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Hello Again SGS Members, There are some continued good things on the horizon for SGS and I thought I'd share them with you. Before I begin, I'd like to extend a Heartfelt "WELCOME" to New Members of SGS!! Thanks for being with me on the Ground Floor of SGS and being a part of the steady growth and spreading the word by mouth as many of you have done with great results!! REMINDER: Members of SGS who have not logged-on in over 6 months will be deleted. This is intended to keep the integrity of SGS. Most similar sites keep all who have ever created a Profile regardless of the fact most have not been active in a long time. I want SGS to be different and it will be. Within a few days after this Newsletter is sent, I will start deleted those Member's Profiles. Speaking of "other parts of the world", I just received an email announcing ONE of several engagements I've heard have happened since SGS's "launch" last January 19th. This couple are Europeans and are getting married in Germany in December! While this is NOT the primary focus I intended for SGS, it is delightful to hear and I'm sure all of us rejoice with these members as God's Good Providence (is there any other kind lol), has chosen SGS as the means by which He has accomplished His Goals.
As a matter of fact, here are some of those people!:
I mentioned in a previous Newsletter my desire to have a Reformation Lands Intensive Study sponsored by Sovereign Grace Singles. It would include a Cruise through Reformation Europe in a Cruise Ship. Excursions would be taken from the ship. This would provide the GREAT convenience of not having to schlep one's luggage on and off buses and into hotels, etc., every night and day. One would sleep in the same place every night and enjoy the excellent food that a Cruise provides as well as the entertainment and simple conveniences. That is something I'm working on for in the future. For now, this is what SGS is doing: Those of you who went on the SGS Alaska Cruise with Alpha and Omega Ministries and Sovereign Cruises remember Sovereign Cruises' Owner, Michael O'Fallon. Here is the next Sovereign Grace Singles Cruise: | Sovereign Grace Singles 2006 Caribbean Cruise Nov. 4-11, 2006 Click Here | 
| So, you see, we've got some great things planned for Sovereign Grace Singles members! Another activity I'm working on is a SGS Fly-fishing Retreat! I have a Reformed friend who owns a "cabin" in Montana and he has allowed me to use it for a week in August. This would be open to anyone, beginner or experience fly-fisherman/woman. Education for beginners would be provided. I'm working on the details but, as many of you know, Montana has some of the best fly-fishing in the world. Think about it! Colorado is a possibility too. As you may remember in a previous Newsletter, I own a Trendwest Timeshare which I got especially for SGS. Check it out and plan an Event! Let me know what you come up with! Reminder! Please check "Events" on SGS, ok Lot's of good stuff there! Moving on..... New Features on SGS:
Image Gallery- Members can now upload pictures of their Get-togethers! See
Go in and add pictures of your own! Blog- I mentioned in the last Newsletter, SGS was soon to have a Blog. It has become a reality! On the top/middleof SGS's Home Page above the "Shoutbox" is this: Right now only SGS members are given access to it. However, after the inevitable "kinks" are worked out, both SGS Members and non-Members will be able to create a Blog for themselves. There is Tutorial assistance provided for those who might need it as I do! Your Blog, if you wish to have one, will be able to interact with all of the Blogs on the Net. For those of you have a Blog or who like to read Blogs, here is an excellent site of Reformed Bloggers named "Jolly Blogger":
The SGS Blog capability is created not only for obvious reasons, but will also be a means by which SGS can be promoted at no expense to Members or SGS and thereby all SGS Members will benefit. For those of you who wish to Blog or who already do, here is an excellent article: "How to be a Popular Blogger" Radio Ads for SGS- As some of you may know, for a few months SGS was advertising on Seattle's KGNW (www.KGNW.com) Radio Station. They have many Reformed programs such as Alister Begg, Al Mohler, John MacArthur, D. James Kennedy and J. Vernon McGee. These Radio Ads are already placed on SGS's Home Page: 
Radio Ad 1 - SGS's First Radio Ad on KGNW, 820 AM, Seattle, October, 2005
Radio Ad 2 - Nick & Ora's Interview Radio Ad on KGNW, 820 AM, Seattle, November, 2005 This is feature which will allow Members to listen to these and, if one wishes, to download them and send them to others.
Newsletter Archive- The Archive of Newsletters is now on the "menu" on the left side of the Home Page. I thought new Members might appreciate the history and progress of SGS.
Sermons for Singles- As some of you know, this was added a couple of months ago. I thought it might be a source of some good listening while on SGS or other websites, etc. If you haven't already, you may have to download "RealAudio" to listen to some of them.
SGS Promotion- If you would like to spread the word re SGS, this button is a means by which you can do so. It not only gives the SGS Banners but also the "code" for those of you who are computer programming savvy. The Banners can be "copy and pasted" to whomever you think might be interested and thereby provide the link as well as a colorful Banner. 
New to SGS!- Events Photos will be able to be uploaded and thereby shared with other SGS Members. If you have met others at an "Event" or on your own, you will be able to upload them. This way we can share the experience with other SGS Members while also sharing the photos with those who were involved!
Lastly- Have you checked out the SGS Bookstore I think you'll find the prices to be the cheapest around. If not, let me know! I'll make it happen.
Thanks for reading!
Soli Deo Gloria....
Dean,Founder/Owner of SGS
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