Countless Small Actions

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

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...
Reparations Service

Reparations Service

Reparations Service. 2/18/24 Remarks Dick Prouty   As you look around this sanctuary today and take in the wonderfully designed woodwork and stained-glass windows, how many of you are aware that this building was built in large part by the fortunes of families on Cape...
Confronting the Past, Creating the Future

Confronting the Past, Creating the Future

Confronting the Past, Creating the Future © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church February 18, 2024     In April of 1862, at the height of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed a law giving freedom to enslaved people in the District of Columbia. This...
Toward a Truly Liberating Theology for UU’s

Toward a Truly Liberating Theology for UU’s

Toward a Truly Liberating Theology for UU’s © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church February 11, 2024     It was Dr. Paul Farmer, the late founder of Partners in Health, who introduced me to the concept of Liberation Theology. I was devouring Tracy Kidder’s...