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Serious about dating Catholic? Now is your chance to prove it. :)
Denver Catholic Speed Dating LLC has operated since 2011, with a database of 5,000 people and more than 20 marriages thusfar directly from it and even more who credit their success indirectly to it. Denver Catholic Speed Dating has sponsored and run events at National Catholic Singles Conference in both Denver and Dallas and has also been a sponsor of Seeds of Hope. Denver Catholic Speed Dating ran Philadelphia Catholic Speed Dating the night before Pope Francis flew in, September of 2015 and has run events in cities upon request including Seattle, Las Vegas and Dallas among others.
Denver Catholic Speed Dating LLC is designed to bring those looking to date within the faith into a vibrant yet comfortable setting to have them meet and possibly match with those who place similar priorities on their dating life. It was born of a year-long devotion to the 15 prayers of St. Bridget, and of the strong circles of Catholic faith in and around Denver, one of the most renowned diocese in the nation.
The first event to pilot this business made national news on both EWTN.com and Catholic News Agency wires. The link:
Catholic Speed Dating Event Draws 51 people, results in some 34 dates:
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/catholic-speed-dating-event-draws-51-people-results-in-some-34-dates/
This is the first in-person faith dating business for Catholics and Christians established in Denver, is held in other cities and has had many marriages and current engagement among participants, directly and spin-off, as a result! Also, each of three former participants went to seminary in Denver and became a priest in 2018 in the Archdiocese of Denver, friary in Colorado Springs and a monastery in England. So it's quite vocational. ;) My first couple to marry from meeting at my events are blessed with their first baby and we’ve heard of at least four more children from marriages of couples who met at Denver Catholic Speed Dating. More info: www.DenverCatholicSpeedDate.com.
So why speed date?
To answer the question of whether or not you know if you want to continue a conversation with someone of the opposite s*x if it hasn't started beyond "Hi" or "How are you?" Or to see if your interest can go beyond just thinking someone is attractive or might be interesting. Compatibility can't be established based on looks alone. Discovering if two people already have a rhythm of conversation can be telling toward knowing if there's a connection. Here, you have a chance to start a conversation that's beyond 5 words in a setting where both parties have dating within the faith in mind. And take it from there...
At Denver Catholic Speed Dating events, participants have a comfortable setting in which to get to meet and talk with each attendee. It is fashioned to take place in cozy, quiet, romantic and focused setting.
Afterward, each participant will have timely results delivered to them via email about their own scorecards, matches made and those interested in them. If anything, participants get to spend good time with many people they haven't met before and have a great evening!
The founder, Denver native Anna M. Basquez, was certified in 2003 in Wedding Coordinating and Special Event Planning with Shower of Gifts Shows & Seminars in Fort Collins, Colo., the longest-running events and wedding planning service in Northern Colorado. She has run the Last Supper Club, an unofficial after-church dinner club with a list of more than 500 at Denver's Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception for 10 years. Three marriages within the church came about as a result of the Last Supper Club. She has also planned events for Catholic Life And You at Denver's Cathedral, coordinating whitewater rafting trips throughout the state and happy hours throughout the city.
She grew up and received sacraments at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Northglenn, a church at which her parents were among the many founders that helped to build it circa 1960s-1970. She has since attended parishes including Holy Family, St. Joseph's and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Ft. Collins; Immaculate Heart of Mary and St. Joseph's in Grand Junction and St. Ann's in Palisade as she traced her newspaper career. She visited Rome on a Lenten pilgrimage with 70 Catholic singles from across the U.S. from Avemariasingles.com in 2006. She went on a 6-country pilgrimage toward World Youth Day Madrid in summer of 2011 for 45 days, visiting Knock, Lourdes and Fatima to and from WYD.
Her background is in journalism and business with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. She has 20 years of experience as a reporter at newspapers throughout Colorado and California specializing in religion news, business and society columns, and arts and entertainment events. A former restaurant critic, she also works to ensure the atmosphere is just right for each event.
These events are very motivating toward meeting new people in circles of faith and committing to dating in the faith. The first pilot project for this side business initiated more than 45 dates among participants. Looking forward to hosting you!
