Sermon Archive
A Time for Balance, A Time for Gratitude
A Time for Balance, A Time for Gratitude © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church September 22, 2024 I’ve been noticing an interesting trend all along the shoreline here on Cape Ann in the past couple of years: perhaps you have as well. On many of our rocky...
It is Love That Sets Us Free
It is Love That Sets Us Free © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church September 15, 2024 Back in 2014, some cities in Ohio, including Columbus, Dayton, and Springfield, decided to join a network of communities, a task force, that formed under the name Welcoming...
The Blessing and Grace of Water
The Blessing and Grace of Water © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church September 8, 2024 There are so many ways to talk about water, to think about water. We often consider water as a wellspring, as a source; a still pool that grounds us. But water can also be...
Choose Joy
Choose Joy © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church August 25, 2024 I spent the early part of the summer feeling badly stuck, pinned on the horns of a serious dilemma. You see, I admire our president, President Joe Biden, and hold deep respect for the work that...
For Those Who Live at the Shoreline
For Those Who Live at the Shoreline © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church June 2, 2024 It was such a joy to be present at the flag-raising at City Hall this past Friday to kick off the month of June as Pride Month. It was the largest crowd at this event I’ve...
The Highest Good is Like Water
For All You Who Let Yourselves Feel
For All You Who Let Yourselves Feel © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church April 28 2024 We’ve been talking a lot the past couple of weeks about the interconnectedness of everything here on Earth, from unseen life underground to all the plants and animals...
Mother Earth, Mother Trees
Mother Earth, Mother Trees © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church April 21, 2024 It could be said that Suzanne Simard’s lifelong fascination with forests began one day when she was six and her grandfather’s dog ended up trapped in the outhouse. Suzanne’s...
The Cloud in the Paper
The Cloud in the Paper © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church April 14, 2024 Diana Beresford was orphaned at the age of 12. Both of her parents died within months of each other, and she was left in the care of an indifferent uncle in the city of Cork, in...
Universal Resurrection
Universal Resurrection © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church March 31, 2024 There is so much that we understand about this time of year, this time when life begins to emerge from the cold, barren earth. We know enough science to anticipate this emergence, to...
Countless Small Actions
Countless Small Actions © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church March 10, 2024 We had a good time talking about butterflies in our service last week. For those who weren’t here or watching online, I was talking about how personal transformation in our lives...
Imaginal Cells
Imaginal Cells © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church March 3, 2024 He was an enemy of the earliest Christians, a Pharisee named Saul of Tarsus, who was charged with hunting down the apostles and their followers, and ordering them dragged off to prison. He...
Upcoming Services
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 well can we hold it?
Worship is in-person, or at the livestream link below.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIeJfO72kLh-gAtZZT-QOng/live
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Sunday March 15
Making the World Come Alive, led by Reverend Janet Parsons, with guest musician Andrew Glennon. This is a time of waiting: for spring, for peace, for coming to life again. How can we make room for holiness to emerge? Worship is in-person, or at the livestream link...
The Beginning of Devotion
The Beginning of Devotion © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church March 8, 2026 In one of his most famous passages explaining his decision to live alone in the Concord woods for two years, Henry David Thoreau wrote, “I went to the woods because I...
Sunday Mar 8
The Beginning of Devotion, led by Reverend Janet Parsons. This month we will be asking ourselves what it is worth paying attention to. And where does paying attention lead us? Please join us at 10:00 a.m.: everyone is welcome! Music by Steve Lacey. Worship is...