Call To Action of the Capital District is very pleased to host:
“A Conversation with Bridget Mary Meehan, Bishop, ARCWP”
Friday, September 13, 2013 at the Bethany Reformed Church, 760 New Scotland Ave., Albany, NY, at
7:00pm.
Guests from the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests:
Bridget Mary Meehan, Bishop ARCWP, a Sister for Christian Community, serves Mary Mother of Jesus
Inclusive Catholic Communities in Florida and in Virginia. She presides at liturgies, officiates at weddings
and offers sacramental ministry in both communities. Bridget Mary is author of twenty books including
Living Gospel Equality Now: Loving in the Heart of God, a story about her journey to priesthood in the
women priest movement that is rocking the foundation of the Roman Catholic Church, a holy shakeup
that is bringing new life, creativity and justice to the church and beyond. Bridget Mary has a MA in
Religious Studies and a DMin from Virginia Episcopal Seminary. She is currently Dean of the Doctor of
Ministry Program for Global Ministries University. Her work in communications media include programs
about women priests on Google and youtube and articles on BridgetMarys.Blogspot.com Bridget Mary
was ordained a priest in the first USA ordination in Pittsburgh on July 31, 2006 and was ordained a
bishop in Santa Barbara, California in the historic ordination of our bishops in the United States on April
19, 2009
Email: sofiabmm@aol.com
Mary E. Collingwood received her Master of Arts Degree in Theology from St. Mary Seminary and
Graduate School of Theology in Wickliffe, Ohio. She has diocesan certification as a Lay Ecclesial Minister
and is licensed to teach by the State of Ohio. She has lived and ministered in the Cleveland, Ohio area
her entire life.
Her professional resume includes high school theology instructor, adjunct faculty member on the college
level, special projects coordinator for the diocesan Social Justice Commission, and director of religious
education, marriage preparation, and older adult ministry on the parish level. She is the past director of
the Cleveland diocesan Pro-Life Office and served as advisory board member for the diocesan Pastoral
Ministry Office and Office of Continuing Education and Formation of Ministers. She also served on the
Board of Directors for the Catholic Ministry of Health Care Professionals, as a consultant for the
diocesan bishop's Medical Moral Committee, on the formation team for the Diocesan Ministry to the
LGBT Catholic Community, as well as being a pastoral counselor for post-abortive women.
Mary and her husband, Rich, have been blessed with seven children and are recent grandparents.
Together they will build a house church community offering family ministry that is inspired by Christ
Sophia's call for a renewed priestly ministry in a community of equals where all are welcome! Mary was
ordained deacon on June 22, 2013 in Falls Church, Virginia.
Email: mecreg6@yahoo.com
Maureen McGuill, will be ordained a deacon on Sunday. Maureen L. McGill is a wife, mother,
grandmother and retired attorney in St. Petersburg. She has spent most of her professional career
advocating for abused and neglected children.
Dorothy Shugrue was born in Providence RI and has lived in Connecticut since 1962. Dorothy is a former
member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, a graduate of Emmanuel College, Southern Connecticut
State University, Antioch University and Drew University. Dorothy taught school in her early religious life
and serve as a chaplain at the University of Bridgeport and St. Joseph College West Hartford. Since 1986
Dorothy has worked in the field of Behavioral Health and Addiction Services with a particular focus on
adolescents, young adults and young pregnant women. Dorothy continues this ministry today as she
builds a presence as a Roman Catholic Woman Priest in Connecticut. Presently living in Cheshire,
Dorothy is providing "Home Church" for groups with the hope of developing an inclusive parish
community. The love and support of family and friends and many Sisters of Notre Dame continues to be
a source of strength and joy as Dorothy forges ahead as part of this life-giving movement in our Church
today. She was ordained a priest on Sept. 10, 2011 in Falls Church, VA.
Email: dshug7@gmail.com
Janice Sevre-Duszynska, DMin., was ordained a priest in 2008 in Lexington, Kentucky. From teaching ESL
to children from around the world she says she learned about the value of nonviolence. A local and
national peace activist, she is a former Prisoner of Conscience for the School of the Americas Watch and
a former board member of the Women’s Ordination Conference. She completed a Christian
Peacemakers Team delegation into the Sonora Desert of Mexico and Tucson in solidarity with Mexican
migrants as part of the Migrant Trail Walk. She enjoys writing and is the media representative for
ARCWP. She presides at liturgies in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Lexington, Kentucky.
Email: rhythmsofthedance@gmail.com
Donna LeMaster Rougeux lives in Lexington, Kentucky and graduated from Lexington Theological
Seminary in 2009 with a Masters in Pastoral Studies. She completed a residency with Hospice in 2010
earning four units of Clinical Pastoral Education. She has worked as a Hospice Chaplain since she finished
the residency and plans on becoming a certified chaplain. Donna is married and has three teenaged
children. She taught first grade and fourth grade in a Catholic School before she got married. She was
ordained as a priest on June 9, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky. "I am so thankful that God has called me to
work for reform in the Roman Catholic Church. I hope that my daughters, granddaughters and all
women will be forever changed and affirmed to follow God's call because of the work that this
movement has done and will do in challenging the Church to be the kindom on earth."
Email: donna.arcwp@gmail.com
Mary Theresa Streck of Menands, NY, began her life in ministry as a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet
(CSJ) and continued her journey with these strong women for 18 years. Mary Theresa left the CSJs to
continue a life of service with Jay Murnane, her marriage partner for 20 years. In 1978, Mary and Jay
created the Ark After School Program in a public housing project in Troy, NY. In 2001 she was one of the
founding members of the Ark Community Charter School in Troy continuing her ministry to the lowincome community in Troy. Mary Theresa earned a Doctorate in Education Leadership from the Sage
Colleges and is currently a Doctor of Ministry candidate with Global Ministries University. Mary Theresa
was ordained a deacon on June 22, 2013 and is a member of a community of equals that meets regularly
to support each other’s ministries to the local and global community.
Email: mtstreck@gmail.com