News & Announcements

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...

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LET IT RING!

Paul Revere’s long association with church bells started as a teenager when he was engaged to ring the bell at Old North Church in Boston. Later, as his business interests continued to grow, he began casting church bells in 1792. Research by the Unitarian Universalist...

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A PLACE IN HISTORY

Throughout its rich history, the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church has collected a significant archive of historical documents, many of which are preserved in the Cape Ann Museum. Over the years, Kate Ruzecki has sorted through much of the paperwork that the...

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Fire Sprinkler & Deterrence Project Update

Over the summer there has been a lot of progress. We received news in June that two large grants, from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund, had been approved. An additional gift was received from Linzee and Beth Coolidge. This...

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Renovated Kitchen Dedicated on June 18

We are proud of our renovated Safe-Serve Kitchen, completed in June. On June 18 we had our first church potluck, blessed the kitchen and thanked all the volunteers who made it possible.

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Board Bylaw Update

A draft of the revised bylaws has been completed by the Board and reviewed by chairpersons of committees, former chairs of the Board of Managers and others who agreed to provide feedback.  We are planning a church conversation on May 21, after the service to present...

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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

Nov 17, 2024

All is Not Lost, led by Reverend Janet Parsons, with Andrew Soll, organist. What can we look to as we adjust to the presidential election results? Where do we find hope, and resolve, and a way forward? Here's a hint: fractals.

Join us at 10am in-person or at the livestream link below.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIeJfO72kLh-gAtZZT-QOng/live

Children's programming will be provided by Kiana during the worship service for elementary-age and older.