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Lumen News – November 19, 2020

Important Upcoming Dates:

• Nov 25:  NO SCHOOL
• Nov 25-29: Thanksgiving Vacation
• Dec 14: On-line school day/Finals Prep – see below
• Dec 15-17: Finals Week – see below
• Dec 18: No School/Teacher Inservice
• Dec 18-Jan 3: Christmas Vacation
• Jan 4: Semester Two Begins
• Jan 26th: PSAT testing for 9, 10, 11th grades

Principal’s Update:

As we complete a week of distance learning, we turn this Sunday towards the celebration of the Feast of Christ the King.  This solemnity helps us recognize that Christ, as the ruler of all peoples and nations, also reigns over our school community and guides our actions.  Our students, staff, parents, families, and parishioners are reminded of this fact each day and weekend by the quote over the entrance of our library:  “Let it be known to all who enter here that Jesus Christ is the reason for this school, the unseen but ever present teacher in its classes, the model of its faculty and the inspiration for its students.”  Our mission statement, proudly displayed on our social media and in every classroom, echoes the centrality of Christ in our lives:  “As a ministry of St. Benedict Parish, Lumen Christi High School provides a rigorous Catholic education in a Christ-like environment.”  And finally, the importance of Jesus Christ is reinforced in all six of our Attributes of a Lumen Graduate, the very first one stating loudly:  “Our graduates have a worldview centered in the teachings of Jesus Christ.”

Despite the challenges this year, our staff and students continue to learn, grow and develop in our faith.  We work hard to foster an environment where all in our school can build upon their relationship with our Savior and King.  As we enter the Thanksgiving holiday next week, let us give thanks for all that we have, and all that we are able to do to serve the Lord in our lives.  And let us all give thanks especially for being united as one body in Christ.

On behalf of our entire school community, I wish you a happy Feast Day and a happy and safe Thanksgiving.  Please stay healthy out there.

After I hear from the Archdiocese today and speak with our staff leadership team, I will send a separate email on Friday announcing our operating status for next week.  Thanks for your patience.

Campus Ministry:

Virtue of the Week: Loyalty

“As for me and my household we shall serve the Lord,” Joshua 24:15

Thank you to Andrew and Jules Butcher, Maggie and Joseph Moriarty, and Jonah Doniere for taking part in our remote Mass this week.

Students who would like to read and/or serve for our 8a.m. Friday remote Masses, please contact Mrs. Loeffler. When possible, we will schedule siblings to read and serve together in order to keep our students safe in social “bubbles.”

Happy and blessed birthday to Hayden Estabrook this week and Liam Thomson, Aiden Nordstrom and Peri Sanders next week!

• Please join us for Mass online via St. Benedict Facebook tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.

• Advent is around the corner! Look for Advent reflections starting in the  December 3rd CM News

• I am available in the Campus Ministry office (located in the library) for student and parent support. Parents, email or call, and students, drop by any time. If I am in class, leave a note and I will get back to you within 24 hours.

Prayer Spot

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

• For Marissa, aunt of 7th graders Alli and Addi, who is preparing for surgery

• For those experiencing homelessness and poverty as our winter approaches

• For Carly Helgesen, and all medical workers and first responders during this trying time

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

Archangel Sports:

High School Volleyball – Cheers to our Lady Archangels who finally got some actual game time this past weekend. Their games were split 1-1 with one defeat and one win against Cook Inlet Academy.

Our Regional “Tournament” (with one other team) originally scheduled for Friday has unfortunately been cancelled due to COVID exposure on the other team. We’re hoping to reschedule this match-up later. Stay tuned.

High School Boys Basketball don’t forget to let Coach Warren know if you’ve got a son who wants to come and shoot around with the team. Email him at athletics@lumenchristiak.org and he’ll get you connected up with Coaches Trombley & Gregory.   

