012. Do you like elephants?  I’m crazy about them.  Elephants are not only naturally social creatures, they actually form complex...

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December 19, 2010 Sermon (Rev. Wendy Fitting)

The following was read on the air by radio commentator, Paul Harvey.  (The original author is Bo Lozoff, and Wendy shared it in her December 19th sermon.)  An Open Letter from God My dear children, and believe Me, that is all of you, I consider Myself a pretty patient...

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Canvass Messages

"Sermon on the Amount"  -  Rev. Wendy Fitting Every one of us - when we go to bed at night - makes sure that the house is in order.  The fire is banked. The lights are extinguished. The children have eaten and brushed their teeth and are safe in their beds.  We have...

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Upcoming Services

The Worship of Power, led by Reverend Janet Parsons. As we prepare to celebrate our 250th anniversary on July 4, we look at Christian Nationalism and the threat it poses to democracy. 

 

It's our annual joint service with our friends from the UU Society of Rockport and First Universalist Church of Essex. We welcome them and everyone who wants to join us.

A reminder that Fiesta is underway - Viva! - and street parking will be limited. Please leave some extra time and plan to park on the allée.

Worship is in-person, or at the livestream link below.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIeJfO72kLh-gAtZZT-QOng/live

Recent News

To Do More That Feel

To Do More Than Feel © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church October 5, 2025 One thing that has taken me completely by surprise in recent months has been a growing awareness that many voices on the political right are adamantly opposed to the moral value of...

Sunday Oct 5

To Do More Than Feel, led by Reverend Janet Parsons with music by Steve Lacey. Our spiritual theme for October is Cultivating Compassion. What does compassion ask of us? How is it different than empathy? Join us at 10AM in-person or at the livestream link below....

New Podcast!

New GUU Podcast! "Siding With Love" is Gloucester Unitarian Universalist’s monthly podcast, co-hosted by Reverend Janet Parsons and Carol Bousquet. In our conversations, we’ll explore our religious values and principles that call us to help create a world that is...