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Lumen News – May 20, 2021

Important Upcoming Dates:

• June 4-5: Parking Lot GARAGE SALE! (details below)
• June 7-11: Boys Basketball Camp in the Valley  (details below)
• June 14 – 17: Girls Basketball Camp in the Valley
• July 12-15: Girls Basketball Camp @ Lumen

Principal’s Update:

It’s official – we’re moving to a 7:30a start time in the fall. Thanks to everyone for their input, we do feel that aligning our schedule with ASD’s allows for a greater flexibility for those Archangels who wish to take afternoon classes at King Tech, pursue job and/or internship opportunities.  More details to follow.

In the meantime, have a wonderful summer and we’ll see everyone in August!

Campus Ministry:

Just a few items for the summer!

• Here is a great family idea for service hours this summer. The Holy Spirit Center on Hillside Drive is looking for families or individuals to “adopt a station” for the summer.  This entails weeding, planting and upkeeping the area around one of the beautiful outdoor Stations of the Cross this summer. There are two stations remaining that need to be “adopted.” This is a really great way to get outside with family and/or friends and enjoy the outdoors while enhancing the beautiful Stations of the Cross pathway.  Call or text Sandy at  907-855-1101 if you are interested.

• Happy Birthday to Noah Cruz this week!

God bless all of our students and families this summer. We hope for rest, adventure, and joyful Faith for you!

Summer Blessing for Families

May we make our homes places of relaxation,

joy, love, peace and safety.

May we be generous and considerate,

not thinking only about ourselves,

but helping others enjoy the blessings of the summertime.

Lord God, Creator of all things,

guide our steps and strengthen our hearts

during these months of summer and vacation days.

Grant us refreshment of mind and body.

May we constantly strive to make a meaningful difference

in the lives of our loved ones and in the world around us

as we enjoy the warm days of summertime.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Prayer Spot

• For our teenagers

• For victims of violent crime

• For an end to capital punishment and abortion

• For an end to violence

• For special intentions requested

Memorial Doors – Archangel Chapel

If you’ve ever been in the Archangel Chapel in the school, you’ll have seen amazing hand drawn portraits of different saints on each of the doors (pictured below is St. Teresa of Calcutta.) The cost for renovating the chapel is financed through the sponsorship of these memorial doors; there are 22 total but just 5 remain.   The cost to sponsor a door is $600 and includes a framed saint portrait (donor’s choice) drawn by a Catholic professor at the Saint Paul Seminary, an engraved memorial plaque bearing the deceased’s name, dates of life, and a Scripture quote also of the donor’s choosing.  Please contact Fr. Tom at 317-9042 or tlilly@stbenedictsak.com for more information.

LUMENary Drive:

It’s been a while since we’ve had an update on our fundraising drive, but have been tallying final numbers.  Drum roll please……Drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr….$76,035!!! WAY. TO. GO. GENEROUS. DONORS. ONE. AND. ALL!!!

More than 50% of our families were able to participate, representing 27% of all giving! If we add in extended family (because loads of grandmas and grandpas and aunts and uncles and cousins and friends as near and dear as any family member gave too….) Yes, if we add all those big hearts in as well, it takes us up an additional $10,975 for a combined “Lumen family + friends” donation level of $31,295, which is 41% of the total raised.  Seriously outstanding! Because of all of our generous donors, be it time, talent or treasure, our students are able to do great things.  THANK YOU.

Archangel Sports:

As soon as June & July BASKETBALL camp information is finalized, an email will be sent to all incoming 9th-12th grade families. Coaches are still trying to hammer out those details, thanks for your patience!

Ditto on August SOCCER camp, High School Practices will start late July, Jr. High will start early August. Once start dates and practice info is available, we’ll do a blanket email to all students to make sure we don’t miss anyone.

