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
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Lumen News – 10/26/2017
Important Upcoming Dates:
- October 26th & 27th: ½ Days for Parent-Teacher Conferences
- Oct 27th: Big A/Little A Movie, 1-3pm
- Oct 27th: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Halloween Carnival, 6-8pm
- October 30th: Halloween Assembly, 2pm
- October 31st: Halloween Costume Dress Up Day
- Nov 1st: Mass Day, 9am (All Saint’s Day)
- Nov 2nd: Saints Dress Up Day (Dress up as your favorite Saint)
- Nov 8th: Fall Open House and Family Pizza Night, 6-8pm
- November 10th: No School, Teacher In-service
- November 23rd & 24th: No School, Thanksgiving Holiday
- December 19th, 20th, 21st: Finals
- December 22nd-January 5th: No School, Christmas Break
- January 8th: Classes Resume
Principal’s Update: We are delighted to hear folks are sharing and talking about the C4: Ignite your Catholic Faith videos we’ve mentioned the last couple of weeks. Here is another titled, “Are My Everyday Choices Important?”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGvxp35GH5Q&t=45s. A powerful message about how we should view the “ordinary” in our lives…
This past Monday, we recognized the academic successes of many of our students at an awards assembly. Our students work hard each and every day in their studies, and we take pride in the rigorous education we provide. We also acknowledged the “King of Gold Card Sales,” Class of 2023 7th grader, Sam Kaplan, who sold the most number of Gold Cards this past fall. Sam and his family are parishioners at St. Benedict’s. Way to go, Sam!
Finally, we awarded Class of 2019 junior, Julianne Estes, with the “And Then Some” award, which recognizes a Lumen Christi student who makes a significant and positive impact in the school and who goes above and beyond that which is normally expected. Julianne is an exemplary leader in our Big Archangel/Little Archangel mentoring program and Yearbook. She volunteers without hesitation, and is quietly humble in how she leads, acts, and lives out her faith. Congratulations Julianne, Sam, and to all our wonderful students who were applauded for their successes on Monday!
We have started to form a team for the Arthritis Foundation’s “Jingle Bell 5K Run” on Saturday, December 9th! Last year, TEAM LUMEN CHRISTI ARCHANGELS had over 20 team members and raised just over $900 to support finding a cure for this #1 cause of disability. Our goal this year is to have over 30 team members and raise over $2500! Will you join us and jingle for a cure? Our team page can be found at: http://www.jbr.org/anchorage/lumenchristiarchangels
I’ll take us to 40 in adding up the many reasons why a Catholic school education is awesome (don’t worry, there is more!):
36. Having a “Holy Spirit Week” to show school spirit instead of just a plain, old “Spirit Week” (next week, by the way!)
37. A Christ-like environment that cares more about students getting into Heaven than into Harvard
38. Spending seven hours a day in a faith-base community
39. Learning about all vocation options including marriage, ordained, and religious life
40. Learning about and discussing the religious and ethical implications of stem cell research, abortion, euthanasia, and other beginning and end of life issues
Blessings on you and your family!
Big A, Little A Movie Time: Big A, Little A is organizing an afternoon movie on Friday, October 27th from 1-3pm in the gym.
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Bring a lunch to school
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The movie will be “Hotel Transylvania”
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Popcorn and lemonade will be provided
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2 parent chaperones are needed (must have completed both a background check and the online safe and sacred training). Please let Mrs. Estes know if you are able to chaperone.
Parent/Teacher Conferences:
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On Thursday, October 26th, we will follow a Friday A schedule with school dismissal at 12:20pm. Parent teacher conferences will be from 3-7pm
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On Friday, October 27th, we will follow a Friday B schedule with school dismissal at 12:20pm. Parent teacher conferences will be from 1-4pm
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.
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Monday, October 30th: Breast cancer awareness dress up day. Staff and students may wear pink (50{d4876d85bca45a190b33d6c696456a399841af28eb325342d1f9ba09483f3a19} of your clothing should be pink) this day.
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Tuesday, October 31st: Halloween costume dress up day. No weapons or masks please.
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Thursday, November 2nd: All-Saints dress up day. Students may dress up as their favorite saint.
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Friday, November 3rd: Lumen Spirit dress up day. Students may wear Lumen Wear this day.
Schedule Change-Wednesday, November 1st & 2nd: It’s All Saints Day and we will attend Mass and will follow a Thursday Schedule. On Thursday, November 2nd, we will follow a Wednesday schedule.
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 1st at 3pm.
