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Lumen News – October 17, 2019

Important Upcoming Dates:

TOMORROW – Oct 18th: Inservice Day (NO SCHOOL)
Oct 18th: Lumen Debate Team at South High School, 3pm
October 22nd: Girls Volleyball Rosary Rally, 6:30pm (SEAS)
October 24th: Friday A Schedule (Parent Teacher Conferences, 3-7pm)**
October 25th: Friday B Schedule (Parent Teacher Conferences, 1-4pm)**
November 1st, Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Event, 8-10pm (see attached flyer)
November 15th: 9th Grade Retreat
November 15th: DodgeBall Tournament AND MORE, 6-10pm! (details below)
**NO AFTERNOON BUS SERVICE

Principal’s Update:

I hope our students enjoy the long three day weekend. While I know that they have Friday off, I’ve challenged them to attend our Debate Team’s inaugural competition tomorrow at South High School at 3pm. If any student attends in Lumen spirit wear to cheer on our debaters, he or she will earn a casual day on Tuesday, Oct 22nd. We also hope you will come out next Tuesday to our Girls Volleyball Rosary Rally at 6:30pm at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. This is a great way to show support to our Archangel Ladies as they begin their fall season.

Finally, please continue to pay attention to the calendar above and the details below of the upcoming events we have in the next few weeks. We look forward to seeing you!

Virtue of the Week:

This week’s Sportsleader Virtue is DEPENDABLE: The strength to take action and provide adequate solutions in the face of difficulty. The opposite of VIRTUE is excuse making: The weakness of always having an excuse to get ourselves out of some responsibility.

Campus Ministry:

The Campus Ministry Office is located in the school library, students and parents are always welcome to stop by!

Permission forms for the 9th grade retreat on Friday, November 15 were sent home with students Monday. The retreat will be held at the Holy Spirit Center.
Seniors and Middle School students did a wonderful job on Wednesday, October 16, working for St. Francis Food Pantry, Prestige Care and St. Patrick’s Church. Thanks to everyone who helped!
Thanks to students and families who volunteered for the Salvation Army teddy Bear Tea!

Prayer Spot

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

Those lacking adequate shelter, food and clothing as the winter comes on
Our national and world leaders
For members of our military and their families
For the sick and infirmed
Peace

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

All are invited to join us for Mass at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays in our School Chapel.

Pray for Peace. Act in Peace.

School Announcements:

TOMORROW – FRIDAY! “Dream, Girl”

Strong Teens * Powerful Role Models * Don’t miss this opportunity to have your daughter(s) enjoy an afternoon at the Bear Tooth Theater with some of the state’s most influential female leaders of today. This is a free event where girls of all ages will be able to hear inspiring stories and learn to recognize their own future potential. Free pizza will be provided, 1p-3p.

SUNDAY – Lord of the Miracles Celebration

Please join Mrs. Alvarez and the Lumen Spanish I & II classes this Sunday at Our Lady of Guadalupe as they celebrate the Lord of Miracles with Anchorage’s Peruvian Community. The celebration will be at the 11:30am Mass and will have a procession after. There will also be a reception with Peruvian food and dances. All are invited to join our students and attend!

Celebración de Señor De Los Milagros

Únase a la comunidad peruana en la celebración anual del Señor de los Milagros. La celebración será en la misa de las 11:30 am y tendrá una procesión después de la misa. Tam- bién habrá una recepción con comida y bailes peruanos. Todos están invitados a asistir.

*Students: Please wear Lumen Christi attire and proudly represent our school. Remember that this event will fulfill your Spanish Mass attendance requirement, you’ll also be given extra credit for your attendance.

Volleyball Scorekeeping

Interested in learning how to score a game? Been a scorekeeper but need a refresher course? Either way there will be a training at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Gym on Tuesday, 10/22 (~7 p) following the Volleyball Rosary Rally which starts at 6:30 pm. This is a great way to support both the High School and Jr. High teams (Jr. High plays in the spring) and earn Family Share Hours – especially if you have players and will be at the games anyway!

The High School team could also use some help with hospitality during the Spiketacular Volleyball tournament next weekend. Please sign up to help with either (or both) needs if you can.

Score Keeping SignUp- https://signup.com/go/uQwCiRk

Hospitality SignUp- https://signup.com/go/nJdYehL

Dodgeball, Open House, Chocolate Challenge!

On Friday, November 15th, the school will be hosting an Archdiocesan-wide Dodgeball Tournament. Organized by the Archdiocese but held here in our NCAA regulation sized gym, this promises to be a really fun night not just for our Lumen families, but all those who will be visiting our school as part of games or as your guest at our modified “open house.” So what’s it all about?

PART 1: DODGEBALL

The Dodgeball team rules are simple: 3 boys/3 girls per team. Can only find 4 girls and 2 boys or 2 girls and 4 boys? Not to worry. Want 3 men/3 women? Great – adult teams welcome too. Are you a 6 person family of all ages that wants to play together? Awesome – make it so. Teams will be matched for play the night of the tournament according to male/female ratio & assumed ability (we promise elementary school teams won’t be matched against the Dimond Baseball Team!)

The winning team gets to take home an awesome trophy for the year, there will also be awards for the Best Team Spirit & Best Uniform.

