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 14th - 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
The Easter Vigil
Saturday, April 20, 2019

First Reading:  Genesis 1:1-2:2
Second Reading:  Exodus 14:15-15:1
Third Reading: Isaiah 55:1-11
Fourth Reading:  Ezekiel 36:16-28
Fifth Reading:  Romans 6:3-11
Gospel:  Luke 24:1-12

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Homily for the Community of St. Bridget
Homily for the Second Sunday in Advent/Immaculate Conception 
December 8th, 2018

There is much written and proclaimed about the season of Advent.  We often are directed to reflect on spiritually birthing anew Jesus for our time, and on his eternal companionship.  And this, of course, is all good.

However, by directing our minds to Jesus during this time, we totally miss the point that the Advent Season is really about Mary, the Mother of Jesus.  It is about her pregnancy and carrying and waiting for her child to be born.  It is about her body cradling and protecting the baby that is growing and maturing in her womb.  It is about waiting for the birth of this child under very rough circumstances.  It’s about her willingness to do this.  And we wait with her, anticipating this new life for ourselves, as well as its impact on our world.

So, today, within this Advent Season, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

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
Passion (Palm) Sunday 
April 14th 2019

The early Christians had more than one way 
to experience Jesus in their lives, 
so we hear the stories 
about his passion and death 
as told by Mark, Matthew, John, and Luke, 
each of them a different way for us 
to become another Christ in our world. 
Partly because of the differences in those stories, 
scholars believe that the gospel we heard today 
does not contain the actual words that Jesus himself spoke. 
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