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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...
Build Back Fossil Free Letter to President Biden
The GUU Board of Trustees voted in February to join the UUA, UU Service Committee, UU Ministry for Earth, UU Social Justice and UU State Action Networks on the Build Back Fossil Free Letter to President Biden to take Executive Action on climate. On February 24...
In Memoriam – May 24
In Memoriam Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church May 24, 2020 Do you know why we persist in referring to the influenza epidemic that began in 1918 the “Spanish Flu?” It did not start in Spain. In fact, historians believe that it is very...
Tradition and Innovation
It’s nearly 10:00 a.m. on Sunday morning as Reverend Janet Parsons looks out across the 1806 meetinghouse where she is minister. The Paul Revere bell high in the tower above has just called out its final reminder that the service is about to begin. A clock by Simon...
WATCH YOUR STEPS!
These days, master craftsman Jay McLauchlan is spending a lot more time in the 1806 Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse – and for good reason. He is rebuilding both stairways that lead up to the chancel, and you can be certain that they will be constructed...
Sermon Archive
Power Without Love…Love Without Power
Power Without Love…Love Without Power © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church January 14, 2024 It wasn’t until the election of 2016 that I fully came to understand the depth of the derision and dislike that conservative sectors of our country, actually,...
To Lead with Love
To Lead with Love © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church January 7, 2024 We speak often about love. Love is, perhaps, the greatest force we know, perhaps the greatest mystery, ‘the only magic’ it was called in our reading earlier. So we think about it,...
The Risk of Birth
The Risk of Birth Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church Christmas Eve, 2023 In 1973, the poet Madeleine L’Engle wrote these words: “This is no time for a child to be born, With the earth betrayed by war & hate And a comet slashing the sky to warn That...
Saying “Yes” to Mystery
Saying “Yes” to Mystery © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church December 3, 2023 The other day the Washington Post reported that a lobsterman in Maine had pulled up a two-colored lobster. The lobsterman, named Jacob Knowles, was fascinated by his discovery and...
Upcoming Services
September 22, 2024
This Sunday's worship is led by Reverend Janet Parsons, with music provided by Susan Taormina.
This weekend fall arrives. We pause at the equinox, known to earth-centered traditions as Mabon, to celebrate the bounty of the harvest and to look ahead to the colder months.
Please join us at 10am in-person or at the livestream link below.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIeJfO72kLh-gAtZZT-QOng/live
Kiana will be providing childcare for elementary-age and older during the service.