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The Community of St. Bridget
Meaningful liturgical worship is the foremost ministry of our faith community. Each liturgy is an inclusive catholic experience. This means our prayers, songs, and preaching use inclusive language. Our theology is creation-centered and based on the belief that we are an original blessing; there is no atonement theology. Members come together to create the liturgy – from planning, drafting, and editing to full participation, creating authentic liturgical prayer and sharing in the sacred space among us.
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Ministries of the Community of St. Bridget reflect the charisms of Bridget of Kildare: hospitality, reverence for nature, healing, kindness, and gender equality. We seek the Divine Feminine through gatherings for dreamwork and discussion/prayer around topics including antiracism, the natural world, and Christian feminism. We seek healing through ministry to women, our LGBTQIA+ siblings, and the poor.
There’s room for everyone under the mantel of St. Bridget.
What are we supposed to do with dreams?
Could DREAMS be yet another way that Divine Mystery whispers to us…shouts to us…loves us? Could it be that there is yet another sacrament—a way to encounter the Living God?
Natural Dreamwork is one way to explore the richness that dreams bring. It is a process that assists dreamers in bringing to life the images, characters, and feelings in dreams.
Learn more about how contemplating dreams can become a spiritual practice, email Donna at donnmazz@gmail.com or visit donnamazzola.com. No fees are charged for these gatherings.
Donna Mazzola is a certified practitioner of both Natural Dreamwork and Projective Dreamwork. She is a passionate advocate for the potency of dreams and their ability to transform one’s waking life experience.
Mantle of Wisdom
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CSB Monthly Book Group Meeting Schedule
for 2024-2025
Atlas of the Heart, by Brené Brown
Caroline Lampereur Coughlin, Facilitator*
Start date: October 9th 12:00 pm Eastern
(2nd Wednesdays Noon - 1:30 PM Eastern)
To receive the Zoom meeting link, email Nancy at ntondy@gmail.com.
Please join us! There is no requirement to attend every meeting.
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Oct. 9, 2024
Introduction (pp. xi-xxx)
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Nov. 13, 2024, Chapter 1
Places We Go When Things Are Uncertain or Too Much (pp. 2-15)
Dec. 11, 2024, Chapter 2
Places We Go When We Compare (pp. 16-37)
Jan. 8, 2025, Chapter 3
Places We Go When Things Don’t Go as Planned (pp. 38-55)
Feb. 12, 2025, Chapter 4
Places We Go When It’s Beyond Us (pp. 56-67)
March 12, 2025, Chapter 5
Places We Go When Things Aren’t What They Seem (pp. 68-87)
April 9, 2025, Chapter 6
Places We Go When We’re Hurting (pp. 88-113)
May 14, 2025, Chapter 7
Places We Go With Others (pp. 114-131)
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*In his audiobook, To Bless the Space Between Us, John O’Donohue shares, “If every tourist, would become a pilgrim.” As we come together and discuss Atlas of the Heart, I invite us to be gardeners in our own gardens. It may be a physical or imaginary garden …of flowers, vegetables, rocks, shrubs, sand, or a combination of all of these forms… and maybe there is another image that arises in you.
May we hold open, kind, and curious space for our lived experiences, while holding and tending to our present moment with Sophia’s deep wisdom and love.
May we learn, notice, name, and practice the language of emotions in order to model vulnerability, Grace, and Jesus’s way of seeing and being with people.
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In the Mantle of Wisdom, we offer support,
seeking a greater depth of understanding of our faith,
the times we live in, and the Gospel call to love one another.
The Mantle of Wisdom is a reference to the blessed cloak
of St. Bridget of Kildare.
We gather “under this mantle,”
seeking the guidance of the Divine Feminine.
For details about this ministry, email Nancy Tondy (ntondy@gmail.com).
A Ministry of Compassion
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Not all women who have procured an abortion have negative residual effects from their experience. But for those who do, for any woman who is experiencing lingering effects – no matter how long it has been – this ministry is offered for YOU.
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Contrary to other post abortion ministries you may have encountered, you will not be asked to seek forgiveness, nor will guilt trips be laid upon you. You will be embraced with love and compassion so that you may discover your potential to live freely and enjoy the wholeness of your being.
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To explore the life-giving benefits of this opportunity, contact Mary Eileen Collingwood at mecreg6@yahoo.com. All responses are confidential.
The Community of St. Bridget has welcomed Dignity Northeast Ohio as a ministry.
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As a social justice organization, DignityUSA works toward full inclusion in the Catholic Church for all LGBTQIA and Ally Catholics, and full inclusion for women through the dismantling of the patriarchy.
Dignity/NE OH community was formed in 2022 and invites all to join
us at future meetings and presentations.
You can follow Dignity NEOhio on Facebook
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For more information, please contact: Ellen Euclide, President or Shawn Miller, Vice President at neohio@dignityusa.org.
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Outreach and Donation Ministries
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Malachi House serves terminally ill homeless individuals. Monetary donations are given by CSB quarterly.
Mail gift cards and other financial donations directly to:
Malachi House
at 2810 Clinton Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44113
For material donations, please contact Martha Cromleigh, Volunteer Coordinator: 216-621-8831 or email mcromleigh@malachihouse.org.
Edna House serves women recovering from alcohol and drug addiction by providing a safe, sober place to live and to learn life skills. CSB collects feminine products and supports direct donations.
2007 West 65th Street
Cleveland, OH 44102
216- 281-7751
mail@ednahouse.org
CSB also collects non-perishable food and household supplies for the Greater Cleveland Food Bank.
Items for Edna House and the Greater Cleveland Food Bank can be dropped off at the Brecksville United Church of Christ only during our scheduled CSB in-person liturgies so that items can be collected and distributed. CSB does not store items at the BUCC.
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All donations are appreciated!