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. Tickets to attend the event are available at the auction office inside St. Elizabeth Ann Seton school. We are looking for donations of new items, basket items, and artwork. Donations can be dropped off at the school or picked up at your convenience. We also have advertising space available for our purchase in our auction booklet. 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
Senior Portraits and Memory Pages: Seniors, please don’t forget your senior portraits are due NEXT WEEK on Tuesday October 31st. Please digitally submit your final portrait to Mrs. Spillers.
Senior Memory pages are due during the month of December.
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If you or your parents are making your own memory page, it will be due December 21st, 2017
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If you plan on the Yearbook staff making your memory page, the photos for it are due December 1st, 2017.
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.
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
PVO News:
A big THANK YOU to everyone that helped with the volleyball tournament last weekend!
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We will be hosting Teacher Appreciation meals during parent teacher conferences. We are very thankful for our wonderful teachers!
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November 8th will be our Fall Open House and Family Pizza Night. A sign up will be available soon to hand out invitations after Masses the weekend of November 4th & 5th at many of the parishes and to bring food for the evening.
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http://signup.com/go/cVMeBzw Attic Fridays- Looking for help on 11/10 and Fridays in December. Thank you for supporting the Archangel Attic!
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http://signup.com/go/kbSOjLi Concessions- Some November dates have been added!
If you have any questions, please contact Danielle (pvo@lumenchristiak.org).
Campus Ministry:
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All are invited to join us for Mass in our new Archangels Chapel at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
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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.
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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!!
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Congratulations to our new Extraordinary Ministers of Eucharist:
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Maeve Bakic
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Matthew Goodwin
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Wolfgang Goorchenko
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Mr. Harmon
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Kaare Helgesen
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Mark Loeffler
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Nathan Marshall
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Mrs. Spillers
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All eligible students are invited to be trained as altar servers for our school Masses. Interested students please see Mrs. Loeffler.
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If you know of a worthy cause in need of volunteers let us know so we can get the word out!
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Our Parent Support Group begins in November. Details to follow.
Upcoming Community Service Opportunities
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is looking for student volunteers to help with their up-coming Halloween Carnival on Friday, October 27 from 6-8 p.m. If your student is interested, please see Mrs. Estes to sign up.
Lumen News – 10/19/2017
Our Mission: As a ministry of St. Benedict Parish,
Lumen Christi High School provides a rigorous Catholic education
in a Christ-like environment!
Our Core Values: Living Faith, Celebrating Family, and Achieving Excellence
Important Upcoming Dates:
- October 20th: No School, Teacher In-service
- October 21st: St. Benedict Parish Clean-Up Day, 9-10am
- October 23rd: Academic Awards (2nd Sem. 2016-17 SY), 2pm
- October 26th & 27th: ½ Days for Parent-Teacher Conferences
- Oct 27th: Big A/Little A Movie, 1-3pm
- Oct 27th: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Halloween Carnival
- October 30th: Halloween Assembly, 2pm
- October 31st: Halloween Costume Dress Up Day
- Nov 1st: Mass Day, 9am (All Saint’s Day)
- Nov 2nd: Saints Dress Up Day (Dress up as your favorite Saint)
- Nov 8th: Fall Open House, 6-8pm
- November 10th: No School, Teacher In-service
- November 23rd & 24th: No School, Thanksgiving Holiday
- December 19th, 20th, 21st: Finals
- December 22nd-January 5th: No School, Christmas Break
- January 8th: Classes Resume
Principal’s Update: I hope you enjoyed the C4: Ignite your Catholic Faith video last week. Here is another titled, “Does Being Good Matter?”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-GzBrdgr7I. Please share and discuss with friends and family!
Did you know that many of our students participate in extracurricular activities outside of Lumen? One of our 8th graders and new students, Noah Cruz, Class of 2022, recently played in the Alaska South Central Pop Warner State Football Championships in the Cadets division. Noah’s team, the Buccaneers, beat the Steelers 44-0 to win the state title! Noah also plays on the Lumen junior high boys basketball team and attends St. Patrick’s Parish. Great job, Noah!
Congratulations to our 7th grade class (Lumen Class of 2023) who earned the title of “Gold Card Sales” champions for selling more Gold Cards per students than any other class. The entire 7th grade class received a pizza lunch on Wednesday in appreciation for their hard work and commitment to the school!