Front Office News:

Summer Office Hours

Just kidding – there are NO summer office hours. Messages will be checked daily, so do call/text or email if you need anything. Chances are either Mrs. Brewer or I (Ms. Gore) will be around in the school most of the summer but we’re not posting any official hours. Call/text/email is the way to go.

Summer Skill Building Sessions

Beat the summer brain drain…info below as a reminder! Questions? Want to sign up? Email Mrs. Zorea or Mrs. Reed at szorea@lumenchristiak.org or kreed@lumenchristiak.org.

Online Summer School & Fall Classes

Do. Not. Forget! If you have a high school student doing any online classes over the summer – you MUST get those approved by Mrs. Brewer first.  We cannot guarantee credit if you don’t have have those reviewed first. Please, please check with her before registering for anything.

Garage Sale

Gigantic parking lot sale, June 4th & 5th. You can start dropping donations off Tuesday, June 1st at the school. Get a jump on Share Hours for next year by volunteering to help sort & set up on Thursday, June 3rd…email the front office at lchs@lumenchristiak.org if interested.

And finally….

Thanks to all of you for an amazing, COVID crazy year.  Years from now, someone will ask your son or daughter “What did you do during the pandemic?” and in contrast to thousands of their peers, they’ll be able to say “I was at Lumen Christi. A small private school in Anchorage, Alaska.  It was a pain in the neck wearing a mask, being socially distanced, sitting behind desk shields, hand sanitizing 10x a day….but we all did it. We all worked together and kept our school healthy. We were able to continue learning in person.”

All the very best – Anne

 

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Lumen News – May 13, 2021

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Lumen News – May 6, 2021

Important Upcoming Dates:

• TONIGHT! May 6: Graduation, 7pm
• TOMORROW! May 7: “Delayed Exposition” – Spring Drama Production, 6p

⇧  Watch both events via live stream on Lumen’s Facebook page  ⇧

• May 12:  Principal-Parent Forum, 7pm
• May 18-20: Finals
• May 20: Last Day of School
• June 4-5: Parking Lot GARAGE SALE! (details below)
• June 7-11: Boys Basketball Camp in the Valley (details to follow)
• June 14 – 17: Girls Basketball Camp in the Valley (details to follow)
• July 12-15: Girls Basketball Camp @ Lumen (details to follow) 

Principal’s Update:

A hearty congratulations to the seven members of our mighty Class of 2021–Jonah, Jaydin, Garrett, Amber, Vanessa, Helene, and Caleb–as they toss their caps into the air tonight and graduate into life after high school!  Please keep them and their families in your prayers!

Campus Ministry:

The virtue theme for this week is LEGACY – The strength to hand down a virtuous tradition and memory of your actions. Yes, leaving a LEGACY is not just for old people. We can leave a LEGACY too. Let’s talk about some ways we can leave a LEGACY.

“That is your legacy on this Earth when you leave this Earth: how many hearts you touched.” —Patti Davis

• Congratulations to our graduates!! May Christ be always in your hearts. We wish you peace and success on your journey
• Tomorrow, May, we will have the May Crowning and procession to Mary’s grotto after the 8 a.m. Mass. Thank you for sending flowers!!
• Thank you to our choir: Vincent, Kateri, Anthony, Kayla, Divine, Hayden, and Maggie for sharing your beautiful voices enhancing our liturgies through song!

Prayer Spot:

• For our graduating class
• For an end to violence
• For special intentions requested

If you would like special intentions listed in Lumen News and Prayer Book of Intentions you can send them directly to Mrs. Loeffler or to the Front Office.

Happy Birthday this week to: Cali and James

Archangel Sports:

Next Thursday, May 13th will be the last Futsol practice.  We’re *hopeful* that on Friday, May 14th we can have at least ONE scrimmage/match against Holy Rosary Academy. Like all of our other sports seasons this year, actual game time for this sport has been so COVID restricted…we’re looking forward to next year when things are back to normal!

