News & Announcements
Book Discussion – Tuesday, May 30th at 7:00pm – The Years by Annie Ernaux
Our next book selection was winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature and has been shortlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize. To allow for more folks to participate in the discussion, we will be meeting in the evening. Mark your calendars and spread...
Book Discussion Group Meeting: July 11 at 10:00 AM
Please join in the fun of reading and discussing books at GUUC. Our last book, The Years by Annie Ernaux, was well-received by most and our lively discussion was accompanied by homemade madeleines, macarons, Camembert, a baguette and bottled Perrier water. C’est...
Third Annual Local Socks and Underwear Drive Expands Scope
April 1 through 30, 2023 Everyone needs socks and underwear but you can’t buy them in a thrift store! They’re essential but too personal to be handed down. During the month of April, for the third year in a row, the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church will join...
The Giver of Stars – Book Discussion for April
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...
Book Group Selection for October: The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny.
(Date change from October 11 to Oct 20, 2pm) For those of you not familiar with Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and the inhabitants of Three Pines, settle in for a murder investigation with characters you will come to love. But there is way more to the story than a...
Sermon Archive
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...
Upcoming Services
To Take on Tomorrow, led by Reverend Janet Parsons with music by Andrew Soll and the church choir. On this Martin Luther King weekend, the country is at an inflection point.
Our service is in-person, or at the livestream link below. Everyone is welcome!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIeJfO72kLh-gAtZZT-QOng/live
Kiana will be providing childcare for elementary-age and older.