In our efforts to add up the reasons why a Catholic school education is awesome, I’ll tag on these gems:
31. The opportunity to serve at the altar at school Masses
32. Learning about the value and dignity of ourselves and others as made in God’s
image
33. Hearing “Leave Room for the Holy Spirit!” at school dances
34. A curriculum designed to help students grow spiritually
35. The freedom to talk about any religion in school, rather than no religion at all
We hope that our students enjoy the day off on Friday for Teacher Inservice and come back after the weekend well-rested. I look forward to seeing parents and students alike at the Awards Assembly on the 23rd and Parent-Teacher Conferences on Oct 26th and 27th. God Bless You!
Parish Clean-up Day: Bring your rake and join us on Saturday, October 21st for Parish Clean-up day from 9am-10am to help get the parish and school grounds ready for winter. This is a great opportunity to earn both parent share hours or student community service hours. Donuts will be provided.
Oktoberfest: Come to St. Benedict’s Oktoberfest on Saturday the 21st from 6-9pm and enjoy good food and fellowship. There will be a special split the pot to benefit the completion of the reconciliation room.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s 41st Annual Holiday Bazaar: Be sure to check out St. Elizabeth’s annual Holiday bazaar this Saturday the 21st from 9-4pm.
Spring Academic Awards Assembly: Students who earned academic awards for 2nd semester of the 2016-17 school year will be honored during assembly on October 23rd at 2pm in the gym. All are welcome to join us.
Big A, Little A Movie Time: Big A, Little A is organizing an afternoon movie on Friday, October 27th from 1-3pm in the gym.
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Bring a lunch to school
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The movie will be “Hotel Transylvania”
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Popcorn and lemonade will be provided
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2 parent chaperones are needed (must have completed both a background check and the online safe and sacred training). Please let Mrs. Estes know if you are able to chaperone.
Parent/Teacher Conferences:
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On Thursday, October 26th, we will follow a Friday A schedule with school dismissal at 12:20pm. Parent teacher conferences will be from 3-7pm
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On Friday, October 27th, we will follow a Friday B schedule with school dismissal at 12:20pm. Parent teacher conferences will be from 1-4pm
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.
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Monday, October 30th: Breast cancer awareness dress up day. Staff and students may wear pink (50{d4876d85bca45a190b33d6c696456a399841af28eb325342d1f9ba09483f3a19} of your clothing should be pink) this day.
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Tuesday, October 31st: Halloween costume dress up day. No weapons or masks please.
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Thursday, November 2nd: All-Saints dress up day. Students may dress up as their favorite saint.
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Friday, November 3rd: Lumen Spirit dress up day. Students may wear Lumen Wear this day.
Schedule Change-Wednesday, November 1st & 2nd: It’s All Saints Day and we will attend Mass and will follow a Thursday Schedule. On Thursday, November 2nd, we will follow a Wednesday schedule.
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 1st at 3pm.
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.
Tickets to attend the event are available at the auction office inside St. Elizabeth Ann Seton school. We are looking for donations of new items, basket items, and artwork. Donations can be dropped off at the school or picked up at your convenience. We also have advertising space available for our purchase in our auction booklet. 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
Senior Portraits and Memory Pages: Seniors, please don’t forget your senior portraits are due on Tuesday October 31st. Fall is a great time for photos! Please digitally submit your final portrait to Mrs. Spillers.
Senior Memory pages are due during the month of December.
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If you or your parents are making your own memory page, it will be due December 21st, 2017
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If you plan on the Yearbook staff making your memory page, the photos for it are due December 1st, 2017.
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.
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
PVO News:
Need help finding ways to earn your share hours this year? Below are some fun opportunities:
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http://signup.com/go/zOkWcLM Volleyball Tournament this week!
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Thursday 10/19: 5:00- 8:30 pm
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Friday 10/20: 7:30 – 11:00 am, also a few hospitality food items are still needed
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Saturday 10/21: 1:30 – 5 pm
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Come out to support our team and buy a raffle ticket for an awesome Halloween quilt!
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http://signup.com/go/kbSOjLi Concessions- We have shifts that need filled on 10/23 (3:30 and 5 pm). November dates will be posted soon!
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http://signup.com/go/cVMeBzw Attic Fridays- Looking for help on 11/10 and Fridays in December. Thank you for supporting the Archangel Attic!
Minutes from our last PVO meeting are posted on the board as you walk in the school. If you have any questions, please contact Danielle (pvo@lumenchristiak.org).
Campus Ministry:
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All are invited to join us for Mass in our new Archangels Chapel at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
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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.
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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!!
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Congratulations to our new Extraordinary Ministers of Eucharist:
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Maeve Bakic
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Matthew Goodwin
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Wolfgang Goorchenko
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Mr. Harmon
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Kaare Helgesen
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Mark Loeffler
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Nathan Marshall
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Mrs. Spillers
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All eligible students are invited to be trained as altar servers for our school Masses. Interested students please see Mrs. Loeffler.