High School Co-ed Soccer: I know it seems crazy to be thinking ahead to August, but keep in mind that the fall soccer season starts BEFORE school does. If you have a rising 9th-12th grader (current 8th – 11th grader) interested in playing next year, please send an email to Coach Warren so he knows who to contact over the summer.  Practices will start at the end of July with our first tournament in Healy/Delta/Fairbanks the weekend before school starts.  athletics@lumenchristiak.org

Like Futsol, next Thursday will be the last day of track. Unlike Futsol, there hasn’t even been ONE meet for us to attend! At least our runners got some mileage in and again, we look forward to next year when things are back to normal.

8th – 12th grade students interested in playing American Legion baseball this summer can try out for their area of town in the coming days. Diamond’s tryouts are Monday, May 10th at 6p (contact John Bruce at bruce_john@asdk12.org) but a full list of team tryout info can be found here:  https://alaskalegion.ob7.dev/news/wanna-play-legion-baseball-here-tryout-info-all-15-teams

Don’t forget if you’ve got a rising 9th – 12th grader interested in playing football for Dimond High School in the fall to contact Coach Tom Gregory at akfinfan@yahoo.com or call/text him at 907-350-0037.

Front Office News:

TOMORROW – FRIDAY AT 12:20 PICK-UP – Mother’s Day CHEESECAKE Sale!

Most have been pre-ordered but there will be a few on hand for the procrastinators among us…delicious cheesecakes, homemade by our own Spanish II teacher Deacon Gus and his wife Christina Azpilcueta!

$20 – bring your cash or check made out to the school. THANK YOU Deacon Gus & Christina!

(p.s Deacon brought in 2 cheesecakes this morning and 1) I can personally vouch for their scrumptiousness; and 2) This is the reason I have to wear stretchy clothes…parents who bring so many tasty things to the office….)

TOMORROW – FRIDAY!!  Online Spring Drama Production 

Please join us for an online production of “DELAYED EXPOSITION” – a story of video games, relationships, and what happens when the barrier between real & fiction is broken and teens are trapped (and things go haywire!)  Friday, May 7th at 6p via Lumen’s Facebook Page and YouTube. Thank you to Stacy Robertson and the student actors!

Yearbooks

Yearbooks were distributed on Tuesday, May 4th and were accompanied by an Ice Cream Social provided by Tastee Freeze. Thank you to the donor who funded the ice cream social; to Mr. Rich Owens from Tastee Freeze for bringing the ice cream to us; and most of all to our AWESOME Yearbook Team (Kateri Everard, Sabrina Warren, Jamie Estes, Helene Baker and Cali Rybicki, lead by Dr. Carlson) for creating such an amazing remembrance of this crazy COVID year. We’re so thankful for your work!

Parking Lot Garage Sale 

If there’s one thing for certain it’s that Anchorage-ites love a good garage sale.  So mark your calendars – June 4th & 5th we’ll host a massive one in the school parking lot! Last year we made nearly $13,000 between the two different events we held and we know we can do it again this year. So start your spring cleaning, we’ll start collecting things at the school earlier that week!

Uniforms

As you’re setting aside things for the Garage Sale, start a second pile of uniform items that your kid(s) have outgrown this year. Drop those at the school when you drop for the Garage Sale…you’ll next see them at Back to School Registration on August 3rd. This is always a great time to find up-cycled uniform pieces that depending upon how fast the previous owner grew, still have loads of life left in them!

Accounting Assistant Opportunity

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish has a volunteer or part-time paid Accounting Assistant position open.  The position is for 8-10 hrs/week.  Requirements include accounting experience, Excel, and organizational skills.  Send resume to Lana@akseas.net or call 907-644-9720.  Deadline to apply is May 21st or until filled.

 

Thanks everyone & have a great weekend. Enjoy the sun!