LUMENary Drive Update:

The number 7seven7 has always been considered “lucky” in many cultures and societies. This week, our LUMENary Drive is full of 7’s! Total giving to date is $31,857. Thirty-seven percent of families have given an average $387.  Extended family (of our 37% of our contributing families) have given an additional $287 each.

While our goal remains 100% family participation, we’ll gladly take 107%, counting in family and friends. We’ll also take any amount as long as it has a seven in it, preferably starting with a $7 followed by seven zeros : )  Kidding!

We recognize it’s a sacrifice to pay tuition and then to contribute extra on top of it but truly every little bit helps. You can pop a check in the mail or give easily on line: https://www.osvonlinegiving.com/199/DirectDonate/2946  Thank you for participating at a level that is right for your family.

Front Office News: 

HOMEMADE TAMALES!!

Time, treasure, talent ~ thanks to a combination of these three gifts, one of our Lumen families, the Ortegas, will making homemade tamales and delivering them to the school next Tuesday, November 25th.  $20 will get you a dozen chicken with green salsa; pork with red salsa; cheese & jalapeno or a combination of all three! Place your order by emailing the Front Office by Sunday for delivery to the school on Tuesday, you can pick them up anytime in between 1p & 3p or we’ll send them home with your student if we’re in session. All proceeds to benefit the school.  ¡Muchas gracias Ortega family and friends!

Visa ~ Best Buy ~ Amazon ~ Walmart ~ Starbucks ~ American Eagle….. & MORE – It’s Lumen’s Scrip Program ~ New & Improved

One of Lumen’s fundraising opportunities is through the Scrip program, which allows you to purchase gift cards online at face value resulting in an instant rebate to the school.

Scrip recently made some major improvements to the program, including a handy app that lets you purchase and track gift cards from your phone. They are also sending the cards right to your door – no more order deadlines or school pick-ups!

This is a super easy way to support the school – just download the “RaiseRight Fundraising” App  ~ looks like this:

Then buy a gift card for $20 (or whatever amount you want) from literally hundreds of retailers and the school instantly gets a percentage of each purchase.

Please consider buying gift cards to use as gifts, or pay for your everyday purchases using gift cards instead of cash or credit cards. Thankscriping Day is November 19 and 20 (today and tomorrow!) – any purchases through the RaiseRight app will earn up to 20% bonuses for the school.

See the attached flyer for more information, and note that the ship to home option is only available through the app. If you’re setting up an account for the first time, Lumen’s enrollment code is 24BE76C444853. Questions on the Scrip program can be directed to Lumen parent Celine Kaplan at kap.celine@gmail.com. Thank you for supporting Lumen Christi’s fundraising efforts by purchasing gift cards through Scrip!

26th Annual Mardi Gras Gala & Auction Fundraiser:  

Online Auction & “Live” Virtual Event – February 6th, 2021

We’ve added more items for Share Hour opportunities!  To go along with our Mardi Gras theme, we’ve added a Bourbon Pull.  We also expanded the Share Hour limit for donating alcohol from 2 total hours to 4 total hours per family. Use the SignUp link below to donate wine, bourbon, or a gift certificate for a homemade dessert!  If you haven’t completed our brief survey the link is below and we would love your feedback. Thank you for your support!

• Gala SignUp Link for desserts, bourbon or wine:  https://signup.com/go/HbuYQJt

• Family Gala Survey- brief (5 question!) survey- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TGWFPZY

• We need a parent interested in driving to Palmer to pick up a donation from Alaska Chicks, located in the Peak Boutique – 840 S. Colony Way.  Put on some tunes, take a drive, earn a couple of Share Hours! Contact the Gala Team for more info on this, or if you have any other questions or Ideas!  gala@lumenchristiak.org or 273-1530

Lands End Facemasks

In what can only be described as a sign of the COVID times, note that one of our uniform vendors,  Lands End now has facemasks with our Lumen logo on them.  $9.99 for a pack of 3, if you would like logo’ed, add $5.95.