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If you know of a worthy cause in need of volunteers let us know so we can get the word out!
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Our Parent Support Group begins in November. Details to follow.
Upcoming Community Service Opportunities
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Tudor Elementary School is hosting its Fall Carnival on Friday October 20th and is looking for High School Students to volunteer to run some of the games and booths from 5:30-8:30pm. The school is located at 1666 Cache Dr. and the Fall Carnival runs from 6-8pm. The PTA will feed the volunteers that show up at 5:30pm. The volunteers can come for the whole time or cover shifts, whatever works best. The PTA has the games all established and organized in boxes and have used high school students in previous years. If you and/or your student are interested in helping, please contact Erin Ruebelmann to let her know or to get additional information.
Erin Ruebelmann, 907-317-6712 or eruebelmann@gmail.com
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is looking for student volunteers to help with their up-coming Halloween Carnival on Friday, October 27 from 6-8 p.m. If your student is interested, please see Mrs. Estes to sign up.
Lumen News – 10/05/2017
Our Mission: As a ministry of St. Benedict Parish,
Lumen Christi High School provides a rigorous Catholic education
in a Christ-like environment!
Our Core Values: Living Faith, Celebrating Family, and Achieving Excellence
Important Upcoming Dates:
- October 6th: Dress Down Day for participation in Big A/Little A Food Drive
- October 6th: Junior High Movie Night, 6-8:30pm
- October 10th: PVO Meeting, 7pm
- October 11th: PSAT Testing (9th-11th)
- October 13th: College Pride Day (Dress Up Day to wear your favorite college spiritwear)
- October 20th: No School, Teacher In-service
- October 23rd: Academic Awards (2nd Sem. 2016-17 SY), 2pm
- October 26th & 27th: ½ Days for Parent-Teacher Conferences
- Nov 8th: Fall Open House, 6-8pm
- November 10th: No School, Teacher In-service
- November 23rd & 24th: No School, Thanksgiving Holiday
- December 19th, 20th, 21st: Finals
- December 22nd-January 5th: No School, Christmas Break
- January 8th: Classes Resume
Principal’s Update: A special shout out to our Big A/Little A program, led by Class of 2019 juniors Megan Flaherty and Julianne Estes, who sponsored a food drive last week. As a school, we collected at least 10 tubs of food items for the St. Benedict Parish Outreach Pantry! The items you and our students provided will go directly to support families in need. Thank you to Megan and Julianne who led this event and to all of you who supported it through your generosity.
Thank you also to those parents and students who have donated their time and talent in keeping the Archangel Attic open on Fridays! PVO is making a strong push to support the Attic this year and in the future. If you didn’t know, all the proceeds from sales at the Attic go to support our school. Contributions from the Attic to our school reduce our tuition by roughly $1450 per student. By comparison, sales of concession food items at games and tournaments reduces our tuition by only $100 per student. So if you have limited time available as a busy family, please consider working in the Attic and/or donating used items for sale. We can use your help!
Congratulations to Class of 2020 sophomore Sophia Dupras who represented Lumen Christi in the 2017 ASAA/First National Bank Cross Country Running State Championships this past Saturday at Bartlett High School. We are proud of her accomplishments and can’t wait to see how she does next year!
Our junior high soccer team was undefeated going into the championship game at the 2017 ACSAA Co-Ed Outdoor Soccer Tournament last week. Our team played their hearts out, but came up short against Birchwood Christian Academy. The team took home 2nd place in the tournament, capping off a great season. Way to go, Archangels!
So there are more reasons why a Catholic school education is important? Why, yes, there is!:
21. An opportunity to start the day out in a sacred way with the Eucharist at 7:15am in the Chapel of the Archangels
22. Hearing a consistent pro-life message in the hallways and classrooms
23. Having uniforms makes it an easy decision on what to wear each day!
24. Seeing the same friends at church that you see at school
25. Hallways that highlight and proclaim the Cardinal (Prudence, Temperance, Justice, and Fortitude) and Theological Virtues (Faith, Hope, and Charity)
Internet Safety Presentation: There will be an internet safety presentation given by Officer Fifer from the Anchorage Police Department on Thursday, October 5th at 7pm at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School in the gym. This presentation is for parents or grandparents only and will inform you on ways to protect your child and their identity.
College Fair: On October 16th, our 11th and & 12th graders will attend the College and Career Fair.