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Lumen News – April 29, 2021

Important Upcoming Dates:

• Apr 30:  Last School Mass with Class of 2021/Light of Christ Transfer, 8am
• May 1: Prom (11th and 12th grade only), 8-10pm
• May 5: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm
• May 6: Graduation, 7pm
• May 7: “Delayed Exposition” – Spring Drama Production, 6p
• (via Facebook & YouTube, see below for details)
• May 12:  Principal-Parent Forum, 7pm
• May 18-20: Finals
• May 20: Last Day of School
• June 7-11: Boys Basketball Camp in the Valley (details to follow)
• June 14 – 17: Girls Basketball Camp in the Valley (details to follow)
• July 12-15: Girls Basketball Camp @ Lumen (details to follow)

Principal’s Update:

In lieu of a Principal’s Update, watch for Mr. Ross’s annual end-of-the-year letter to parents, it’ll be hitting email in-boxes tomorrow/Friday, April 30th.

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Lumen News – April 22, 2021

Important Upcoming Dates:

• Apr 30:  Last School Mass with Class of 2021/Light of Christ Transfer, 8am
• May 1: Prom (11th and 12th grade only), 8-10pm
• May 5: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm
• May 6: Graduation, 7pm
• May 7: “Delayed Exposition” – Spring Drama Production, 6p
• (via Facebook & YouTube, see below for details)
• May 12:  Principal-Parent Forum, 7pm
• May 18-20: Finals
• May 20: Last Day of School

Principal’s Update:

Spring is in the air and we are officially only a month away from the end of the school year!  For a small school, we have a lot going on!  I encourage you to read the information below and attend/participate in as much as you can.  Thanks to those who have answered our call for feedback via the online surveys and we look forward to hearing from everyone else soon.  Have a blessed, wonderful, and sunny weekend!

Campus Ministry:

Our virtue this week is ENDURANCE – The strength to suffer through adversity with courage. Beginning new activities is relatively easy but sticking with them, especially when the “newness” wares off and the going gets tough … only through ENDURANCE will we fight through and accomplish our goals and dreams.

”The endurance of darkness is the preparation for great light,” St. John of the Cross.

• Today at Mass our Spanish II students proclaimed the readings in Spanish!

• April 30th will be our Senior Class’s last school Mass. We will be transferring the Light of Christ from our senior class to our juniors at this Mass.  We hope you can join us via Facebook for this beautiful Lumen Christi Tradition!

• May 7 we will have the May Crowning and procession to Mary’s grotto at the 8 a.m. Mass. Please send in flowers to put beside the grotto on Friday, May 7.

• Don’t forget

  • Mass is offered in the Archangel chapel at 7:15 Monday and Wednesday mornings

  • Confession is offered in the Archangel chapel at 7:15 Tuesday and Thursday mornings

Prayer Spot

• For our Fall Confirmands Tate and Jack S., and Emily, as she is confirmed this coming Monday

• For full recovery for Carol Northcut, grandmother of Isabella Surles

• For an end to violence

• For special intentions requested

If you would like special intentions listed in Lumen News and Prayer Book of Intentions you can send them directly to Mrs. Loeffler or to the Front Office.

Happy Birthday this week to:

Luka and Laura

Congratulations to Tate and Jack S. on their  Fall Confirmation

And to Emily on her upcoming Confirmation! You are all a blessing and it is a joy to have you in full community!

Archangel Sports:

High school and middle school indoor soccer (Futsol) started this week. As a reminder,

*High school players will practice on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1 – 2:30 pm.

*Middle school will practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 – 2:30 pm.

SAVE THE DATES!  Remember our basketball teams? Girls Regional Champs and Boys State Champs? And their coaches? Well, those coaches are hosting high school basketball camps in June, perfect for all of our players to work on individual skills and not lose the team momentum as well.  The camps will be held out in the Valley and open to other players from around the area. More details to follow but save these dates:

June 7-11: Boys

June 14 – 17: Girls

In addition, we will be hosting our first ever girls only camp here at Lumen, so save these dates as well:

July 12-15

 There will be 2 age groups for this camp – 1) 6th-8th grade; 2) 9th-12th grades.