Finals Week – Reminder: 

Monday, December 14th all students will be online. Students are encouraged to sign into their Google Classrooms and use the time to get last minute help before finals start the next day.    Teachers will have open office hours according to the following schedule:

• Period 1: 8a-9a
• Period 2: 9a-10a
• Period 3: 10a-11a
• Period 4: 11a-12p
• Teacher Lunch Time: 12p-12:30
• Period 5: 12:30p-1:30p
• Period 6: 1:30-2:30p

The schedule for the rest of the week will be as follows:

• Tuesday: Finals for Periods 1 & 2 with early dismissal at 11:15a
• Wednesday: Finals for Periods 3 & 4 with early dismissal at 11:15a
• Thursday: Finals for Periods 5 & 6 with early dismissal 11:15a

Survey Results:

Thank you to all who took the time to respond to our surveys following the last Parent/Principal Forum.  The results from the specific “COVID” survey were shared last week, attached below are the results from the general school satisfaction survey. We did not include response comments in order to maintain confidentiality.  If you have any questions about the survey or would like to discuss it further, please don’t hesitate to email Mr. Ross at bross@lumenchristiak.org or give him a shout at 273-1503.

 

 

 

There won’t be a Lumen News next week, watch for the next edition on Thursday, December 3rd. 

Have a very Happy (socially distanced, Zoom’ed/Facetimed with loved ones) Thanksgiving! 

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Lumen News – November 12, 2020

Important Upcoming Dates:

• Nov 9-Nov 20: Thanksgiving Basket Drive – see below
• Nov 13: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Auction – see attached flyer
• Nov 25:  NO SCHOOL/Start of Thanksgiving Weekend
• Nov 25-29:  Thanksgiving Weekend
• Dec 14: On-line school day/Finals Prep – see below
• Dec 15-17: Finals Week – see below
• Dec 18: No School/Teacher Inservice
• Dec 18-Jan 3: Christmas Vacation
• Jan 4: Semester Two Begins

Principal’s Update:

We know many if not most of you are wondering what our schedule will look like next week, given the ever rising rates and now Governor’s message that went out earlier today. A final decision has not yet been made but will be by tomorrow late afternoon. We appreciate your patience until then, and in the meantime, don’t forget that this is “Discover Catholic Schools Week!”

Designed to help Catholic schools connect with prospective families, donors, educators and other community members, “Discover Catholic Schools Week” is when here at Lumen, we would normally be hosting our first Open House of the year. While we certainly don’t want to be hosting large gatherings in the school, we did use this time to get some new informational and ‘recruitment’ video up on our webpage and out on our Facebook Page.  If you haven’t seen them yet, I encourage you to check them out.  Many thanks to the Kaplan, Vargas-Botello and Gross families who took part in our filmmaking!

Campus Ministry:

Virtue of the Week: Reliability

“As for me and my household we shall serve the Lord,” Joshua 24:15

Thank you to 7th graders Vincent and Nicholas, and 8th graders Lane, Jayden, Elias, Hayden, Divine, Maggie, Jayden, and Amara for taking part in our remote Mass this week.

Students who would like to read and/or serve for our 8a.m. Friday remote Masses, please contact Mrs. Loeffler. When possible, we will schedule siblings to read and serve together in order to keep our students safe in social “bubbles.”

Happy and blessed birthday to Mia and Sam!

• St. Benedict Parish needs help putting together Thanksgiving baskets. We are looking for one to two families to volunteer each day. This is a great opportunity to earn two (or more) service hours.

  • Date: Wednesday, November 18 and Thursday November 19

  • Time: 1 p.m. finished (about 3 p.m.)

  • Where: St. Benedict Parish Hall

  • Please contact the office or Mrs. Loeffler if you would like to help

• Please join us for Mass online via St. Benedict Facebook tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.

• Advent is around the corner! Look for Advent reflections starting in the  December 3rd CM News

• I am available in the Campus Ministry office (located in the library) for student and parent support. Parents, email or call, and students, drop by any time. If I am in class, leave a note and I will get back to you within 24 hours.