Please register your team(s) if you plan to participate: https://forms.gle/4M7ABe8S8625N6gu5. You don’t need to submit player names, Archdiocese organizers simply need to know who to expect so they can plan appropriately. Players may only participate on one team in order to keep the playing field level. Questions about the Tournament can be directed to Matthew Beck at 907-297-7734.

PART 2. “OPEN HOUSE” (kind of, not really)

Experiencing the Lumen school community first hand has proven to be a major selling point for families considering enrollment. As a result, we’re scrapping our traditional fall Open House with its formal tours and hosting an informal night of community building instead.

Prior to the start of the Dodgeball games we’re inviting all Lumen families and their guests to join us for dinner from 6p-7p at the school. Thanks to several amazing family sponsors* we’ll be bringing in an Olive Garden Pasta Bar for all to enjoy. Please invite a family or two with Lumen aged students who might be interested in learning more about the school. You (or your student) can give them a tour, they’ll meet teachers and staff, get fed and maybe even play dodgeball!

(Become a sponsor of this first annual pre- dodgeball tournament dinner! $250 – only three sponsor slots left. Call/text Lumen parent Shareen Crosby at 907-317-8811. Businesses or families welcome.)

3: And finally……CHOCOLATE CHALLENGE

Starting on Tuesday, November 12th, there will be boxes of brownie mix in the office. Take a box home, add a secret ingredient and return your creation to the Pasta Dinner on the 15th. There will be a “taste off” with a prize awarded to the most-best-tastiest-delicioius brownies. Get creative and see if your baking skills are up to the challenge!

Stay tuned for additional details on what will be a busy November night, but mark your calendars now – you won’t want to miss it.

Gala:

Calling all bakers!!! Sign up to make a dessert our Gala’s infamous Dessert Dash. Each year we ask restaurants, bakeries and home bakers to make something sweet for us – these treats literally bring in thousands of dollars as part of our fundraising event! As a reminder, the Gala is on Saturday, February 8th, 2020. Please share this invitation to anyone who may be interested in creating something for our event.

Please indicate what type of dessert you will be brining when you sign up- https://signup.com/go/QfnVSJN
Desserts should be delivered on Saturday, February 8th to Lumen Christi High School between 8 am and 4 p.m.
Desserts should serve 8-10 people.

We can’t wait to see your fabulous creations!!

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

Watch for more details, next week!

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Auction

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is looking for High School volunteers at their Annual Auction on November 8th. Lumen parent Kellie Thomson will be recruiting from advisory classes next week, don’t be surprised if your student comes home requesting a ride to SEAS in a few weeks! It’s a great way for them to earn Share Hours and help out our elementary sister school.

Archangel Sports Update #Lumenproud:

High School Girls Volleyball practice continues with their first game of the season scheduled for 7p on Wednesday, October 23rd at the O’Malley Sports. Following that will be the ever-popular “Spiketacular” tournament on October 24th – 26th, also at the O’Malley Sports Center.

Junior High Basketball practice started on Monday this week with great looking teams for both the boys & girls. The first games of the season will be at the Su-Valley tournament in Talkeetna on October 25th & 26th. This is a unique, overnight away game/tournament for Junior High players who normally don’t get to travel.

Stay tuned for game updates for both our Volleyball and Basketball Archangels!

St. Benedicts & Other Community Events:

A-Acappella-U

“A Capella” adverb, adjective-music: without instrumental accompaniment; in the style of church or chapel music. Curious about A Capella singing? Check out the flyer below for this one day music festival where you can explore the excitement and joy of it all!

St. Benedict’s Youth Nights

All Lumen HS students are welcome, regardless of parish affiliation or faith background.

High School Youth Night: Next Wednesday, 10/23 – Celebrating Pope John Paul II & Ultimate Capture the Flag. 7-9p in the school’s Upper Room.

Junior High Youth Night: TONIGHT! 10/17 – “What’s up with the Gospels?” 6-8p in the Upper Room

Enjoy the long weekend – see you on Monday!

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Lumen News – October 10, 2019

Important Upcoming Dates:

Oct 14th – MONDAY: Thursday Class Schedule w/9am Mass
Oct 15th – TUESDAY: Breast Cancer Awareness Day (students can wear pink if they bring in $2)
Oct 16th – WEDNESDAY: PSAT 9-11th grades/junior high retreat activities/EARLY DISMISSAL or STUDY HALL (see details below)
Oct 17th THURSDAY: Wednesday Schedule
Oct 18th FRIDAY: Inservice Day (NO SCHOOL)

Principal’s Update:

We have been blessed to have local and national news coverage of our new cell phone policy. From KTUU, KTVA, and ADN to Newsweek, People Magazine, Yahoo and countless other news agencies in the lower 48, the story of our small school has gone viral! Our teachers report more focused and engaged students, while our passing periods and lunch time are filled with the laughter, joy, and friendly conversation of classmates and peers enjoying face to face interaction. Removing cell phones from the school day provides us with nearly 7 hours of distraction-free time to continue our focus on the spiritual, mental, moral and physical education of our students. In the end, we want all our students to succeed, so this policy change is helping us achieve that goal. At the same time, our school’s story is causing families and other communities around the nation to talk about the benefits and harmful effects of cell phones. In starting a national conversation, we are Lumen Proud!

