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03/03/08 4:01 PM
Road To Cana Airs on EWTN in April
Anthony Buono

Just got the latest EWTN newsletter, and it shows that our Road To Cana TV series is re-airing from April 1-17 at 3 a.m. and 6:30 p.m EDT (weekdays only). If you are interested in seeing the series, that's a great way to view it.

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12/11/07 7:36 AM
What can you do with AMS Mobile?
Anthony Buono

I’m excited to announce our latest feature to our Option Pack optional features. It’s called AMS Mobile. I had mentioned at the end of October that I did some advisory work on the www.SingleCatholics.com, and in return, I am getting some good technology additions. AMS Mobile is the first of many new features that will result.

What is AMS Mobile?
Basically, you can set it up to do two optional things:

1) Message Alerts - AMS will text your cell phone that you have a message waiting.
2) Member Mobile - Interact with other members on your Contact List directly by cell phone. It is 'anonymous' in that you only see the first name and member ID; no one ever gets your cell phone number. You can also respond to a text message you receive directly back to their cell phone without being on the website!

If you already have the Option pack, sign up for AMS Mobile by going to the 'Update Personal Info' link next to your picture when you login to the Member Area.

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12/30/07 4:11 AM
sue
YOUR MOBILE IDEA SOUNDS GOOD BUT SOMEONE MY AGE DOES NOT GET RESPONSES FROM THIS SITE.........

01/30/08 10:04 AM
Audrey
There's no Vodafone Ireland on the list of providers, will this service still work if I use Vodafone UK.

09/26/07 1:56 PM
AMS Gathering at a Pro-Life Benefit
Anthony Buono

For those of you in the vicinity of Alexandria, VA, there is a pro-life benefit dance for AAA Women for Choice on October 6th from 7:00-11:00 PM that offers a great opportunity for AMS members to get together. If you want to attend, or want to see who else is going, go to:

http://www.avemariasingles.com/tripintroductions.cfm?trip=19

Here are the details:

Dance For Life to benefit AAA Women for Choice

Date: Saturday, October 6th, 7pm-11pm

Where: Mt. Vernon Knights of Columbus Hall

Address: 8592 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA
Entertainment: Glass Onion (Music of the Beatles) and The 8 Tracks (Hits of the 70's and 80's)

Food and Drink: Food will be available at no cost, beer and other beverages are available for purchase.
Reserve tickets in advance and save money: $18/person or $30/couple. Reserve now and pay later!

Contact: 703-330-9312

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06/07/07 1:01 PM
A Successful First Retreat
Anthony Buono

I finally have a moment to share with you all how our first ever AMS retreat went.

As you may know, it took place at Malvern Retreat House in Malvern, PA, just outside of Philadelphia, on May 25-27. We had 98 people in attendence (the maximum this facility could hold), with a pretty even split of men and women. It was an incredible group of people (as all the trips we have are). The group interacted very well and really got to know each other, despite the short time together. It was a prayerful and spiritually enriching time, with great talks by our speakers and lots of social time, including our Saturday-night dance that you just had to be at to appreciate. An incredible time!

NEXT RETREAT - NOVEMBER 30
I hope you take advantage of these retreats. They are really wonderful. The next one is November 30 to December 2. You can see more details and how to register by going to:
http://www.avemariasingles.com/Ave-Maria-Single-Catholics-retreat-2007.cfm

As many found, registering early makes a difference. We had 43 people on the waiting list for May's retreat, and many more who did not bother to get on the waiting list. So please, register soon!

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06/12/07 3:15 PM
Mary Ann
I must re-afirm what Anthony has said of the first-ever AMS Retreat. It was a perfect combination of Spiritual participation and enrichment coupled with a lively social schedule. It was a pleasure spending the Memorial Day weekend with 98 like-minded Catholic men and women. I made many new friendships not possible through E-mails alone. It's an opportunity to get away for the weekend at a resonable cost and without missing alot of work time. I highly recommend it! You won't be sorry. I'm registered for the November Retreat. Maybe I'll see you there !

06/07/07 11:58 AM
One Cruise, Two Weddings
Anthony Buono

I have decided to make my first AMS news blog entry with news of the wedding of Matthew and Lillian Vogl, which I recently attended with my entire family. They are a very special couple and I was so happy to be able to get to their wedding. It was only an hour away from me, so that made it easier. But they are also a couple who met on our 2005 Alaska cruise. I remember the two of them when first meeting and how they developed over that one week. Of course, I never know what will happen for sure on these trips, so I don’t ever presume to “know” anything. But when they let me know they were seeing each other shortly after the cruise, it did not surprise me.

They are a great story because they are proof of something I have always felt about our trips: The trips are opportunities to be with other strong, single Catholics in person and for a concentrated period of time. A weekend is not enough. One week makes a big difference in trying to get to know someone and determine if you would like to get to know them more.

Lillian was not a member of Ave Maria Singles, and Matthew was. So they never would have met each other on AMS. Lillian did a search on Google for singles trips for Catholics because she was ready for a vacation and wanted to make it Catholic as well. So you really just never know what God has planned.

I have had couples come together from our trips who were both on AMS but never came across each other in searches, or they passed each other over because they “seemed” to not be the right one.

I am very “pro”-AMS trips because no one ever leaves regretting they came. There is always something to benefit from. And maybe—just maybe—God will use the trip to bring your future spouse. In two weeks, another couple who met on that very same 2005 Alaska cruise are getting married, Graceanne Gatz and Paul Bowe. I very much regret that I cannot make that wedding because I really wanted to be there. It is not often that two couples from the same AMS trip are getting married in the same month. I wish both couples every blessing in their married life, especially the gift of children, if it be God’s will.

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