Prayer Spot:

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

• For peace and unity in our country

• For those experiencing homelessness and poverty as our winter approaches

• For comfort to the Tiernan family who grief a loss

• For healing of all infected with COVID – 19

• All medical workers

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

Student Spotlight:

Last weekend, Kateri Everard (9th grade) participated in a virtual chorus performance with Alaska Sound Celebration.  They performed the song “Never Gonna Let You Down,” and Kateri was the only high school aged participant with the adult chorus.  Kateri shone and hopes to do another similar performance again soon! Can we say…voice like an (Arch)Angel?

Archangel Sports:

High School Boys Basketball will be hosting some open gym nights to run plays and get in shape for the 2021 season. If you’ve got a high school boy interested in playing, contact Coach Warren @  athletics@lumenchristiak.org and he’ll get you connected up with Coaches Trombley & Gregory.

Junior High Volleyball/Basketball – We were hoping to start having volleyball and/or basketball skills clinics a few days a week after school, but those are still on hold and likely will be until after Christmas break.  Stupid Covid.

High School Girls Basketball will kick off sometime after volleyball ends, which because of Covid and numerous cancelled games, has essentially become a one week season.  Stupid Covid.

News from around Campus:

LUMEN-ary Drive

Wellllll now.  Who read Fr. Tom’s LUMEN-ary Driveletter mailed out in October and then compared it to what I had listed here here last week?  And who (besides Father Tom, who nearly had a heart attack) noticed that I was FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS off in my update?!  Sorry Fr. Tom!  So for the record → because it’s our 25th Anniversary, the LUMEN-ary goal is $100,000, not $50,000.

We are so thankful for the donations that have come in so far. To date, 28 Lumen families have contributed a total of $10,840. Add in family-of-Lumen families (aunts, uncles, grandparents) and that brings numbers up to 40 donations for a total of $14,280.  Add in the St. Benedict’s parishioners and school friends and we’re up to 104 donations for a grand total of $31,575.  Officially ⅓ of the way there.  Don’t forget you can easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy donate by clicking here:  https://www.osvonlinegiving.com/199/DirectDonate/2946  Select an amount that feels right for you, click “Continue” and you’re on your way. Thanks y’all!

Finals Week 

Monday, December 14th all students will be online. Students are encouraged to sign into their Google Classrooms and use the time to get last minute help before finals start the next day.    Teachers will have open office hours according to the following schedule:

• Period 1: 8a-9a
• Period 2: 9a-10a
• Period 3: 10a-11a
• Period 4: 11a-12p
• Teacher Lunch Time: 12p-12:30
• Period 5: 12:30p-1:30p
• Period 6: 1:30-2:30p

The schedule for the rest of the week will be as follows:

• Tuesday: Finals for Periods 1 & 2 with early dismissal at 11:15a
• Wednesday: Finals for Periods 3 & 4 with early dismissal at 11:15a
• Thursday: Finals for Periods 5 & 6 with early dismissal 11:15a
• 26th Annual Mardi Gras Gala & Auction Fundraiser

Online Auction & “Live” Virtual Event – February 6th, 2021

Family Gala Survey-

We need your feedback for our upcoming gala/auction fundraiser.  Please complete the following brief (5 question) survey- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TGWFPZY

We appreciate your feedback and support! Thank you!!

Lumen Christi Gala Team

907-273-1530

gala@lumenchristiak.org

Share Hour Opportunities: 

In addition to help needed at St. Benedict’s, St. Patricks could use some help too, with their “Thanksgiving Blessing” food distribution project on November 23rd. St. Pat’s is in need of volunteers from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm to help with food baskets. Sign up here https://www.cssalaska.org/get-involved/upcoming-events/thanksgiving-blessing/ or contact David Trenor at dtrenor@cssalaska.org for more information.

