The goal of PazNaz Women’s Ministries is to equip women of all ages to grow in relationship with Christ and others through a variety of ministries. Whatever your personality or stage of life there is a place for you!
Spring Tea: Be Our Guest
Saturday, April 25
Women's Ministries will be having a spring tea for women and children ages 6 & older on Saturday, April 25, from 2:00-4:00 pm in Gilmore Hall. Join us for entertainment, fellowship, and a silent auction. Tickets will go on sale on Sunday, April 5, and will be available on the PazNaz patio. The cost is $15 per person and $10 for children ages 6-10. Childcare will be provided for birth-5 when you RSVP. Contact Sarah Edgbert at sedgbert@paznaz.org for childcare or if you are interested in hostessing a table.
Ladies Night Out
Thursday & Friday, December 12 & 13
Women’s Ministries’ largest fundraiser is back on Thursday & Friday, December 12 & 13, from 7:00-8:45 pm in Gilmore Hall. Tickets for Ladies Night Out: Peace are $25 and are available starting Sunday, November 17, on the patio. Enjoy dinner, entertainment, and participate in fabulous opportunity drawings. For more information, contact Bonnie Jakeway at bonniejakeway6@gmail.com or 626.422.7163.
Women in the Word
Tuesdays this Fall
9:30-11:00 am, Online through Zoom, from September 15 - November 10
Women in the Word is a Tuesday morning Bible study with over 100 ladies who study the Bible together working through different themes. This fall the group will be studying Journeying With Supernatural Jesus: The Gospel of Mark, led by Natalia Kohn Rivera.
There is no cost for this online group who will be meeting online using Zoom.
Sign up online here: paz.nz/WITW
If you have any questions, contact Bonnie Jakeway at bonniejakeway6@gmail.com or 626.422.7263.
Women's Ministries Classes
Tuesdays - Women In The Word
9:00-11:30 am, Gilmore Hall, from September 10 - November 12
Women in the Word is a Tuesday morning Bible study with over 100 ladies who study the Bible together working through different themes. This fall the group will be working through an N.T. Wright study of Romans, led by Pastor Tara Beth Leach. Come to Gilmore Hall on Tuesday mornings from 9:00-11:30 am beginning September 10. There is a $20 fee for materials and scholarships are available.
For more information, contact Bonnie Jakeway at 626.422.7163 or bonniejakeway6@gmail.com.
W.O.W.: Wee Ones in the Word (during Women in the Word)
9:00-11:30 am, Room 109, Lower Sanctuary
Free parallel children’s programming from six months to 6th grade featuring Bible lessons, crafts, and music. You must RSVP for your children to be able to participate by contacting Ali Ravasdy at aravasdy@paznaz.org.
Wednesdays - Girlfriend to Girlfriend
6:30-8:00 pm, Gilmore Hall, from September 4 - November 20
Girlfriend to Girlfriend is a Wednesday evening book study with 50 ladies who study, pray, and share life together. This fall women of all ages are invited to gather on Wednesdays starting September 4 and explore Carey Nieuwhof’s book, Didn’t See It Coming, where you will learn to anticipate your obstacles, alter your outcomes, and learn to see it coming. This class will cover cynicism, compromise, disconnection, irrelevance, pride, burnout, and emptiness. There is a $20 fee for materials, and books will be available the first day of class. Scholarships are available.
For more information, contact Debra Wilkens at dwilkens@ix.netcom.com.
Free nursery, children, youth, and men’s ministries also available.
Women's Ministries Classes
Tuesdays - Women In The Word
9:00-11:30 am, Gilmore Hall, from January 7 - March 3
On Tuesday mornings at 9:00 am in Gilmore Hall, Women in the Word is a group of over 100 ladies who study the Bible together working through different themes. This winter the group will be working through Body Language: A Study of Ephesians & Philippians, led by Kelli Slattery. The cost for materials is $20 and scholarships are available.
For more information, contact Bonnie Jakeway at 626.422.7163 or bonniejakeway6@gmail.com.
W.O.W.: Wee Ones in the Word (during Women in the Word)
9:00-11:30 am, Room 109, Lower Sanctuary
Free parallel children’s programming from six months to 6th grade featuring Bible lessons, crafts, and music. You must RSVP for your children to be able to participate by contacting Pastor Dave Myers at dmyers@paznaz.org.
