by Christine | Sep 14, 2022 | Sermons
All of Life Depends on Water © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church September 11, 2022 All of life depends on water. This summer has been a challenging one for those of us who garden, and my heart goes out to all those who farm, who rely...
by Christine | Sep 6, 2022 | Events and Happenings
For our April title, we will be reading an historical fiction book, The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes. While the time frame dates back to the 1930’s, there are many topics that touch upon subject matter that is relevant to our current era. “Alice Wright marries...
by Christine | Aug 23, 2022 | Sermons
The Sound of Water on Stone © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church August 21, 2022 Last winter, in preparing to set forth on my recent sabbatical, I set a number of goals for myself. This can be risky: I wasn’t confident that I would succeed in achieving most...
by Christine | Aug 16, 2022 | Sermons
Returning to the Well Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church August 14, 2022 It’s a steep climb, up the hill known as Dun I on the Isle of Iona in Scotland. To get to the base of the hill, you open a farmer’s gate, cross a pasture dotted...
by Christine | Aug 8, 2022 | Sermons
Blessings from a Small Island Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church August 7, 2022 It’s a tiny island, the Isle of Iona. To reach it, off the coast of Scotland, a pilgrim has to take a train, a bus, and two ferries. But pilgrimages are supposed to be...