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Lumen News – November 5, 2020

Important Upcoming Dates:

• Nov 6: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Annual Fundraiser & Auction.
• Support our sister school! See attached flyer.
• Nov 8 – 14: Discover Catholic Schools Week
• Nov 11: Veterans Day Dress Up
• Nov 9-Nov 18: Thanksgiving Basket Drive
• See below under “Share Hours Opportunities”
• Nov 25:  NO SCHOOL/Start of Thanksgiving Weekend
• Nov 25-29:  Thanksgiving Weekend

Principal’s Update:

Watch your email for a separate update from Mr. Ross later this afternoon. Included will be safe return and operating plans next week for High School, and results from last week’s survey.

Campus Ministry:

 Virtue of the Week:  Gratitude

“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I Thessalonians 5:16-18

Thank you to 7th graders Vincent, Nicholas, Henry, XinMei, Liv and 8th graders Maggie and Divine for taking part in our remote Mass this week.

Students who would like to read and/or serve for our 8a.m. Friday remote Masses, please contact Mrs. Loeffler. When possible, we will schedule siblings to read and serve together in order to keep our students safe in social “bubbles.”

 Happy and blessed birthday to Maggie and Mia next week!

• This Friday and Saturday, Nov 6 & 7, St. Benedict HS Youth Group is holding a Fall Retreat here at Lumen Christi School. All High School Students are welcome to attend! Information and registration is in the school office.  This is a wonderful time for students to come together in prayer and community.

• We love to celebrate our kids’ victories!  Please let us know when your son or daughter wins an award, performs well in competition or has other special achievements so we can recognize him or her.

• I am available in the Campus Ministry office (located in the library) for student and parent support. Parents, email or call, and students, drop by any time. If I am in class, leave a note and I will get back to you within 24 hours.

Prayer Spot

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

For peace and unity in our country
For those experiencing homelessness and poverty as our winter approaches
For comfort to the Tiernan family who grief a loss
For healing of all infected with COVID – 19
All medical workers

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

Archangel Sports:

Shout out to 11th grader Brenden Gregory who was the QB for Dimond High’s Varsity Football team this season; Brenden just received the “Honorable Mention Award for Football” from the Anchorage School District. We love our agreement that allows our Archangels not just to play, but shine on non-Lumen teams within the public school system. Way to represent on the field, B!

The Girls High School Volleyball team has their first game against Birchwood on Monday, November 9th at 5p. Good luck to our Lady Archangels, it’s been a wacky road to get to this point for sure. We’ll be rootin’ for you.

Co-ed Jr. High Volleyball practice continues to be on hold. STILL. Stupid Covid.

Front Office News:

LUMEN-ary Drive

Donations continue to come in – THANK YOU! To date, 24 Lumen families have contributed a total of $9,370.00. Add in family-of-Lumen families (aunts, uncles, grandparents) and that brings numbers up to 33 donations for a total of $11,910.00.  Add in the St. Benedict’s parishioners and school friends and we’re up to 80 donations for a grand total of $24,255.00.  This is awesome!  The total goal is $50,000 so we’re nearly half-way there.

As parishioners and friends continue to give, and if all Lumen families contributed (our goal is 100% family participation – right now we’re at 30%) we would absolutely reach our goal by Thanksgiving.  You can drop off a cash or check donation, or to make it super easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy, just click here: https://www.osvonlinegiving.com/199/DirectDonate/2946  Select an amount that feels right for you, click “Continue” and you’re on your way.  Cheers!

Debate 2020-21

The presidential debates may be a thing of the past but Lumen’s Debate Team goes on. On Friday, October 23rd, the team began their 2020-2021 debate season with a twist: the students presented their arguments not face to face, but to a screen. Instead of a buzzing cafeteria full of excited students from area schools, competitors Liam Dupras, Vaeda Michaelson, Jack Murkowski, and Emily Ross met in their virtual team room to prepare their speeches and decompress between rounds during West High’s virtual tournament.

