Principal’s Report 11/07/2014
Dear Lumen Family:
Lumen is a proud supporter of the auction for St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Elementary School. The auction is tomorrow night (Saturday, November 8) at the Marriott Downtown. We hope to see each of you at the event!
Catholic Education Exchange: Lumen has partnered with the Catholic Student Exchange program in order to provide a unique global opportunity for our students, and students from Guatemala. We are looking for a few host families who would be willing to ‘host’ a student in the same grade as their son and/or daughter in the fall of 2015 for about eight weeks. If you are interested, please e-mail jharmon@lumenchristiak.org .
Festival of Angels Bazaar: The Lumen Craft Bazaar is on Saturday, November 15 and there are still volunteers needed. You can find a link to the “Volunteer Spot” below under PVO.
Lumen Christi’s Annual Dessert Auction: It’s time for our annual Dessert Auction. This event is a very fun. The party is low key and relaxed, and everyone is welcome. It’s a night for people to come enjoy good company and raise money for our students at Lumen. The big event is 6 PM on November 22 at the home of Matt and Stacey Heilala. Tickets are $50 per-person, and 100{d4876d85bca45a190b33d6c696456a399841af28eb325342d1f9ba09483f3a19} of all the money collected that night goes to Lumen Christi. You can pick up your ticket at the front desk.
Gun Show: The annual veteran’s gun show is rapidly approaching and lots of volunteers are needed to make this a success!! Please click on the ‘Volunteer Spot ‘link below to volunteer.
Lumen Christi Gala: The planning for our Gala is well underway!! The following are some important jobs that still need to be filled: Coat Check, Student Volunteer Coordinator, Ticket Sales & Publicity, Volunteer Food Coordinator, Gift Basket Chairperson, and 7th Grade Class Project Coordinator. Our current procurement chairperson needs someone to shadow her this year to take over as procurement chairperson next year…this is an important job and a great way to get your volunteer hours done. Please join us at the next Gala meeting which is on Thursday, November 20 at 7 PM.
Student Government: Mrs. Mespelli would like to thank and congratulate two of our sophomore students for attending the Alaska Association of Student Governments (AASG) Fall Conference. One of our students even applied to a 2-year position as the AASG Representative to the Alaska Student Activities Association (ASAA). It took a lot of courage to apply for such a significant position. This was Lumen’s second fall conference delegation and we look forward to participating for many years to come. These conferences provide great opportunities to meet students from all over Alaska and great exposure for Lumen Christi! If you know of any issues affecting our community that may benefit from the stamp of approval of this extremely influential student body please let any Lumen SGA member know so that we may share it at the next conference we attend!
Adult Education Opportunities: Starting Nov. 9, St. Benedicts has another round of adult education opportunities on Sunday afternoons, 2 PM at Lumen Christi. For this weekend:
Bob McMorrow “Early Church History: The first three hundred years.”
From Empty Tomb to the Ends of the Earth
Dr. Bob Schihl “The Infancy Narratives from the Gospels according to Matthew and Luke.” Merry Christmas from Sts Luke and Matthew
Fr. Jacob Stronach, O.S.B. “Praying the Bible: the Divine Reading.” Lectio Divina: What is it?
Parent Volunteer Organization (PVO): Please visit the Lumen Christi page on the “Volunteer Spot” website to sign up for volunteer opportunities: http://www.volunteerspot.com/Group/151523700124#!/show .
Here are some important upcoming events:
11/7: Archangel Attic First Friday
11/10: No School (School Observation of Veteran’s Day)
11/11: PVO Meeting @ 6:30 PM in the Library
11/14: Jr. High Fun Night
11/15: Festival of Angels Craft Bazaar
11/20: Gala Meeting @ 7 PM in the Library
11/20-21: High School Retreat
11/20-22: Junior High Basketball Tournament
11/22: Annual Dessert Auction
11/28-28: No School (Thanksgiving Holiday)
11/28-30: November Gun Show
12/4-6: HS Volleyball Regional Tournament
Thank you to all of the parents for your continued involvement in the school!
God Bless, Principal Harmon