Spring Academic Awards Assembly: Students who earned academic awards for 2nd semester of the 2016-17 school year will be honored during assembly on October 23rd at 2pm in the gym. All are welcome to join us.
Big A, Little A Food Drive: Big A, Little A’s food drive was a huge success!! Thank you to everyone for their participation. The St. Benedict’s outreach committee was extremely thankful for our contribution. Those who donated have received a dress down day on Friday, October 6th.
Winter Weather Reminder: Just a reminder that as winter approaches, so does the possibility for school closures. If the Anchorage School District (ASD) cancels school, so does Lumen Christi. Sometimes ASD will close some schools for weather conditions but not all schools, please listen to the radio or check ASD’s website. If Sand Lake and/or Dimond cancels school, then so will Lumen Christi.
Student Government Announcements:
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JH Movie Night: SGA is hosting a movie night for all JH students on October 6th from 6-8:30pm. The movie playing will be Pirates of the Caribbean here at Lumen Christi. Snacks will be provided and students are welcome to bring pillows and blankets.
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AASG (Alaska Association of Student Government) Conference: Some students from Lumen’s SGA will attend this annual conference held this year in Wasilla from October 26th-28th.
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PVO News: Fall is a busy time of year supporting our many fundraising efforts. Below are a list of opportunities to lend a hand and earn share hours.
PVO MEETING NEXT TUESDAY
Our next PVO meeting will be at 7 pm on Tuesday, October 10th in the library. Please consider attending and providing your input on the many ways we support our school. You will earn a share hour for attending!
ATTIC FRIDAYS
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We need to fill a few open lead spots. These spots have to be filled to stay open for our extended hours. To volunteer for a lead shift you need a completed background check and to have volunteered at least once before at the Attic.
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10/20/17 2:45 to 5 pm Lead Attic Helper
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11/3/17 4:45 to 7 pm Lead Attic Helper
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11/10/17 4:45 to 7 pm Lead Attic Helper
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11/17/17 4:45 to 7 pm Lead Attic Helper
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You can sign up here- http://signup.com/go/cVMeBzw or email PVO.
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CONCESSIONS
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Concession volunteers are needed now- Link to Sign-Up- http://signup.com/go/kbSOjLi
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We will also need several volunteers for our upcoming Volleyball Tournament on October 19-21, 2017. http://signup.com/go/zOkWcLM
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Concession Sign-Up Coordinator needed to help our coordinate our concession stand volunteers. This is something that can be done from home!
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Earn 2 share hours! We are looking for some concession stand helpers to get Food Handler’s Cards. If you plan on helping with concessions this year, please consider going online and completing this training. It should not take more than 2 hours to complete and has a minimal fee ($10) If you complete this training or have completed this training in the past (it is good for 3 years), please leave a copy at the front desk or email it to PVO. http://www.muni.org/departments/health/admin/environment/fss/pages/alternatefoodworkertesting.aspx
AVAILABLE PVO POSITIONS
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Gun Show Coordinator for Next Year- (shadow this year’s coordinator during the Thanksgiving weekend event to learn the ropes)
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Catholic Schools Week Coordinator
If you are interested in helping with any of our open positions or have any questions, please contact Danielle(pvo@lumenchristiak.org). Thank you!
Campus Ministry:
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All are invited to join us for Mass in our new Archangels Chapel at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
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We are creating a Lumen Families bulletin board in the main hallway of the school. Please send family pictures in to Mrs. Loeffler for posting.
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Keep an eye on Campus Ministry News for upcoming Service opportunities and if you know of a worthy cause in need of volunteers let us know so we can get the word out!
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We are looking forward to a year filled with many blessings!
Upcoming Community Service Opportunities
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Tudor Elementary School is hosting their Fall Carnival on Friday October 20th and they are looking for High School Students to volunteer to run some of the games and booths from 5:30-8:30pm. The school is located at 1666 Cache Dr and the Fall Carnival runs from 6-8pm. The PTA will feed the volunteers that show up at 5:30pm. The volunteers can come for the whole time or cover shifts, whatever works best. The PTA has the games all established and organized in boxes and have used high school students in previous years. If you and/or your student are interested in helping, please contact Erin Ruebelmann to let her know or to get additional information.
Erin Ruebelmann
907-317-6712
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is looking for student volunteers to help with their up-coming Halloween Carnival on Friday, October 27 from 6-8 p.m. If your student is interested, please see Mrs. Estes to sign up.