Next week is a crazy week so please pay attention to the schedule above and the details below. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask me or Anne at the front office.

Virtue of the Week:

This week’s Sportsleader Virtue is VALOR: The strength to live with great courage in the face of danger. The opposite of VALOR is Fearfulness: the weakness to avoid doing what is right or the best due to feelings, pressure, or circumstances.

Campus Ministry:

The Campus Ministry Office is located in the school library,

students and parents are always welcome to stop by!

9th grade retreat will be Nov 15. Details will be sent home October 14th.
Local youth activities are posted on the Campus Ministry Bulletin Board outside room 121. Send in information from your parish.

Prayer Spot:

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

Victims of violent crimes
Our national and world leaders
For the sick and infirmed
Peace

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

All are invited to join us for Mass at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays Fridays in our School Chapel.

Pray for Peace. Act in Peace.

Archangel Sports Update #Lumenproud:

The High School Soccer season ended with the Region II Conference last weekend – the Archangels finished 5th overall, ending with a sweet 5-3 victory over the Holy Rosary Academy Knights (knocking them out of the tournament) way to go Archangels! It was a great season and we hope you’re as proud of your season as we are!

High School Girls Volleyball practice continues with their first game of the season scheduled for Monday, October 21st at Birchwood. The next action will be the ever-popular “Spiketacular” tournament on October 24th – 26th at the O’Malley Sports Center.

Junior High Basketball (boys and girls) starts MONDAY, October 21st. If your student is hoping to play, please contact Coach Warren at atheletics@lumenchristiak.org

Due to the gym floor still under reconstruction, basketball practice will be at the O’Malley Sports Center (11001 S Center Drive…by “Get Air” in south Anchorage). Bus service will be provided from the school to the Sports Center, all players should come to school in the morning with shorts to change into, water bottles and extra snacks to hold them over until 5p. Parents must pick up their students at the Sports Center, there will be no return bus service to Lumen.

Special note for families with SEAS 5th/6th graders ‘playing up’: the Lumen bus that leaves here at 3p and drops Lumen students at SEAS will then take the SEAS ‘playing up’ players and drop them at the Sports Center in time for 3:30p practice. Parents must pick up at the Sports Center, there will be no return bus service to SEAS.

Note that while basketball practice begins on Monday the 21st, we’re waiting for final confirmation from the Sports Center on which days of the week we’ll be able to have practice, beyond our Monday start date. Details will be shared as soon as we have them.

The first Junior High basketball games of the season will be just a few days after practice start, at the SuValley tournament in Talkeetna on October 25th & 26th. This is a unique, overnight away game/tournament for Junior High players who normally don’t get to travel. Details will be coming from Coach soon.

School Announcements:

NEXT WEEK

As noted above, next week’s schedule is completely crazy. The most important takeaways are:

Monday – Mass day (normally on Thursday – wear your best uniform & mass shoes)
Tuesday – Normal Tuesday class schedule of periods 1, 3, 5 & 7, but for a mere $2 donation for Breast Cancer Awareness month, your student can dress down – provided whatever they’re wearing is pink!
Wednesday High School – PSAT Testing. Please make sure your high schoolers get a good night’s rest on Tuesday and breakfast Wednesday morning.

Wednesday Junior High – Offsite service day to ensure high schoolers have a solid distraction free test zone. See below for Jr. High Service Day details.

Wednesday Jr. High & High School – EARLY DISMISSAL! To culminate a long morning/early afternoon of testing for high schoolers and busy work morning/early afternoon for 7th & 8th graders, we’re allowing early school dismissal at 12:30. For families who can pick up kids at 12:30, great! For those who can’t, there will be an extended study hall/work period until normal dismissal at 2:30p. This would be a great time for kids to get caught up on all outstanding work prior to the end of the quarter on October 24th & 25th.

Thursday – Wednesday class schedule of periods 2, 4, 6 & 7.
Friday – NO SCHOOL! All district school inservice day. (*See below for a great opportunity for our Lumen girls during inservice*)

Don’t hesitate to call the Office at 245-9231 if you have any questions about next week.

Junior High Service Day – Wednesday

In order to keep noise down and provide the best distraction-free-test zone possible for our HS PSAT testers, Jr. High students will be out of the school and participating in community service projects. *Note that we need all JH students here at 7:30a for a 7:45a sharp departure off campus.*

“Dream, Girl” – Inservice Opportunity – Friday

ALL of our Archangel girls and young women have been invited to attend a free event at Bear’s Tooth on Friday, October 18th from 1p-3p. Hosted by Alaska Permanent Capital Management, “Dream, Girl” is an event designed to educate and empower the next generation of female leaders in Alaska. “Dream, Girl” the documentary will be shown (watch the trailer here https://youtu.be/v3rj42IYFTU ) and afterwards attendees will have the opportunity to mingle and speak with some of the most powerful and successful female leaders in our state. Free Bear’s Tooth pizza will be provided! See the flyer below for more information.

