Women's Ministry

Ladies Fellowship Opportunities

LIFT
Our LIFT meetings will be taking a break for the holidays during the first week of January. Please join us on the third Thursday of January for food and fellowship. We'll be discussing the Proverb of the day.
Thursday evening, January 16 at 6:00pm
Utopia Caffe at The District, 2489 Park Avenue, Tustin

Monthly Devotional

By Meg Schneider
From Living Daily in the Word: Devotions by the Ladies of Calvary Chapel Living Word (2013)

“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is the rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6

"This summer I had the privilege of taking fifteen 4th, 5th, and 6th graders to a week-long camp. There were a lot of activities such as swimming, archery, a zip-line, a giant swing, and much more. But our most precious time was our Bible study time. To see these young ones really grasp the understanding of our camp verse, Hebrews 11:6, was amazing. We also had to memorize the definition of faith. Faith believes God's Word and acts upon it, no matter how we feel, because God promises a good result.

After I came home, that definition rang in my ears. Through every Bible study, I kept coming back to that definition, and in every circumstance, it was ringing in my ears. Let us have faith that pleases God. Stop listening to how you feel, because God's promises are true. He is the prize. Let our actions display the love of Jesus."

Prayer

Email us at livingword@calvarylivingword with any prayer requests. Our women's prayer team will lift you up in prayer. Women's Prayer currently meets on Mondays from 11am-12pm at Jennifer Glenn's house (please contact her at 714-697-9413 for information on the location). Come pray, be prayed over, and be blessed!

Connect

Life can get crazy - If you need help or would like to speak with one of our women in leadership, please contact the church office.

Meet the Sheep

This month we'd like to get to know Sarah Papajohn a little better...

Hi lovely ladies! My name is Sarah Papajohn. My husband Nick and I have been attending Living Word for almost 7 years now, but before that, we both attended CCCM for our entire lives, both as students at the school, and as church members.

I grew up in a solid Christian home, with wonderful parents who introduced us to Jesus from the womb. I accepted Jesus around the age of 4, and as I grew up, we spent much of our time reading the Bible and learning about the Lord and His goodness and grace. At the age of 17, on a mission trip to England, I made the decision to truly make Jesus the King of my heart. I was blessed with good, God-fearing friends, so every important influence in my life lived and loved Jesus.

After I graduated from Calvary (as a lifer!), I attended Point Loma Nazarene University, studying political science. My faith and my convictions were deepened there, and I’m eternally grateful for some of the friends that Lord provided for me there. I graduated a semester early, and went right to work for a close family friend for a few years, but I knew that my academic journey was not yet over. I had plans to attend law school, but the Lord called me back to the UK, up north in Manchester. There I received my Masters in Human Rights with Law, still intending to attend law school, should I actually return to the states. Before my year ended, my mom messaged me about a young man whose mom she had been friends with for years, and I just HAD to meet him. I believe my response was, “Mother, can I maybe move back to the states before you try to play matchmaker?!” Little did I know that it was actually the Lord who had placed that young man, whose name is Nick, on my mom’s heart.

I moved back from the UK in September of 2015, fully believing that I was either going back to the UK, or that I was going to work for or adjacent to the federal government somewhere in DC. Some well-meaning, loving women were working and praying behind the scenes, hoping that Nick and I would meet. 7 months later, in April 2016, we had our first date, in which I high-fived him to say goodbye. I was so embarrassed and thought I had blown my chance, but as he likes to say now, I had high-fived my way into his heart :). A job with the federal government nearly got in the way of our new relationship, but ultimately, the Lord had his way, and by October of that year, we were engaged. In June 2017 we were married! We’ve just had 7.5 years married, and we love being parents to Gemma and Zoe, and another little girl on the way!

When I look back at my life, I see God’s fingerprints on every chapter. He has always been SO faithful to me, in the good and the bad. 2024 was a difficult year for us, filled with deep loss and sadness. But even in my grief, He was always reminding me that He is good, and that His love for me is overwhelming. There WILL be joy in the morning! He is near in the good times, and in the sadness, and I can see evidence of that in my life so clearly. I am grateful for His faithfulness to me and my family, and I know that if I (we) chase Him always, “my cup runneth over!”