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Auction: Mrs. Estes is helping St. Elizabeth’s find high school students (students need to be 15 years or older) to volunteer at their Auction on November 11th from 4:30pm until 11pm. They will help with selling “blinky rings” for the heads & tails game, sell Live Opportunity tickets, help data entry during the live auction to run bid sheets from the bidder to data entry, and help distribute items to guests at the end of the night as well as help carry the items they purchased at the end of the evening. This is always a fun event to volunteer for. Please have your student see Mrs. Estes if they’d like to sign up to help.
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 Monday, October 16th at 3pm.
School Pictures: School pictures were sent home on Tuesday September 12th with students. If you missed out on ordering pictures, please contact Mrs. Spillers (mspillers@lumenchristiak.org) and she will put you in communication with Fitzgerald Photography. You can still pay over the phone and commemorate your student’s 2017-2018 school year.
Senior Portraits: Seniors, please don’t forget your senior portraits are due on Tuesday October 31st. Fall is a great time for photos! Please digitally submit your final portrait to Mrs. Spillers.
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
Substitutes: We are currently looking to add onto our substitute list. If you are interested or know someone who would be, please contact the front office for more details.
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.
Tickets to attend the event are available at the auction office inside St. Elizabeth Ann Seton school. We are looking for donations of new items, basket items, and artwork. Donations can be dropped off at the school or picked up at your convenience. We also have advertising space available for our purchase in our auction booklet. 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
Fred Meyer Community Rewards: Please take a moment to register your Fred Meyer card so that Lumen Christi can receive rewards from your shopping, a super easy way to help Lumen raise funds. If you have already registered your card, you may want to check to see if it needs to be renewed. Please click on this link and follow the steps: https://www.fredmeyer.com/topic/community-rewards-4
Box Tops: Lumen collects box tops so be sure to bring them into the school. There is a little collection box just outside the front office.
Shop A Roo: Shoparoo is an app in which you simply take photos of receipts on your smartphone and submit. Lumen then earns “Roo Points” which are converted at the end of the year into a donation to the school. Follow these simple steps after you download the app from either the App Store or on Google Play:
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SHOP: Shop for any product, at any store.
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SNAP: Take a picture of your receipt.
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EARN: Earn cash donations & sweepstakes entries
Amazon Smile: Do you regularly shop on Amazon? Consider logging into your Amazon account through smile.amazon.com and choose Lumen Christi as the organization that you’d wish to receive benefits from your orders.
Link to Signup.com: By now you have received emails from Signup.com highlighting volunteer opportunities. Below is a link where you will find all of Lumen’s current signups in one spot.
http://www.volunteerspot.com/group/151523700124?utm_source=group-badge-volunteer-green
Read MoreLumen News – 09/28/2017
Our Mission: As a ministry of St. Benedict Parish,
Lumen Christi High School provides a rigorous Catholic education
in a Christ-like environment!
Our Core Values: Living Faith, Celebrating Family, and Achieving Excellence
Important Upcoming Dates:
- Sept 25th-29th: Food Drive sponsored by Big A/Little A
- October 2nd: Rosary at 2pm
- October 6th: Dress Down Day for participation in Big A/Little A Food Drive
- October 6th: Junior High Movie Night, 6-8:30pm
- October 10th: PVO Meeting, 7pm
- October 11th: PSAT Testing (9th-11th)
- October 13th: College Pride Day (Dress Up Day to wear your favorite college spiritwear)
- October 20th: No School, Teacher In-service
- October 23rd: Academic Awards (2nd Sem. 2016-17 SY), 2pm
- October 26th & 27th: ½ Days for Parent-Teacher Conferences
- November 10th: No School, Teacher In-service
- November 23rd & 24th: No School, Thanksgiving Holiday
- December 19th, 20th, 21st: Finals
- December 22nd-January 5th: No School, Christmas Break
- January 8th: Classes Resume
Principal’s Update: Last week, the high school students spent two days up at St. Therese’s Camp on retreat. They spent time in reflection, group activities, Mass, Adoration, Reconciliation, and team building. Our theme was “Having an Attitude for Christ” and our students focused on ways that we can show Justice, Kindness, and Humility here at school, in the community, and in our lives. It was a great couple of days, and we hope your son or daughter shared his or her experiences upon return home.
Our junior high students stayed busy while the high schoolers were gone by cleaning up headstones at the Anchorage Memorial Cemetery, making wrist rosaries, going bowling, eating pizza, and writing Christmas letters to service men and women deployed overseas.
Congratulations to Class of 2020 student Sophia Dupras, who will be representing Lumen Christi in the 2017 ASAA/First National Bank Cross Country Running State Championships this Saturday at Bartlett High School. Sophia qualified for State with a 5K (that is 3.1 miles!) time of 23 minutes, 56 seconds! She is set to run at 1:30pm on Saturday, so hopefully we can have a large Lumen crowd cheering her on. Way to go, Sophia!!!!