Gala

Our “Under the Stars” 25th annual Gala will see our gym transformed into a spectacular setting. Our guests will be surrounded by swirls of silver and navy and stars will be twinkling all around. If you’ve never attended our gala, you’ll be amazed at how beautiful our space becomes. Lumen parent Michell Goodwin magically transforms the gym and hallway but lots of help is needed to make it happen! Sign up to help online – https://signup.com/go/BfFnxAD for one of the following positions:

Help prepare decorations in weeks prior to the gala (spots are located under 2/6 on the SignUp)
Decoration set up shifts on Friday 2/7 and Saturday 2/8
We are looking for a Decorations Chair to take over leading our gala decorations in the coming years- this includes setting the theme with the auction co-chairs and seeing the vision through. It would be a great start if the new decorations chair could shadow Michell this year and see how the magic happens!! If your interested or have questions, contact Danielle or Julie in the Gala Office-

SCRIP Order

New to Lumen? The Scrip program allows you to purchase gift cards online at face value which results in an instant rebate that comes back to Lumen. The deadline for the next order is October 13th. Please consider buying gift cards from hundreds of popular retailers to use as gifts, or pay for your everyday purchases using gift cards instead of cash or credit cards. Place your order online at www.shopwithscrip.com and then provide payment to the office, or pay online by linking a bank account to your Scrip account. If you’re setting up an account on shopwithscrip.com for the first time, Lumen’s enrollment code is: B968B67E44853. Questions on the Scrip program can be directed to kap.celine@gmail.com. Thank you for supporting Lumen Christi’s fundraising efforts by purchasing gift cards through Scrip!

Teacher Appreciation

From Danielle Rybicki: “Our teachers and staff work hard and are the heartbeat of our school. One way we show our appreciation is by providing meals for them during Parent/Teacher Conferences. Those are just around the corner on October 24th & 25th. Please sign up to help and bring a dish to celebrate our fantastic teachers and staff! Thank you!” SignUp link- https://signup.com/go/AAungui

Senior Pictures

Oh for Pete’s sake – get those Senior Portraits turned in! 20 days left before the cut off and Mrs. Spillers is missing…. ALOT. Send them to her at mspillers@lumenchristiak.org

St. Benedicts & Other Community Events:

Community Service Opportunities

New Season Community Development is seeking volunteers to help prepare for their annual Thanksgiving Blessing event. Thanksgiving Blessing provides a box of essential goods to create a Thanksgiving meal for families who may otherwise go without. This will be the 6th year for the NSCD – Spenard Recreation Center distribution site serving zip codes: 99502, 99507, 99517, 99519. Over 5 years, we have helped over 3,500 families with their Thanksgiving meal and this year our site has expanded to serve additional families. There are many, MANY ways to help including hosting a food drive, shopping, help set up, distribute and clean up. If you’re interested in helping NSCD reach their goal of feeding 1,000 families in Anchorage, please call/email: Nellie Mason, Coordinator

NSCD – Spenard Rec TGB site

Email us @ NSCC.ThanksgivingBlessing@gmail.com

Telephone (907) 885-9897

St. Benedict’s Youth Nights

All Lumen HS students are welcome, regardless of parish affiliation or faith background.

High School Youth Night: Next Wednesday, 10/16 – “Milkshakes & St. Mary Margaret Alacque.” 7-9p in the school’s Upper Room.

Junior High Youth Night: Next Thursday, 10/17 – “What’s up with the Gospels?” 6-8p in the Upper Room

Have a great Friday and enjoy the (forecasted) sun over the weekend!

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Lumen News – October 2, 2019

Important Upcoming Dates:

Oct 7th: All School Rosary, 2pm
Oct 14th: Thursday Schedule
Oct 16th: PSAT 9-11th grades
Oct 17th: Wednesday Schedule
Oct 18th: Inservice Day (NO SCHOOL)

Principal’s Update:

What a great week! On Tuesday, we inducted Class of 2020 Seniors Karin Helgeson and Mikayla Terry into our National Honor Society chapter. Both of these ladies have excelled here at Lumen and well-exemplify the NHS traits of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character.

A thank you to all who purchased pizza for lunch last week to support the victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. Thanks to the efforts of Class of 2020 Senior Nathan Goodwin, our Student Leadership Board Service Committee Chair, we raised over $120 to send to the National Catholic Educational Association’s Student to Student campaign. It was fun watching Class of 2025 7th grader Nery Vargas-Botello and other students walk away with 5-6 slices of pizza, only to give the slices away to students that did not have any or to their “Big A” mentor.

Many thanks to Laura and Clay Butcher, who put out a press release on our cell phone policy and garnered news coverage from Channels 2, 11, 13 and ADN! Please look for these news spots on TV and in print and share them on your social media!

Finally, prayers for our high school soccer team as they head out to compete in the regional championships in Palmer from Thursday to Saturday. It has been a long season, so we wish them good luck!

Virtue of the Week:

This week’s Sportsleader Virtue is TRADITION: The strength to value and transmit the customs and beliefs of those you love.

Campus Ministry:

The Campus Ministry Office is located in the school library, students and parents are always welcome to stop by!

9th grade retreat will be Nov 22. Details will be sent home October 14th.
Local youth activities are posted on the Campus Ministry Bulletin Board outside room 121. Send in information from your parish.
The Salvation Army still needs volunteers for this Saturday! See information under Community Service Opportunities, below.

