Lumen News – 11/01/2017
Important Upcoming Dates:
- Nov 2nd: Saints Dress Up Day (Dress up as your favorite Saint)
- Nov 6th: All School Rosary, 2pm
- Nov 8th: Fall Open House and Family Pizza Night, 6-8pm
- November 10th: No School, Teacher In-service
- November 13th: Veteran’s Day Dress Up Day
- Nov 14th: School Board Meeting, 6pm
- Nov 14th: PVO Meeting, 7pm
- November 23rd & 24th: No School, Thanksgiving Holiday
- Dec 8th: Holy Day of Obligation (Feast of the Immaculate Conception)(Fri B w/Lent schedule)
- December 19th, 20th, 21st: Finals
- December 22nd-January 5th: No School, Christmas Break
- January 8th: Classes Resume
Principal’s Update: This is “Holy Spirit Week” here in school. Our students wore pink on Monday to raise awareness for breast cancer. On Tuesday, we dressed in some pretty impressive Halloween costumes. On Wednesday, we celebrated Mass on All Saint’s Day, a Holy Day of Obligation, with the parishioners of St. Benedict’s. On Thursday, our students dressed as their favorite Saint, while on Friday, they showed pride by wearing Lumen apparel. We hoped to build up school spirit for the Friday night girls volleyball game against Birchwood Christian Academy. Good luck, Archangels!
We also wanted to build up spirit to support Class of 2020 sophomore Mikayla Terry as she competes in 100 Meter Individual Freestyle and the 200 and 400 Meter Freestyle Relay in the 2017 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Swim and Dive Championships on Nov 3-4 at Bartlett High School. Good luck Mikayla!
Thank you to the families who have already volunteered to represent our school and personally invite prospective families from five local Archdiocesan parishes to our Fall Open House and Family Pizza Night on Wed, Nov 8th! Our students Ambassadors should wear their uniform and represent our school with pride. If you would like to help us out with this effort to reach out to local parishes, churches, and faith communities this weekend, see PVO News below. These Ambassador families will earn Share Hours and will be entered a drawing to win $100 off December tuition.
I am pleased to announce that we are renewing a National Honor Society (NHS) chapter here at Lumen Christi. We have been dormant for awhile, but Mrs. Craig has graciously agreed to be the NHS chapter advisor! More information to follow on membership criteria, selection process, etc.
On the occasion of All Saints Day, here is another C4 Ignite Your Catholic Faith video titled, “What’s up with Catholics and Saints?”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl4XNK9baLU. This is a great review of what Saints should mean in our lives as persons of faith…
Finally, here are reasons 41-45 why a Catholic school education is important (and awesome):
- Daily exposure to the Bible
- Constant support and encouragement in student spiritual life
- Mass on All Saint’s Day
- Developing the whole student–morally, mentally, and physically (body, mind, and spirit)
- A rigorous academic program that helps students overcome challenges and become their best selves
Parker Uniforms: If you have ordered sweaters from Parker Uniforms this year and your order arrived with no Lumen embroidery (all sweaters are to be automatically embroidered with Lumen’s logo), please contact Jessica Estes to discuss details for a solution.
SGA News: Student Government has planned some “Dress-Up” days and the details are below. If your student prefers not to participate in the “Dress-Up” days, they should wear their school uniform instead.
- Friday, November 3rd: Lumen Spirit dress up day. Students may wear Lumen Wear this day.
Volleyball Senior Night: Join us on Monday, November 6th for our last home game in which we will honor our only Senior on the team, Maeve Bakic. We will play against Su-Valley High School at 6pm.
Farewell Lunch with Billy Hunt: As previously announced, our Athletic Director & Coach is moving to Arizona. We are having a farewell lunch with Coach Billy on Thursday, November 9th from 11:30-Noon. Parents are welcome to join us too. Students should bring their lunch and we will provide a dessert. We will also present Coach Billy with a gift that day as well.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School Auction: Our 34th Annual Auction “Oui, Oui, Paris” is Saturday, November 11, 2017 at the Anchorage Marriott Downtown starting at 5:00 pm. Individual Tickets and tables to attend the event are still available for purchase! Don’t miss out on a fun night with a good cause! Thank you for your continued support of Catholic education. If you have any questions, contact the auction office at 345-2327 or auction@akseas.com.
Scrip: Have you heard of Scrip fundraising yet? This is a great way to help Lumen raise funds while you do your everyday shopping and gift giving. Please see Mrs. Estes with any questions you may have. In the meantime, visit shopwithscrip.com to learn more. After visiting shopwithscrip.com and you’d like to set up your account, please call Mrs. Estes for Lumen Christi’s enrollment code. Our next order deadline will be on Wednesday, November 15th at 3pm.
Senior Portraits and Memory Pages: Senior Portraits were due October 31st. Senior Memory pages are due during the month of December.
- If you or your parents are making your own memory page, it will be due December 21st, 2017
- If you plan on the Yearbook staff making your memory page, the photos for it are due December 1st, 2017.
- Schedule Change-Holy Day on December 8th: The school will attend Mass on Friday, December 8th as it is a Holy Day of obligation. We will adjust our school schedule as listed below:
- Calling All Photographers!: Do you have any great pictures of your students playing sports or participating in extra-curricular activities? Although our Yearbook team tries to be at as many events as possible, we can’t be everywhere. Please send any pictures you have to Mrs. Spillers, so that we can try to include them in the yearbook. E-mail: mspillers@lumenchristiak.org
- If you do not have your portraits or memory pages submitted on time, they will not be featured in the yearbook. All submissions can be given to Mrs. Spillers
PVO News:
Happy November! Thank you for giving the gift of your time.
- November 8th is our Fall Open House and Family Pizza Night. Please call Danielle 227-7080 if you can bring a salad or dessert for that night or help hand out invitations to the open house this weekend (11/4 & 11/5) at one of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Masses.
- http://signup.com/go/cVMeBzw Attic Fridays – Lead Helper needed next week (11/10) for the 5-7 pm shift!
- Next PVO meeting is November 14th at 7pm. Come learn about SCRIP and discuss ways we can grow this fundraiser.
If you have any questions, please contact Danielle (pvo@lumenchristiak.org).
Campus Ministry:
All are invited to join us for Mass at 7:15 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays in our new School Chapel!
- A special thanks to Nathan Marshall, John McConnell, Jeannie McConnell, Kirstin Marshall, and Karin Helgesen for their gifts of instrument and voice at today’s Mass!
- Please remember in your prayers Chief Warrant Officer Two Sims, of Juneau, and his family; he passed away on October 28th in Logar Province, Afghanistan, when his helicopter crashed.
- Please pray for the victims of the NYC act of terror, and for peace.
- We are forming teams for The Jingle Bell Run and The Polar Plunge. Students can find information on the bulletin board across from the main office. All family members and friends please come out and join our teams to raise money for The Special Olympics and the Arthritis Foundation.
- Sign up sheets for Friday service hours at The Archangel Attic can be found on the bulletin board across from the school office. Students please sign up!!
- All eligible students are invited to be trained as altar servers for our school Masses. Interested students please see Mrs. Loeffler.
- If you know of a worthy cause in need of volunteers let us know so we can get the word out!
- Our Parent Support Group begins in November. Details to follow.
- Advent is around the corner! Interested in forming an Advent Prayer Study group? Contact Mrs. Loeffler: eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org