Our junior high soccer team remains undefeated and finishes up their season on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of this week at the 2017 ACSAA Co-Ed Outdoor Soccer Tournament at the Center soccer fields (4855 Arctic Blvd). Good luck Archangels!
Need more reasons why a Catholic school education is important? Here you go:
16. Talking with friends about what to give up for Lent
17. Helping Catholic charities with disaster relief efforts
18. Getting pets blessed on the feast of St. Francis (Sunday, Oct 1st at 3pm at St. Benedict’s)
19. Getting throats blessed on the feast of St. Blase (February 3, 2018)
20. Connecting community service and stewardship with Catholic social teaching
Big A, Little A Food Drive: Big A, Little A is coordinating a food drive for St. Benedict’s Outreach committee which helps families in need. They will be collecting food items from Monday, September 25th-September 29th. Students who bring in a minimum of 5 cans will earn a dress down day which will be on Friday, October 6th. Donated items should be turned into your student’s Advisory class. Below are some items of need:
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Canned Vegetables
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Canned Fruit
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Canned Soup
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Dry Milk
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Cereal
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Oatmeal
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Peanut Butter
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Jelly
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Pasta
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Rice
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Beans
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Pancake Mix
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Bread
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Canned Meat
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Canned Fish
Student Government Announcements:
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JH Movie Night: SGA is hosting a movie night for all JH students on October 6th from 6-8:30pm. The movie playing will be Pirates of the Caribbean here at Lumen Christi. We are looking for one parent chaperone (remember you must have your Safe & Sacred background check and online training complete). Snacks will be provided and students are welcome to bring pillows and blankets.
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AASG (Alaska Association of Student Government) Conference: Some students from Lumen’s SGA will attend this annual conference held this year in Wasilla from October 26th-28th.
PVO News: Happy Fall! October is just around the corner and our concession stand will be opening soon.
ATTIC FRIDAYS
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Attic Friday volunteers are needed on October 13th and 20th. Please visit the sign-up to see if you can help- http://signup.com/go/cVMeBzw
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We are compiling a list of regular Attic Friday helpers that might be able to help out if we have an unexpected cancellation. If we can add you to the list, please email PVO.
CONCESSIONS
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Concession volunteer sign-ups will be coming soon!
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Mark your calendars: We will need several volunteers during our upcoming Volleyball Tournament on October 19-21, 2017.
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Concession Sign- Up Coordinator needed to help our coordinate our concession stand volunteers. This is something that can be done from home!
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Earn 2 share hours! We are looking for some concession stand helpers to get Food Handler’s Cards. If you plan on helping with concessions this year, please consider going online and completing this training. It should not take more than 2 hours to complete and has a minimal fee ($10) If you complete this training or have completed this training in the past (it is good for 3 years), please leave a copy at the front desk or email it to PVO. http://www.muni.org/departments/health/admin/environment/fss/pages/alternatefoodworkertesting.aspx
AVAILABLE PVO POSITIONS
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Gun Show Coordinator for Next Year- (shadow this year’s coordinator during the Thanksgiving weekend event to learn the ropes)
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Catholic Schools Week Coordinator
NEXT MEETING: Mark your calendar – The next PVO meeting will be Tuesday, October 10th in the library.
If you are interested in helping with any of our open positions or have any questions, please contact Danielle(pvo@lumenchristiak.org). Thank you!
Campus Ministry:
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Our high school retreat was a great success and a big thank you goes out to all who helped make this event possible. A very special thanks to Ray Hickel for providing meals for retreat, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall and Mr. Lych for chaperoning, Matt Beck and Anna Schulten for presenting to the group.
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All are invited to join us for Mass in our new Archangels Chapel at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
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We are creating a Lumen Families bulletin board in the main hallway of the school. Please send family pictures in to Mrs. Loeffler for posting.
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Keep an eye on Campus Ministry News for upcoming Service opportunities and if you know of a worthy cause in need of volunteers let us know so we can get the word out!
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We are looking forward to a year filled with many blessings!
Upcoming Community Service Opportunities
-
Tudor Elementary School is hosting their Fall Carnival on Friday October 20th and they are looking for High School Students to volunteer to run some of the games and booths from 5:30-8:30pm. The school is located at 1666 Cache Dr and the Fall Carnival runs from 6-8pm. The PTA will feed the volunteers that show up at 5:30pm. The volunteers can come for the whole time or cover shifts, whatever works best. The PTA has the games all established and organized in boxes and have used high school students in previous years. If you and/or your student are interested in helping, please contact Erin Ruebelmann to let her know or to get additional information.