Football?  Yes, Football! If you’ll have a high school boy next year (that includes current 8th graders moving up) who would be interested in playing football at Dimond next year, please come to an important meeting this coming Wednesday, April 28th right after school (12:40p) in the Lumen gym. Our own basketball Coach Gregory, who is now also a part of the Dimond High School football coaching staff – (congrats on your new gig!) will be here with Dimond’s head coach to discuss team opportunities, upcoming camps and more.

Calling all runners! Starting Monday May 3rd, the team will start practicing 1-2:30. Jr. High & High School students will run together. Runners should bring lunch, a water bottle and weather appropriate gear for outdoor practice. Questions? email Coach Warren at athletics@lumenchristiak.org

Front Office News:

Parent Satisfaction Survey

This is the same survey sent out on Wednesday A broad base of parent input is needed for this important annual survey.  So click here! Click now! →  http://bit.ly/LCparent2021 ← Honestly this will take 5 minutes or less and are so helpful in guiding future school operations.

Mother’s Day CHEESECAKE Sale!

Dads & students, plan ahead for Mother’s Day on Sunday May 9th by pre-ordering a scrumptious  cheesecake, deliciously created in the kitchen of our Spanish II teacher Deacon Gus and his wife Christina Azpilcueta! Available for pick up on Friday, May 7th after school, the cost is $20 and only 25 will be made. The Azpilcueta’s are donating all proceeds back to the school – THANK YOU Deacon Gus & Christina! Pre-pay by cash or check in the Front Office.

Spring Drama Production

Please join us for an online production of “DELAYED EXPOSITION” – a story of video games, relationships, and what happens when the barrier between real & fiction is broken and teens are trapped (and things go haywire!)  Friday, May 7th via Lumen’s Facebook Page and YouTube. See the flyer below.

National Honor Society Food Drive

Week one of the NHS Food Drive and things are looking good. So far it appears that the xxth grade is in the lead and headed towards a week of no uniforms! Please help us support the Food Bank of Alaska and send a food donation if you can.

Trivia Night

There’s still time to register for the Trivia Night at St. Coyote! Come have some fun and support the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton youth group as they raise funds for upcoming conference travel. Please see the flyer below, or click here to purchase tickets.  https://myalaskatix.com/events/trivia-night-fund-raiser-seas-5-1-2021

Junior High & High School Career Expo, May 3rd – 7th 

Hosted by Junior Achievement, all middle and high school students are invited to participate in JA’s upcoming “Inspire Career Expo” virtual event. This Expo will allow students to explore careers, develop hiring skills and apply for jobs and internships statewide.

There are two different programs available:

1. Career Exploration is for students who have not yet chosen an education or career path.

2. Prepare to Be Hired is for students who are preparing for part-time or full-time, seasonal or permanent employment.

This is an excellent opportunity for students to gain vision and purpose for their education and career.

Click here for more information and to register:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9SVjR_Ousd28BVnWkQGWoZFk2vXnQbCdhuM-u2AEQxkrrEA/viewform

Position Available

Our sister school, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton has an upcoming staff vacancy and is looking for the perfect person to fill it!  If you’re interested in a Business Manager/Accountant position – keep reading!

***The Business Manager/Accountant full-time position is responsible for accounts receivable/payable, payroll and HR matters, donation postings, budgeting, financial reports, annual tax and archdiocesan filings, gaming compliance, and other reports/duties as needed under the direction of Pastor.  Qualification requirements:  Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or equivalent post-secondary education; three to five years full-charge accounting experience through financial statement report.  Non-profit/fund accounting experience a plus.  Salary DOE.  Background check required.  Please send a resume to lana@akseas.net or call 907-644-9720 to discuss.  Deadline April 23, 2021 or until filled.

 

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