Tickets on Sale for "Midnight in Morocco"

Join us for our BIG event of 2011 and FUN night out with Girlfriends of St. Stephens! The evening includes pampering, crafts, games, belly dancing, food, wine and shopping in our Moroccan Marketplace. NEW this year ... you can purchase items from the vendors!

Date: Friday, February 25, 2011
Time: 7-9pm
Place: St. Stephen the Martyr Parish
Cost: $10 in advance, $15 at the door
Who: Women of St. Stephens and our Girlfriends (18 and up)

Tickets are for sale after all weekend masses Feb. 5 - 20, or by calling Julie Corneliuson at 425.277.2709.

Learn more on our Facebook Event page, too.

Tickets on Sale for "Springtime in Paris"

"Springtime in Paris" tickets are available after all masses beginning April 10, 2010. Cost is $10 in advance ($15 at the door).

Join us for a FUN night with Girlfriends which includes pampering, games, crafts, window shopping, friendships and snacks.

"Springtime in Paris"

Date: Friday, April 30, 7-9pm

Place: St. Stephens Parish, Social Hall

Cost: $10 in advance ($15 at door)

Who: Women of St. Stephens and our Girlfriends! (18 and up)

Order your tickets today by mailing $10 check and your name, address, phone and email to:

Girlfriends Unlimited

c/o Julie Corneliuson

19033 102nd Ave SE

Renton, WA 98058

Pre-order deadline is Monday, April 26. For more info, contact:

Julie Corneliuson 425-277-2709

Kendra Cabrera 206-359-0262

Next Girlfriends Night Out - 2/24

Join us for our next Girlfriends Night Out!

Date: Tuesday, February 24
Time: 6:30pm (social), 7-9pm (discussion)
Place: Common Ground Coffee & Cupcakes, 900 S. 3rd St., Renton
Cost: $10 at door (admission includes 2 cupcakes and 1 grande any drink)

Curious about facebook, what it is and what it does? Then come join in the conversation as Girlfriends talks about "facebook" at Common Ground Coffee and Cupcakes!

All Girlfriends are welcome, whether you are curious, a beginner, or have months or years of experience. Come hear from our "Discussion Panel" and see "Hand's On" what all the social media BUZZ is about!

Feel free to bring your Girlfriends and a laptop if you wish (free Wi-Fi is available). We can help get you on your way by setting up your account, setting up your page, uploading photos, etc.

RSVP: denabrandt@comcast.net
Questions: call Dena at (253) 638-3042

Bunco was FUN!

A FUN time was had by all our Girlfriends at Bunco on Tuesday night. A big THANK YOU to all who came, brought friends and shared a wonderful evening of fellowship with the Girlfriends of St. Stephens.

The skill level ranged from beginner to experienced. One of the great things about Bunco is that you catch on to the game very quickly - which is a good thing for those of us who have to re-learn the rules each time we play.

Congratulations to our 5 game winners who walked away with some great prizes!

Bunco - Girlfriends Night Out

You and your Girlfriends are invited to join us for our next Girlfriends Night Out at St. Stephens - Bunco Night!!


Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Time: 6:30pm
Place: St. Stephens Social Hall
Cost: $5 at the door. Please also bring a snack or beverage to share (non-alcoholic or wine).

RSVP by clicking here for the evite invitation.

Questions: call Dena Brandt at (253) 638-3042

Paradise Cruise was AWESOME!

Thank you to all that joined us for the Girlfriends Paradise Cruise, including Fr. Ed. It was a huge success! Check out these fun photos and plan to join us for the next Girlfriends Event - which will be Bunco on 1/27/09.

Tickets on Sale for Paradise Cruise

Paradise Cruise tickets are for sale after all masses Oct. 18 - Nov. 1, $10. (tickets also available at the door on Nov. 7 for $15)

Join us for Pampering. Feasting. Playing. Delighting. Making Friends.

Paradise Cruise G! Event

Date: Friday, Nov. 7th, 7-9pm
Place: St. Stephens Parish, Social Hall
Cost: $10 in Advance ($15 at the Door)
Who: Women of St. Stephen’s and our Girlfriends! (18 yrs. and up)

Order your tickets today by mailing $10 check and your name, address, phone and email to:

Anna Andreski

16417 SE 166th Terrace

Renton, WA 98058

Pre-order deadline Monday, Nov 3. For more ticket info, contact Anna at (425)235-1231.