Vaeda and Jack returned to Public Forum debate after representing Lumen Christi at the state debate tournament last season. They made cases for and against the enactment of a Medicare for All Act in the United States. Emily returned as an experienced Lincoln-Douglas debater, making cases for and against compulsory voting in democracies. Liam Dupras also tackled this topic, joining the team to compete in his first Lincoln-Douglas debate.

While the new online format presented challenges, the team found debating online to be every bit as engaging and spirited as in-person debates. “Two pages! I took two pages following that last round!” Emily shouted as she showed her full notebook to the screen. The team will return to the virtual debate stage again for the Chugiak Tournament this weekend, November 6th and 7th.

Water Bottles

Please send your students with their own refillable water bottles. I had a small stash of water in the Office which has been depleted by students (no, this is not a request to have that stash replenished!)  We’d much rather have them bring their own bottles to fill and refill at our new fancy pants refilling station in the hallway instead of tossing more plastic bottles in the trash. Don’t forget there are Archangel stickers for sale in the Office (2 for $5) that they can use to decorate their bottles.

Vaping Info 

Jr. High parents saw their students come home with information about the dangers of e-cigarettes and vaping earlier this week.  High school parents, your students will get the same info when they come back to school. Teen vaping in Alaska is on the rise with 1 in 4 students reporting consistent use.  Statistically this means that 22 Lumen students are vaping regularly. Eeeewhhhh. Educate yourself and your student on the dangerous effects of nicotine on the teen brain (addiction, permanent lowering of impulse control and mood disorders, to name a few.) This information was provided to the school free of charge by the State of Alaska Tobacco Prevention & Control program and the Volunteers of America.

26th Annual Mardi Gras Gala & Auction Fundraiser:

Online Auction & “Live” Virtual Event – February 6th, 2021

Thanks for the great response to our request for leading class projects last week!  We have all but one spot filled.  We’ve also gotten a few Archangel Community Sponsors!!  Thank you!  We would love to have more sponsors though so please consider if your business or a business you know might be interested in sponsoring our event.  You can also share the business name with us and we would be happy to reach out.

There are so many ways to help – thank you for your support!

• Now accepting donations- email us, call us, or drop donations off to the front office.

• Become an Archangel Community Sponsor- $250 and $500+ options available.  See the attachment to share this opportunity with others (also available on the school website)

• Sign up to help with 8th Grade A Class Project (there is already a lead – looking for a helper)

• Sign up to donate a bottle of wine or a dessert to auction for share hours!

• Gala SignUp Link:  https://signup.com/go/HbuYQJt

Please reach out to the gala team if you can help in any way – gala@lumenchristiak.org/273-1530.

Share Hour Opportunities: 

We have loads more Christmas cards to fill out for our “Mail for the Military” program. Please consider having your student bring home a box home to fill out with a few sentences of encouragement for our brave men & women serving around the world.  Deadline for returning cards to the Office is next Friday, for each box of 12, you’ll get one Share Hour. Just email me back that you would like a box of cards and I’ll make sure your student brings them home. This is an easy way to earn Share Hours from the comfort of your dining room table.  Thank you!

Saint Benedict’s is conducting a food drive to ensure those in need have a happy and bountiful Thanksgiving.  Sending your student in with donations according to the list below will earn your family a Share Hour! Please give generously if you can. The class with the greatest participation will earn a dress down day!

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Lumen News – October 29, 2020

Important Upcoming Dates:

See extensive list below..print it off and tape it to your refrigerator! 

If you attended Parent/Teacher Conferences last week, this is the same list distributed then.

Principal’s Update:

Please attend tonight’s Parent/Principal Forum at 7p if you can. To join with Google Meet, simply click here: https://meet.google.com/fcp-gvnw-ekg Or dial in: 1- 267-483-9168, PIN: 681376238

The Slide Deck for the presentation is included below.  I welcome all input and feedback as we navigate the weeks ahead.