Wednesdays - Girlfriend to Girlfriend
6:30-8:00 pm, Gilmore Hall, from January 8 - March 25
Girlfriend to Girlfriend is a Wednesday evening book study with 50 ladies who study, pray, and share life together. This winter women of all ages are invited to gather on Wednesdays starting January 8. There is a $20 fee for materials, and books will be available the first day of class. Scholarships are available.
For more information, contact Sarah Edgbert at sedgbert@paznaz.org.
Free nursery, children, youth, and men’s ministries also available.
MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)
Alternating Wednesdays
9:15-11:45 am in Meguiar Youth Center
Women who are pregnant or mothers with children of all ages are invited. MOPS meets on alternating Wednesdays from 9:15-11:45 am beginning again on January 15. Enjoy a hot meal, relevant teaching, support from Mentor Moms, companionship, and childcare.
This year’s theme is To The Full. If you have ever felt like you aren’t enough, if you have forgotten to have fun, or feel like you have lost your spark, then this is the fresh start you have been waiting for. In order to live life to the full this year, let’s have more fun, fear less, and find our people.
Registration for Moms: $60 for one semester or $100 for the whole year.
Registration for Kids: $50 per semester for one child or $75 per semester for 2 or more.
Partial scholarships are available.
Questions? Contact Jana Best at paznazmops@gmail.com.
Sign up online at: paz.nz/MOPS
Messy & Beautiful
Friday, November 16 | 7:00 pm in Lee Chapel
This is an intimate evening of connection, testimony, and praise as the women of all of our PazNaz congregations gather. Women of all ages are invited to worship together in scripture, song and prayer; as well as listen to a personal testimony from one of our own. On Friday, November 16, at 7:00 pm we will meet in Lee Chapel. After the service, there will be a time of refreshments and fellowship. For more information, contact Ferol Null at fnull@paznaz.org. Free childcare is available with RSVP to Erin Miller at emiller@paznaz.org.
Summer Selah: Self Care
All women are invited to this Women’s Ministries event on Tuesdays, July 9-30, from 9:30-11:30 am in Gilmore Hall. Enjoy worship, prayer, and a new speaker each week. This event is free and there is no homework. Free children’s programming through 5th grade is available when you RSVP to Pastor Ali Ravasdy at aravasdy@paznaz.org. For more information, contact Sarah Edgbert at sedgbert@paznaz.org.
Christmas Boutique
Vendor Registration
PazNaz Women’s Ministries would like to invite you to apply to participate in the Christmas Boutique at our largest fundraiser of the year. The proceeds from this event go to single parents and women in need, scholarships for kids to attend camp, and provides free childcare for Women’s Ministries events throughout the year. Ladies Night Out, a Christmas-themed fundraiser that includes dinner, entertainment, and opportunity drawings, runs each night. This event brings in a large number of shoppers to our boutique.
Christmas Boutique Hours
Thursday, December 12: 4:00-10:00 pm
Friday, December 13: 2:00-10:00 pm
The application period closes on Tuesday, December 10. You will be notified soon thereafter if we can accommodate you in this year's boutique. If you have any questions, please contact us at BoutiquePazNaz@gmail.com.
Ladies Night Out 2018
Women’s Ministries’ largest fundraiser is back on Thursday & Friday, November 29 & 30, from 7:00-8:30 pm in Gilmore Hall. Tickets for Ladies Night Out: Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room are $20 and are available starting Sunday, November 11, on the patio. Enjoy dinner, entertainment, and participate in fabulous opportunity drawings. For more information, contact Bonnie Jakeway at bonniejakeway6@gmail.com or 626.422.7163.
Value Cards
Each Sunday take a moment to stop by the Women’s Ministries’ cart to participate in their ongoing fundraiser by purchasing Value Cards. These gift cards to over 100 stores never expire. There is no extra cost to you, and a portion of all your purchases will be donated back to Women’s Ministries. Please note that we have moved to a preorder system, so stop by the cart in advance to order your gift cards! For more information, contact Maria Galindo at tipp54@yahoo.com.
Caring Quarters
Women’s Ministries assists single mothers with laundry by providing laundry detergent and quarters. To support this wonderful ministry, drop off your donated detergent and quarters at the Women’s Ministries cart on Sundays or in the church office. Contact Pat Todd at ptodd@paznaz.org or 626.351.2416 for more information.