Prayer Spot:

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

First responders to the fires
Victims of violent crimes
Our national and world leaders
For the sick and infirmed
Peace

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

All are invited to join us for Mass at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays Fridays in our School Chapel.

Pray for Peace. Act in Peace.

Archangel Sports Update #Lumenproud:

Our Junior High Soccer Team finished out their tournament last weekend with a decisive win against Anchor Lutheran and an overall rank of 5th in the Conference. Shout out to all of our 7th & 8th grade players (and 6th grade teammates from SEAS who played up) who made this a great season. You braved moose on the fields, rain, wind, freezing tournament mornings and what probably seemed like endless practices (especially for the parents who had to drive and pick up!) Congrats to all of our JH Archangels…we’re so proud of you!

Our High School team had their last regular game of the season on Saturday against Cook Inlet Academy. While they lost in the end, they’re fired up to hit the fields at the Region II State Tournament which starts tomorrow in Palmer. Cheer them on in person (or in spirit from afar) as they go head to head with their competitors from other Region II schools. The Tournament and their season end on Saturday – watch here for updates next week.

Next up on the Sports Calendar? High School Volleyball (girls) and Junior High Basketball (boys and girls.) Stay tuned for details!

School Announcements:

TIES!!

New ties have finally arrived from Tommy Hilfiger and are on sale in the office for $20. Tie charges can be added to your SmartTuition account, or paid by cash, check or credit card.

Gala

Our 25th Anniversary Gala will be on February 8th, 2020 and planning is underway!

Many of you heard last week during the Principal-Parent Forum that we are looking for someone interested in taking on a Gala/Auction Co-Chair role for future years. The best way to learn this role is to shadow our co-chairs this year. This is an important fundraiser for our school and coordinating this event is a large, but rewarding task.

What is a Gala/Auction Co-Chair? The co-chairs plan and lead the gala and auction. They are goal oriented, result driven and provide motivation for committee chairs and volunteers. They delegate tasks and are flexible to allow for adjustments along the way.

Some Gala/Auction Co-Chair responsibilities include:

Recruitment, support and oversight of all committee chairs and/or volunteers
Motivating and inspiring committee chairs and volunteer
Set up auction timetable with deadlines
Determine logistics of the event and carry out with help of committee chairs and volunteers
Maintaining procurement list and procurement plan for auction items
Corresponding with past and present donors and supporters
Troubleshooting anything that comes up
Maintaining and updating all event-related documents and records

Does this sound like something you would be interested in?! If so, please contact Mr. Ross or one of the co-chairs in the Gala office- gala@lumenchristiak.org or 273-1530.

Junior High Service Day

On Wednesday October 16th, our High School students will be taking the PSAT. In order to keep noise down and provide the best distraction-free-test zone possible for our HS testers, we’ll have Junior High students out of the school and participating in community service projects. Permission slips will be coming home and parent drivers will be needed – contact if you can help! *Note we’ll need all JH students here at 7:30a for a 7:45a sharp departure off campus.

Spirit Wear

Need new hoodies, tees or jackets for Spirit Wear days? Don’t forget these can all be ordered on line through our local vendor, AK Serigraphics. Lots of fun choices: https://lumenchristi.akcustom.ink/

BIG $ALE – Archangel Attic Thrift $tore

Don’t forget – the entire-$tore-half-off $ale $tarts tomorrow and run$ through October 9th.

Fun fact for new familie$ at Lumen: The Attic has contributed over $1,00,000 to the school since opening back in the 90’s. Please consider shopping, donating or volunteering your time to support their work on our behalf!

Photos * Pictures * Photos * Pictures

Senior Portraits: Whoo hooo! We have another senior portrait in – that makes emmm….TWO! Please get pic’s turned in to Mrs. Spillers ASAP. Send them to mspillers@lumenchristiak.org

St. Benedicts & Other Community Events:

Community Service Opportunities

The Salvation Army is still in need of volunteers to help set up for their 20th annual Teddy Bear Tea. Two shifts of volunteers are needed this Saturday, October 6th to help set up at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel. Morning Shift is 7 a.m. – 11 a.m and afternoon shift 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Contact Anna Woods at 907-345-7010 for more information or to sign up. This is a great way to get a jump on Family Share Hours!

St. Benedict’s Youth Nights

All Lumen HS students are welcome, regardless of parish affiliation or faith background.

Junior High Youth Night: Tomorrow night – 10/3 from 6-8p in the Upper Room: St. Therese of Lisieux. High School Youth Night: Tonight- 10/2 from 7-9p in the Upper Room: Testimony & Pizza night with Fr. Arthur Roraff. The next High School night will be next Wednesday, 10/9 in the Upper Room: St. Denis & Companions and Martyrdom.

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Lumen News – September 26, 2019

Important Upcoming Dates:

September 26-28 – JH Soccer Tournament in Palmer
September 28 – HS Soccer @ CIA, 2pm
September 30th – Bus Service Begins – See details below
September 30th – Boys Basketball Fundraiser at Texas Roadhouse
Oct 1st – National Honor Society Induction Ceremony, 6pm

Principal’s Update:

I often say that even though we are a small school, we have so many wonderful and awesome things going on. Our high schoolers spent a great two days in prayer, reflection, Adoration, Mass, and fun activities last week at St. Therese’s Camp. There was laughter, joy, happiness, as well as a few tears. A special thanks to Mrs. Loeffler, our Campus Minister, for coordinating this annual and special event. If you haven’t already, I would encourage you to talk with your son or daughter about their experience. At the same time, our junior high students spent some time in community and fellowship as well, going bowling, eating pizza, feeding the hungry by making PB&J sandwiches for Brother Francis Shelter, and honoring the dead by cleaning up gravesites at the Anchorage Memorial Cemetery. What a blessing it is to have these extracurricular opportunities to grow in faith, family, and excellence.