At the conclusion of tonight’s meeting, I’ll be pushing out two surveys and would also welcome your feedback on those.  One will be addressing general satisfaction with the school year to date; the second will be focused on COVID activity and school mitigation protocols.  Both will have only 10 questions each, thank you for taking the time to complete them.

Campus Ministry:

The Campus Ministry Office is located in the school library and I am available for parent & student support. Email or drop by any time. If I am in class, leave a note and I will get back to you within 24 hours.

Virtue of the Week: Bravery

“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” 1 John 4:17

 Thank you to Liam D., Maggie M., XinMei and Liam T., Jonah D., and Mr. B for taking part in our remote Mass last week.  

 Students who would like to read and/or serve for our 8a.m. Friday remote Masses, please contact me, Mrs. Loeffler. When possible, we will schedule siblings to read and serve together in order to keep our students safe in social “bubbles.”

• Thank you to Cali and Anthony R. for reading at Mass this Friday.

• St. Benedict Youth group invites all HS students to attend Wednesdays at 7 p.m.in the Upper Room

• We love to celebrate our kids’ victories!  Please let us know when your son or daughter wins an award, performs well in competition or has other special achievements so we can recognize him or her.

• We are working to plan service opportunities here in our gym for students and families. If you know of a need we can meet, please email me at eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org

Prayer Spot

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:  

• The intentions of our Lumen families

• Healing for all Lumen families suffering illness

• For healing of all infected with COVID – 19

• An end to the pandemic

• All first responders

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

Archangel Sports:

Hearty congrats to 9th grader Mia Sperbeck who continues to impress while swimming for Dimond High. In last week’s meet against Service she placed first in the 100 freestyle event (also making a State qualifying time) and also helped her Relay Team cruise to first place in both of their relay events.  Way to go Mia!

The Girls High School Volleyball team continues to practice (fully masked) in the evenings with the hopes that someday soon they can play a real game against real opponents.

Co-ed Jr. High Volleyball practice continues to be on hold. Stupid Covid.

Campus News:

LUMEN-ary Drive

By now you’ve received Fr. Tom’s letter requesting your participation in our annual LUMEN-ary Drive. Donations are starting to come in and we couldn’t be more thankful. To date, 22 Lumen families (almost 30% of families) have contributed a total of $8,770.  WOOT!  Add in St. Benedict’s parishioners and friends of Lumen Christi and we’re up to 68 donations totalling $21,130!  Awesome! Remember our goal is 100% family participation so check that box off of your “to-do” list and send in your donation today!

Elections – 2020

Mr. Ross’s Government Class will be conducting a voter registration drive Monday during Advisory, and students who are registered will be able to vote on Tuesday, November 3rd. Have a civics lesson with your kids over the weekend, talk with them about candidates (Presidential and Statewide only, no local candidates) and Ballot Measures 1 & 2. Results from our election will be announced Wednesday morning, we’ll see how closely our student vote resembles that national and state ones!

Note that students will need either their Lumen ID or another valid form of identification to be able to register!  If your student had their picture taken in August on picture day, they were issued a Lumen I.D.  If they’ve already lost that (like my kids have) and they wish to register and vote, please send them with some other form of I.D. Of course we know who they are and could verify identity without it, but the Government Class would like to make this as official as possible.

26th Annual Mardi Gras Gala & Auction Fundraiser 

Online Auction and “Live” Virtual Event, Saturday, February 6th, 2021

Our gala team has been hard at work planning an event appropriate for the times we are in. They recently sent out solicitation letters to over 200 of our past community donors. We know that times may be tough for many of them and the team did their best to send out a compassionate letter.  Because there may be fewer community donations however, we need our families more than ever this year!  Please consider the following ways you may be able to help:

• Can you offer a cabin, fishing trip, vacation rental or any type of adventure or experience?

• Can you donate wine or a dessert? Donating these items can earn you Share Hours! Details here:  https://signup.com/go/HbuYQJt

• Do you own or know of a business that is doing well that might be interested in donating an item, gift certificate, or becoming an Archangel Community Sponsor?