Erin Ruebelmann
907-317-6712
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is looking for student volunteers to help with their up-coming Halloween Carnival on Friday, October 27 from 6-8 p.m. If your student is interested, please see Mrs. Estes to sign up.
-
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Auction: Mrs. Estes is helping St. Elizabeth’s find high school students (students need to be 15 years or older) to volunteer at their Auction on November 11th from 4:30pm until 11pm. They will help with selling “blinky rings” for the heads & tails game, sell Live Opportunity tickets, help data entry during the live auction to run bid sheets from the bidder to data entry, and help distribute items to guests at the end of the night as well as help carry the items they purchased at the end of the evening. This is always a fun event to volunteer for. Please have your student see Mrs. Estes if they’d like to sign up to help.
Internet Safety Presentation: There will be an internet safety presentation given by Officer Fifer from the Anchorage Police Department on Thursday, October 5th at 7pm at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School in the gym. This presentation is for parents or grandparents only and will inform you on ways to protect your child and their identity.
Gold Cards: PAST DUE: If you haven’t turned in your Gold Card money, please get it into the office as soon as possible. Any unsold cards also need to be turned in.
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 Monday, October 2nd at 3pm.
Last Year’s Community Service Forms: If students would like to keep their community service forms from last school year for their reference, they may pick them up from Mrs. Estes. The summary sheets containing the total amount of service hours will be added to their student file and the individual forms will be available in the office until October 2nd at which point they will be recycled.
School Pictures: School pictures were sent home on Tuesday September 12th with students. If you missed out on ordering pictures, please contact Mrs. Spillers (mspillers@lumenchristiak.org) and she will put you in communication with Fitzgerald Photography. You can still pay over the phone and commemorate your student’s 2017-2018 school year.
Senior Portraits: Seniors, please don’t forget your senior portraits are due on Tuesday October 31st. Fall is a great time for photos! Please digitally submit your final portrait to Mrs. Spillers.
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
Gently Used Uniforms & Lumen Spirit Wear: If you are looking for gently used uniform items, please visit the Archangel Attic. For gently used uniforms with our “Lumen Christi” logo or for Lumen Spirit Wear, please see Mrs. Estes at the office.
Substitutes: We are currently looking to add onto our substitute list. If you are interested or know someone who would be, please contact the front office for more details.
Spring Academic Awards Assembly: Students who earned academic awards for 2nd semester of the 2016-17 school year will be honored during assembly on October 23rd at 2pm in the gym. All are welcome to join us.
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. Tickets to attend the event are available at the auction office inside St. Elizabeth Ann Seton school. We are looking for donations of new items, basket items, and artwork. Donations can be dropped off at the school or picked up at your convenience. We also have advertising space available for our purchase in our auction booklet. 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
Fred Meyer Community Rewards: Please take a moment to register your Fred Meyer card so that Lumen Christi can receive rewards from your shopping, a super easy way to help Lumen raise funds. If you have already registered your card, you may want to check to see if it needs to be renewed. Please click on this link and follow the steps: https://www.fredmeyer.com/topic/community-rewards-4
Box Tops: Lumen collects box tops so be sure to bring them into the school. There is a little collection box just outside the front office.
Shop A Roo: Shoparoo is an app in which you simply take photos of receipts on your smartphone and submit. Lumen then earns “Roo Points” which are converted at the end of the year into a donation to the school. Follow these simple steps after you download the app from either the App Store or on Google Play:
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SHOP: Shop for any product, at any store.
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SNAP: Take a picture of your receipt.
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EARN: Earn cash donations & sweepstakes entries
Amazon Smile: Do you regularly shop on Amazon? Consider logging into your Amazon account through smile.amazon.com and choose Lumen Christi as the organization that you’d wish to receive benefits from your orders.
Link to Signup.com: By now you have received emails from Signup.com highlighting volunteer opportunities. Below is a link where you will find all of Lumen’s current signups in one spot.
http://www.volunteerspot.com/group/151523700124?utm_source=group-badge-volunteer-green
Winter Weather Reminder: Just a reminder that as winter approaches, so does the possibility for school closures. If the Anchorage School District (ASD) cancels school, so does Lumen Christi. Sometimes ASD will close some schools for weather conditions but not all schools, please listen to the radio or check ASD’s website. If Sand Lake and/or Dimond cancels school, then so will Lumen Christi.
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