I want to thank all the parents who attended our Principal-Parent Forum earlier in the week. This event continues to grow in attendance, and with the wine and appetizer social beforehand, we were able to spend some time growing in family and community as well. I realize that I might have monopolized a good portion of the evening, so if you were not able to address an issue, or you just weren’t able to attend but had a question or comment, please feel free to contact me at any time at bross@lumenchristiak.org or 907-273-1503. I look forward to hearing from you! Thank you again!

Virtue of the Week:

This week’s Sportsleader Virtue of the week is COMPASSION – The strength to be aware of the needs of others and the desire to help them.

Campus Ministry:

The Campus Ministry Office is located in the school library, students and parents are always welcome to stop by

It was a joy to engage with our students and share Faith and community on retreat last week! Please ask your children to share their experiences with you!
Very special thanks to Mrs. Danielle Rybicki and Ms. Julie Irving who stepped in at the last minute to provide our meals for the High School retreat. They saved the day!
Our choir is growing, and we still have room for more! All musicians and students who love to sing are welcome! Very special thanks to Karin Helgesen who leads with her guitar and to Anthony Rybicki who will be playing keyboard beginning next week. Students, please see Mrs. Loeffler in her Library office if you would like to join. Another great way to earn your service hours.
Welcome Divine Felise to our altar server team!
Please consider sending your high student to the Glory Bound Winter Retreat – see information below.
If you know of a worthy cause in need of volunteers let us know so we can get the word out!

Prayer Spot:

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

First responders to the fires
Victims of violent crimes
Our national and world leaders
For the sick and infirmed
Peace

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

All are invited to join us for Mass at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays Fridays in our School Chapel.

Pray for Peace. Act in Peace.

Archangel Sports Update #Lumenproud:

The Junior High team had an amazing game last Thursday, crushing Anchor Lutheran 10-1. Over the weekend there were a mixture of highs and lows both teams lost to Su-Valley and while our Jr. High lost to Holy Rosary Academy on Monday at 4p,, the HS team ended up in a tie against their HS team at 6p. .

The Junior High season ends this weekend with a tournament starting today in Palmer. Check here for final scores and standings next week.

Our High Schoolers have one final away game on Saturday at 2p against Cook Inlet Academy and their season will conclude October 2-5 at the Region II State Tournament.

Thanks again to parents who drive to away games and juggle busy after school practices in support of our teams. You’re a big part of our athletic program success!

School Announcements:

Amazon Smiles

Shopping through smile.amazon.com vs. amazon.com is an easy way to donate to the school at no cost to you as a shopper. And now there’s a “smile” app for Android with the iPhone app coming soon. To sign up and support Lumen, visit smile.amazon.com, select our school as the recipient, and shop away.

Archangel Attic Thrift Store Special Events

The Attic has started a daily half-priced sale on selected departments, a calendar outlining sales is up on the display case, in the Attic.
There will be a PFD half price sale of the entire store Thursday, October 3rd – Wednesday, October 9th.
The annual “Christmas in October” sale will be Friday, October 4th – Sunday October 6th in the Parish Hall (Sunday sales are only after the masses, not all day long.) Help is needed from approximately 11a – 4:30p October 3rd to set up and again on Sunday the 6th from 12:30p – 3:30p. Please consider volunteering to help or shopping at the Attic. There are ALWAYS great finds to be had and every single dollar raised goes to reduce tuition for our families.

4 Days from Now! Boys Basketball Fundraiser

Coupons will be coming home with your student on Monday, Sept 30 which can be used at Texas Roadhouse that afternoon/evening in between 4pm-8pm. You don’t get a discount on your meal, but use the coupon or or mention it to your server that you’re there in support of our school and 10% of your food purchase will come back to support our High School Boys Basketball team. Help out if you can! (And order extra rolls…they’re the best in town…soft, delicious and best smeared with tons of butter.)

Gala

Hopefully by now you’ve all received a Save-the-Date postcard for our February 8th Gala. This event, with its’ sit-down dinner, dessert auction, 250+ item silent auction and live auction is our primary school fundraiser and social night of the season. In addition to earning close to $100,000 for the school each year, the Gala is a fun evening and a chance to showcase our school and school students to the nearly 300 guests in attendance. Revenue earned supports our operating budget and funds our scholarship account in addition to special projects like the Smart Boards in each classroom. It takes all of us coming together to make this event successful and there are many opportunities to help – before, during and after. If you’re planning on attending, think about any guests you could invite that would be interested in learning about and supporting our school. The SignUp to volunteer is online –https://signup.com/go/BfFnxAD and we are always available to help find the perfect job for you!

If you have questions, contact Danielle or Julie in the Gala Office- 273-1530 or email: gala@lumenchristiak.org.