We are featured in the NW Progress!

The NW Progress published a fantastic article today on Girlfriends Unlimited at St. Stephens! Read it HERE. What a blessing this ministry is to women in our church community and those we have yet to meet.

Crafters G! Group

The Crafters G! Group met at Stephanie Firth's home on 9/26 to sew some adorable bags and knit. Look at what they did!

Save the date for ... Paradise Cruise - 11/7

Girlfriends Unlimited is hosting their second BIG event - Paradise Cruise on 11/7/08 at St. Stephens! Tickets will be available soon - $10 prior, $15 at the door.

Interested in volunteering, contact Abbie DeRuyter at 253-277-3891. Help is needed to plan, decorate, serve and clean up.

Movie Night - Hairspray

What a great movie this was to share with Girlfriends. The most amazing thing to me tonight was the fact that 3/4 of the attendees had not yet seen the movie! (I guess not everyone has two young Hairspray fans ... or is it Zac Efron fans at home?!)

To set the mood for those that didn't make it, the hall was decorated in bright Girlfriends fashion, with enough popcorn, candy and sodas for all.

BUNCO Anyone?!!

Tonight was our first Girlfriends Night Out ... and we played BUNCO!! It wasn't hard to pick the activity for this special night. I think all members of the GET team had requests from various Girlfriends to play Bunco.

What made this event so fun (other than the signature decorating details - thanks, Stephanie, and the range in ages of the Girlfriends!) was that we had all different levels of Bunco players, too. Some were playing for the first time, while others were familiar, yet others were seasoned veterans who plan 1-2 times each month.

We just may have to make this an annual event. What do you say?

G! Groups Kick-Off

An important "accessory" of Girlfriends is our G! Groups. These are shared-interest groups that women can join at any time.

Tonight Bridget Cossano, our G! Group Coordinator had a kick-off meeting to bring together all those who expressed an interest at Cast the Vision and Baby, You're A Star of joining a G! Group. Here is our chance to have fun getting to know one another and share in a more intimate setting, giving us the opportunity to connect more deeply both inside and outside the church walls.

The G! Groups that kicked off tonight are the Dining Divas, Movie Mavens, Crafters, Fitness/Walking Group, Book Club, Gaming Gals and a Hiking Group. It will be fun to hear of the different groups the next time we all get together.

If you are interested in joining on of these groups, or have an idea to start another group, please contact Bridget Cossano at cossanocougs@comcast.net.

Befriend ... Belong ... Believe ... Become

G! Event - Baby You're A Star

AMAZING! That pretty much sums up our first event.

With the help of God, our Girlfriends Event Team (GET), and many other St. Stephens Girlfriends, we transformed the Parish Hall into Hollywood just in time to welcome our almost 200 Girlfriends to "Baby, You're A Star!" Our first event was nothing short of AMAZING!

The women strolled down the red carpet where they were greeted then shown into Hollywood for star treatment. There they had options of heading to the spa (for massage, nail polish, hair consults, etc.), the cafe' and candy bar, shopping on Rodeo Drive, playing relay games with Girlfriends, crafting a beaded spoon, etc. Before we knew it, the 2-hour event was over and most of the women were left wanting more.

The testimonials from the night were overwhelming. A few of the women were attending their first church event after being in the parish for over 15-20 years! The GET team continues to receive praise and thanks for tending to the needs of the women in the parish and inviting them into a friendly and safe place to share Jesus with one another.

Through Cast the Vision and Baby, You're A Star, we now know that Girlfriends is a welcomed and needed ministry. Thanks be to, God.

Cast the Vision Event

What an amazing start we had when casting the vision of Girlfriends Unlimited here at St. Stephens. For starters, Stephanie Firth and others transformed the Narthex into a WONDERFULLY FUN environment full of color, light and beauty, which set the tone for an incredible evening.

Throughout the night we shared our vision and hope for Girlfriends, answered questions, sampled activities that might take place at a Girlfriends event - like crafts, hand massages, get-to-know-you questions, and of course .... shared great food!

We then put a call out to all those who were interested in becoming a "Girlfriend", sitting on our Advisory Board, helping with our upcoming BIG EVENT on May 2, and/or participating in the various other aspects of Girlfriends. We were moved by the response and are comforted in knowing that God has a place for us in this ministry and our genuine attempt to reach out in friendship.

"As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend." Proverbs 27:17