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 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

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News updates:
ARCWP Spring 2019 Newsletter LEADING now available.
Catholic Women Preach homily for April 21st - Listen now 
View archive of prior news updates

2019 Holy Week Schedule:
Holy Thursday:  4/18/19, 6:30 pm. Lower Level; Ecumenical Service with BUCC
Good Friday:  4/19/19, 7 pm. Main Parlor; Reflection on Women at the Foot of the Cross with Communion Service
Easter Vigil:  Saturday, 4/20/19, 7:30pm., Main Parlor

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Scripture readings
Second Sunday of Easter
April 27th, 28th 2019

First Reading:  Acts 5: 12-16
Psalm: 118
Second Reading:  Revelations 1: 9-13. 17-19
Gospel:  John 20: 19-31

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Homily for the Community of St. Bridget
The Easter Vigil
Saturday, April 20, 2019

It is probably safe to say that all of us are familiar with the transformation that takes place before a butterfly spreads its wings.  It’s within the chrysalis, or cocoon, that the “transformation” happens. From the outside it looks like the caterpillar is resting, but inside big things are happening – remarkable transformation called metamorphosis is going on as the caterpillar is changing its shape and form.  It is amazing to patiently watch the transfiguration from caterpillar to butterfly!  Many a person has marveled at this site!

And so, I ask, quite sincerely and honestly:  Why is it that the men of the church come up with celebrations for Mary, the Mother of Jesus, without consulting women? ​
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Homily for Holy Spirit Catholic Community
Easter Sunday, Resurrection of the Lord
April 21st 2019

“He was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.” 
Scenes like this Emmaus story, 
where people extend hospitality to strangers 
and receive a supernatural benefit, 
were common lore at Jesus’ time. 
Jesus would have been in his early teens 
when the Greek poem Metamorphoses circulated, 
that book-length poem 
where Ovid showed Philemon and Baucis 
entertain the gods Jupiter and Mercury 
and only recognize them when the wine replenished itself.​
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