Photos * Pictures * Photos * Pictures:

Senior Portraits: Guess what? Mrs. Spillers reports she’s received a whopping TWO Senior Portraits! Git’er done! (mspillers@lumenchristiak.org)

St. Benedicts & Other Community Events

TONIGHT! ‘Thinking Through the Ethics of the Transgender Question’

The Anchorage chapter of Catholics United for the Faith invites the public to a special presentation with renowned bioethicist, Father Tad Pacholczyk. With his Ph.D. in neuroscience from Yale University, Father Pacholczyk, Director of the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia, will offer a dynamic presentation titled, “Thinking Through the Ethics of the Transgender Question.” The Sept. 26th presentation will take place in the upper room/banquet hall at Gallo’s Mexican Restaurant near Dimond & Old Seward (8615 Old Seward Hwy.). The talk begins at 7p with doors opening at 6:30p for those who wish to order food and drinks. The evening will include a 45-minute presentation, followed by a question and answer session until 8:30p. For more information, visit the Catholics United for the Faith (Anchorage) Facebook page.

Glory Bound Winter Retreat

Termination dust has arrived – it’s time to start planning for your student’s winter retreat at St. Therese’s Camp! Check out the St. T website at: https://www.sttheresescampak.com/

St. Benedict’s Youth Nights

All Lumen HS students are welcome, regardless of parish affiliation or faith background.

*Junior High Youth Night: Next Thursday, 10/3 from 6-8p in the Upper Room: St. Therese of Lisieux

*High School Youth Night: Next Wednesday, 10/2 from 7-9p in the Upper Room:Testimony & Pizza night with Fr. Arthur Roraff.

How about that termination dust?! Enjoy today’s sun and have a great weekend!

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Lumen News – September 19, 2019

Important Upcoming Dates:

SUPRISE! MONDAY, Sept 23 – SPIRIT WEAR DAY!
September 21st – Soccer Games vs. Su Valley (1pm HS, 3pm JH)
September 23rd – Soccer Games vs. Holy Rosary Academy (4pm JH, 6pm HS)
September 24th – Instructional Mass for High School Students (3rd period)
September 24th – Principal/Parent Forum, 6:30p (social), 7pm (forum begins)
September 25th – Pizza Lunch Fundraiser -See below for details
September 26-28 – JH Soccer Tournament in Palmer
September 26th – New Bus Unveiling, 2:30pm
September 27 – HS Soccer @ Su-Valley, 2pm
September 28 – HS Soccer @ CIA, 2pm
September 30th – Bus Service Begins – Watch for Details Next Week!
September 30th – Boys Basketball Fundraiser at Texas Roadhouse – See below for details

Principal’s Update:

Our school gym in now closed as the folks from Alaska Industries begin to tear out the old floor and remediate any damage underneath. As mentioned last week, we expect this project to take over a month, so we appreciate your patience, and your prayers, as we replace our gym floor.

Please pray for all our students, staff, and chaperones as we spend Thursday and Friday on high school retreat at St. Therese’s Camp or doing junior high activities here in the school and around town. While we are taking time out of the academic classroom these days, we have found that holding these retreats early in the school year help build community and camaraderie among our students that pays dividends for the rest of the year.

Thanks to everyone who was able to help for high school homecoming and/or bring your junior high students to movie night last week. Both events were well attended and it seems like the kids all had a great time.

Finally, I look forward to seeing as many parents as possible for our first Principal-Parent Forum of the school year next Tuesday, September 24th. Social hour (wine and snacks) starts at 6:30pm in the Student Room, with the official meeting beginning at 7pm in the library. I’ll be sending out a more detailed proposed agenda on Monday, but I see us discussing uniform vendors, the future of the Parent Volunteer Organization, Gala support, gym and bus updates, cell phone policy, recruitment and retention efforts, social/family opportunities, and more. I hope to see you here!

Campus Ministry:

The Campus Ministry Office is located in the school library, students and parents are always welcome to stop by!

We welcome Miss Ginny Dauses from Annapolis Maryland for our High School Retreat.
Join us for 7:15 Mass in our school Chapel each morning!
Please consider sending your high student to the Glory Bound Winter Retreat – see the flyer below.
Calling all musicians and students who love to sing!!! Come join our School choir! Please see Mrs. Loeffler in her Library office.
All eligible students are invited to be trained as altar servers for our school Masses. Interested students please see Mrs. Loeffler.
We invite all confirmed Catholic students to serve as Extraordinary Ministers. See Mrs. Loeffler for more information.
If you know of a worthy cause in need of volunteers let us know so we can get the word out!

Prayer Spot:

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

For our students on retreat this Thursday and Friday
Thanksgiving for our rain to sate wildfires
First responders to the fires
Victims of violent crimes
Our national and world leaders
For the sick and infirmed
Peace

Any prayer requests that families would like listed here in Lumen News and also in the Lumen Prayer Book of Intentions may be sent directly to Mrs. Loeffler.

All are invited to join us for Mass at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays Fridays in our School Chapel.

Pray for Peace. Act in Peace.

Virtue of the Week:

This week’s Sportsleader Virtue of the week is FOCUS – The strength to have a concentrated awareness and effort.

