Welcome to the Community of St. Bridget
an inclusive Catholic community!
We are a lay led Roman Catholic eucharistic community served by Roman Catholic women priests.
The Community of St. Bridget, an inclusive Catholic community
shares the same location as the Brecksville United Church of Christ
23 Public Square, Brecksville, Ohio 44141
We are easily accessible from I-77 near the intersection of SR 21 and SR 82.
Please join in our joy and come celebrate with us!
Inspired by the words of Pope Francis,
we are a community that builds bridges, NOT walls.
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The Community of St. Bridget, an inclusive Catholic community
shares the same location as the Brecksville United Church of Christ
23 Public Square, Brecksville, Ohio 44141
We are easily accessible from I-77 near the intersection of SR 21 and SR 82.
Please join in our joy and come celebrate with us!
Inspired by the words of Pope Francis,
we are a community that builds bridges, NOT walls.
Join us for Weekly Mass * Subscribe to our Email Newsletter
Visit us on Facebook * Contact us * Donate
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much;
it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.
~Franklin D. Roosevelt
Second Inaugural Address
Wednesday, January 20, 1937
it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.
~Franklin D. Roosevelt
Second Inaugural Address
Wednesday, January 20, 1937
News updates:
CSB hosted the Ordination of four women - read the Cleveland Plain Dealer article
ARCWP Summer Newsletter now LEADING now available.
Catholic Women Preach homily for July 15th - Listen now
View archive of prior news updates
CSB hosted the Ordination of four women - read the Cleveland Plain Dealer article
ARCWP Summer Newsletter now LEADING now available.
Catholic Women Preach homily for July 15th - Listen now
View archive of prior news updates
From left to right:
Toni-Kay Attanasio, Susan Guzik, Mary Eileen Collingwood, Geraldine Lococo, Kathleen O’Connell Sauline
Ordination Day - June 30, 2018
Bishop Mary Eileen Collingwood, ARCWP, ordained four women in Brecksville, Ohio. Susan Guzik, was ordained a priest and Toni-Kay Attanasio, Geraldine Lococo and Kathleen O’Connor Sauline were ordained deacons.
Mary Eileen delivered the following homily:
We gather today to celebrate with great joy the ordination of Susan Marie Guzik as priest, and Toni-Kay Attanasio, Geraldine Lococo, and Kathleen O’Connell Sauline as deacons with the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests.
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Bishop Mary Eileen Collingwood, ARCWP, ordained four women in Brecksville, Ohio. Susan Guzik, was ordained a priest and Toni-Kay Attanasio, Geraldine Lococo and Kathleen O’Connor Sauline were ordained deacons.
Mary Eileen delivered the following homily:
We gather today to celebrate with great joy the ordination of Susan Marie Guzik as priest, and Toni-Kay Attanasio, Geraldine Lococo, and Kathleen O’Connell Sauline as deacons with the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests.
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Scripture readings
The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 7, 8 First reading: Ezekiel 2:2-5 Psalm response: Psalm 123:1-4 Second reading: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Gospel: Mark 6:1-6 The language used in this, and all our liturgies, is inclusive, celebrating our God who is neither female nor male, but beyond all our imagining! The source we use is The Inclusive Bible from the Priests for Equality at the Quixote Center. You can learn more about this marvelous translation here. |
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Homily for the Community of St. Bridget
The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 7, 2018
The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 7, 2018
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The gospel is the only reading that mentions it right out loud, but all of these readings are about stumbling blocks. Ezekiel’s stumbling block was the whole nation of Israel. God calls them “defiant and stubborn.” Despite Ezekiel being one guy and the nation of Israel being, well, a NATION, God sends him out anyway. No surprises here: this is pretty much the job description for a prophet. Jesus was also a prophet. We hesitate to call him that, but that’s what he was. The role of a prophet is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Another part of the job description, and Jesus fits it perfectly. read full homily |
Homily for Holy Spirit Catholic Community
The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 15, 2018
The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 15, 2018
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God gave Amos a new job-- a promotion from pruning trees to preaching, with the assignment to speak truth to power. Amos kept at it, even after the priest Amaziah threw him out of the city. Jesus gave his followers a new job-- a promotion from fishers and tax collectors to preachers, with the assignment to go on the road and cast out demons. Like every prophet, they were sent to preach and to heal-- to bring metanoia to people trampled down by the rich and powerful, to turn lives of ordinary people around in peace and love and justice. And we are called and sent in exactly the same way. read full homily |
This week's quote
Judging others is easy because it distracts us
from the responsibility of judging ourselves.
~Charles F. Glassman
Judging others is easy because it distracts us
from the responsibility of judging ourselves.
~Charles F. Glassman
A reader asks:
Where's the Easter Sunday service? Isn't that the main event?
Where's the Easter Sunday service? Isn't that the main event?
Actually, the main event is the Great Vigil on Saturday night. It is a beautiful liturgy and if you've never been, you are in for a treat! The evening is full of the beautiful symbols of fire and water. Everything is dark and then light fills the place. The celebration is new life and great joy. We hope you can come and see for yourself! (If you still would like an Easter morning service, the Brecksville United Church of Christ, our church home, has a service at 10 am.)
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