• Sponsors contributing $250 or more will receive recognition on our school website, in bidding software during our event, and during our “live” virtual event.

• Sponsors contributing $500 or more will also receive community recognition on the school’s Facebook page to include your ad and a link to your page or website.

Once we see what comes in from the community, the team will put out a more specific ask for items to fill in any gaps we might have this year.

When it comes time – we will need everyone to join us virtually and encourage all your family and friends to attend too!  In the meantime, please share any ideas or suggestions you might have with the gala team and let them know if you can help in any way: gala@lumenchristiak.org or 273-1530. Prayers and well wishes for a successful event!

Share Hour Opportunities: 

For the past several years, Lumen students have participated in several different “Mail for the Military” programs which send holiday cards out to our service members around the globe.  Because of COVID (stupid COVID), many groups who normally participate are NOT able to this year. This means that for groups who CAN, there is a greater need than ever.  Please help us fill this need and ensure that the brave men and women who are serving our country are remembered and honored over the holidays!

For every 10 cards that your family completes, you’ll earn one Share Hour.  We have standard Christmas cards in the Office that you can take home, fill in and bring back OR there is a simple template below that you can print off, decorate & return to the Office.  For more information see the guidelines below. Deadline for completing cards is Friday, November 13, 2020.

Saint Francis House Food Pantry needs 1-2  volunteers to pack food boxes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. This is a great volunteer opportunity to do with family or someone in your social ‘bubble.’ SFH follows CDC safety guidelines including wearing masks, social distancing and limiting the amount of people in the warehouse. Contact Katie Gordon at 222-7340 or kgordon@cssalaska.org if you can help.

Yearbook Pics:

There’s still time to submit pictures for yearbook and on’t miss this chance to highlight (or embarrass) your kids by sending those in. Use this link: https://images.jostens.com/415464091 or email them to yearbook@lumenchristiak.org

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IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES & EVENTS

 

2020

 

Nov 2:  All Saints Day Dress Up

       Dress up as your favorite saint! (not New Orleans)

 

Nov 6: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Annual Fundraiser & Auction.

Support our sister school!

Nov 8 – 14: Discover Catholic Schools Week

Nov 11: Veterans Day Dress Up

Dress as your favorite branch of the military, or simply in red, white & blue to show your appreciation for our men & women in uniform.

Nov 9-Nov 20: Thanksgiving Stuffing Drive

Stuffing is donated to St. Patrick’s Parish who makes meal baskets for families in need.  This is a competition between grades! The class with greatest participation wins a dress down day.

 

Nov 25:  NO SCHOOL/Start of Thanksgiving Weekend

Nov 25-29:  Thanksgiving Weekend

Dec 8:  Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Holy Day of Obligation)

Students will attend Mass this day; no Mass on Friday, Dec 11th.

 

Dec 14:   Final exam prep day.

All students at home, teachers will have on-line office hours for every class, according to the following schedule:

Pd. 1: 8-9am

Pd. 2: 9-10am

Pd. 3: 10-11am

Pd. 4:11am-12pm

Pd. 5: 12-1pm

Pd. 6: 1-2pm

Dec 15-17:  Final Exams

Tuesday, Dec. 15: Periods 1 & 2 with early dismissal at 11:15a

Wednesday, Dec. 16: Periods 3 & 4 with early dismissal at 11:15a

Thursday, Dec. 17: Periods 5 & 6 with early dismissal at 11:15a. Last day of the semester. 

Dec 18:  Teacher Inservice/NO SCHOOL

Dec 18-Jan 3: Christmas Holiday

2021

Jan 4: Classes Resume

 

Jan 18: MLK Day/NO SCHOOL

 

Jan 31-Feb 6: Celebrate Catholic Schools Week

 

Feb 2:  5th Annual State of the School Address

🌟  Feb 6:  Annual Gala & Fundraiser 🌟

Virtual Mardi Gras this year….beads, bourbon and online bidding, all from the comfort of your own home!

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