Archangel Sports Update #Lumenproud

Over the past week we’ve seen a mix of wins and losses, but our Archangels are awesome and persevere no matter what! Wins include the Jr. High against Anchor Lutheran and High School against Birchwood. Losses include Jr. High against Birchwood & Wasilla Lakes and High School against Tri-Valley & Wasilla Lakes. Keep up your fighting spirit Archangels!

Junior High has a game today at Dela Vega Field today at 4, then games continue this weekend with both Junior High and High School taking on Su-Valley at Kincaid on Saturday 9/21. JH game kicks off at 12p and High School at 1p.

Monday, 9/23 both the JH and HS teams will take on Holy Rosary Academy at Kincaid, JH at 4p and HS at 6p. The HS game also marks *Senior Night*…. the last time our Seniors will play on home turf. Please come out to cheer them on – bring your friends and family and let’s make it a loud crowd!

Our JH Archangels will end their season next weekend 9/26-28 at a tournament in Palmer. They’ll kick off at the Palmer Ice Arena against Su-Valley on Thursday at 10:30a and go after Holy Rosary on Friday at 12:30p. The remainder of their tournament games will depend on the outcomes of these first two.

Our HS Archangels will be after their HS Su-Valley counterparts on Friday 9/27 at 2p and CIA on Saturday at 2p. Drivers are needed for these games so please let Coach know if you can help. The HS Season will conclude October 2-5 at the Region II State Tournament.

It’s been a busy season and we couldn’t be more proud of our student athletes for their hard work and dedication to the sport. Additional shout out to the parents and drivers who make our away games possible!

School Announcements:

Pizza Lunch to Support Hurricane Clean Up and Recovery Efforts

The Student Leadership Board (SLB) will be selling soda and pizza slices next Wednesday, September 25th at lunchtime. Soda is $1, pizza slices are $2 each. Students are asked to pre-order through their SLB class representative by Monday, September 23rd so that we know how much pizza to order, though it is possible to purchase the day of as well.

All proceeds will be sent to “Student to Student” – the Catholic School response program of the National Catholic Education Association. We were recognized for our efforts the last time we pledged to help! https://www.ncea.org/sts. We got all the credit, but we combined efforts with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton School to raise the $900!

“Dream, Girl”

Boys Basketball Fundraiser

Show your #Lumenpride and support the Boys Basketball Team by dining out Texas Roadhouse on Monday, September 30th from 4p-8p. Coupons are available in the office, just present it (or mention to your server) that you’re there to support LCHS and 10% of your total food purchase will come back to the team! All funds raised will go towards new travel gear for the team and to help with the cost of traveling to Skagway, Bethel and Soldotna.

Photos * Pictures * Photos * Pictures

School Pictures: Was your student absent on school picture day? Please contact Fitzgerald Photography at 907-726-1562 or alicia@fitzgeraldphotos.com to schedule a make-up photo. If your student had their picture taken and you forgot to order photos or would like to order additional items, go to: www.fitzgeraldphotos.com, and select Lumen Christi, the passcode to access photos is lc19.

Senior Portraits: Guess what? Mrs. Spillers reports she’s still only received ONE Senior Portrait! Don’t procrastinate – get those pictures in to (mspillers@lumenchristiak.org) ASAP!

Gala

Our 25th Anniversary Gala will be on February 8th, 2020.Sign up for your favorite job today!

Volunteer sign up – https://signup.com/go/BfFnxAD
You can also sign up to bring a bottle of wine which both helps the Gala AND counts towards your Share Hours! See the Volunteer Sign Up for more details!
Class Project Parent(s) for 8th & 11th Grades- Help your student’s class with their class project to be auctioned off at the gala. Work with the students to come up with a project and oversee the execution of the project getting made. The auction co-chairs can help with ideas if needed. Class projects should be started by Thanksgiving, and should be completed and turned in to be on display by February 1.

Questions? Contact us in the Gala Office: 273-1530 or email gala@lumenchristiak.org

Facebook

Click here www.facebook.com/lumenchristiak/ to connect with our Facebook Page and give us a thumbs up “Like.” It’s a GREAT way to stay connected and see what’s going on throughout the day.

St. Benedicts & Other Community Events:

Southern State of Mind

Please join the St. Benedict’s Knights of Columbus Council #12296 for a Southern Smorgasbord on Saturday, September 21st after the 5p mass. Skip kitchen work that night and enjoy some down home cooking, courtesy of the Knights. There is no charge but cash donations are welcome!

St. Benedict’s Youth Nights

All Lumen HS students are welcome, regardless of parish affiliation or faith background.

Junior High Youth Night: *TONIGHT!* 9/19. Join the St. Ben’s youth group for a bonfire from 6-8p.

High School Youth Night: Next Wednesday, 9/25 from 7-9p in the Upper Room: St. Vincent DePaul & the Corporal Works of Mercy.

Community Service Opportunities

Salvation Army is looking for volunteers to help set up for their 20th annual Teddy Bear Tea. Two shifts of volunteers are needed on October 6th to help set up at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel. Morning Shift is 7 a.m. – 11 a.m and afternoon shift 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Contact Anna Woods at 907-345-7010 for more information or to sign up.

‘Thinking Through the Ethics of the Transgender Question’

Have a great Friday and weekend!