Lumen News 11/03/2016
Important Upcoming Dates:
- November 5th: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Auction
- November 10th: Gala Meeting 6:30pm in the Library
- November 11th: No School, Veteran’s Day/Teacher In-Service
- November 15th: School Board Meeting, 6pm
- November 15th: Next Scrip Order Deadline
- November 17th: Fall Open House
- November 24th & 25th: No School, Thanksgiving
- December 19th-21st: 1st Semester Finals
- December 22nd-January 8th: Christmas Break
- January 9th: School Resumes
Principal’s Update:
Looking towards next week, a few of our students have been invited to attend and sing in the choir for the Installation Mass for our new Archbishop. Seating is very limited, so if you try to attend in person, plan on getting there early and even having to stand. As an alternate option, our Campus Minister, Liz Loeffler, is planning to live stream the Mass in one of our classrooms starting at 2pm on Wednesday, so if you want to avoid the crowds and still celebrate this wonderful event, you are welcome to join us. Students who wish to watch will be dismissed from 6th period. If students or parents need to leave at any point in the Mass (i.e. dismissal at 2:30), we ask that you leave quietly so as to not disrupt others watching. Mrs. Loeffler will live stream the event until completion, which could be 1.5 to 2 hours. We hope you can join us!
As you can see below, Lumen continues to be a very busy school, despite our small size. From volleyball and basketball games to mock elections and Move Up Days for St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 6th graders, we are a school constantly on the move! Thanks to all who participate, volunteer, and assist in all our school activities. God bless all of you!
Tonight: Girls Volleyball Game: Join the girls volleyball team as they compete against Birchwood Christian tonight at 5:30pm.
St. Elizabeth’s 6th Grade Move Up Day: Tomorrow students from St. Elizabeth will join us for the day. They will come to Mass followed by a Q & A session with Fr. Tom and Mr. Ross. They will then tour the school, learn about our athletics program, join our science classes, and then wrap up the day with a gift from Campus Ministry.
JH Basketball Games this Saturday: Our JH girls and boys basketball teams play this Saturday morning against Cordova. Girls play at 8:30am and Boys play at 9:30am.
Mock Election: Lumen Christi will be conducting a “Mock Election” in conjunction with the national, state, and local elections on November 8th. From Tuesday, November 1st to Friday, November 4th, students will be able register to vote in our mock election in the front office with Mrs. Estes. Once a student registers, he or she will receive an official Lumen Christi voter registration card and be eligible to vote in the school’s mock election. On Tuesday, November 8th, we will set up a mock polling place in the library. Students can cast their mock ballot from 7:15am-7:45am and from 2:30pm-3:00pm. Students will only be able to vote if they registered to vote this week and are in possession of their official Lumen Christi voter registration card. Mock election results will be announced at the start of school on Wednesday, November 9th. As a part of the election process, we have also set up an online poll. We encourage our students to take the poll, so that we can compare and contrast mock polling and voting results with actual election day results. The poll will close Friday, November 4th at noon. Our intent is keep this mock election apolitical, so there will be no campaigning in the school for any candidates or issues. We will instead focus on how the voting process works to better inform our students on this important civic responsibility.
Save the Date: The Archdiocese of Anchorage invites you to save the date for the Installation Mass of the fourth Archbishop of Anchorage, the Most Reverend Paul Dennis Etienne, DD, STL.
- Solemn Evening of Prayer: November 8th, 2016 at 7pm at Holy Family Cathedral
- Mass of Installation: November 9th, 2016 at 2pm at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral, reception to follow in the Lunney Center.
Save the Date #2: Lumen Christi will be hosting a Fall Open House on Thursday, November 17th from 6-7pm to encourage prospective students to consider Lumen for the spring semester or next year. Early next week, we will be sending out 3-4 invitations per student to hand out to friends, families in your neighborhood or at your church, or passers by. We will also put announcements in parish bulletins and ask Facebook followers to share the invitation. If you know of any families who are unhappy with their public school experience and are looking for something better, please invite them to our Open House or give them our contact information. Word of mouth from current Lumen families is our single best recruiting tool!
1st Lumen Gala Meeting: Our 1st Gala meeting will be on Thursday, November 10th at 6:30pm in the Library. All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and lots of help is needed to make this event a success. Stop by to learn more and see how you can help. Other upcoming Gala meetings will be: December 1st, December 15th, and January 12th.
LUMENary Drive: Our LUMENary drive is underway and helps to bridge the gap between the tuition we pay and our fundraisers and what it actually costs to educate each child. Please consider making your LUMENary donation today.
Scrip Informational Meetings: Thank you for those who took the time to meet with our Scrip coordinator, Erika Dahm, to learn about Scrip. This fundraiser has potential to earn our school a lot of money but is dependent on participation from a large percentage of our families. Erika will give another presentation at our next School Board meeting on November 15th at 6pm and all are welcome to attend.
Next Scrip Order: Our next Scrip order deadline will be November 15th. In addition to your everyday shopping…start thinking about your Holiday shopping and gift giving. To learn more you may also visit: shopwithscrip.com Lumen Christi’s enrollment code is: B968B67E44853
Campus Ministry News
- All students in grades 9-12 are invited to St. Benedict’s Youth Group in the Upper room on Wednesdays at 7pm. Students who attend their Parish’s Youth group can earn extra points in Theology Classes!
- All students grades 6-8 are invited to St. Benedict’s Junior High youth group on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 6pm. Students who attend their Parish’s Youth group can earn extra points in Theology Classes!
- Calling all altar servers if your son or daughter is an altar server in your parish please encourage him or her to sign up to serve school Masses. We invite all Catholic students who have never served to be trained here at school.
- Join us at Lumen for the Patriotic Rosary Monday, November 7 at 2:00 in the Church
- Our next parent Support group is on Sunday, November 13 4:00-5:45 p.m. Our topic is “Addiction and Teens”
- Parents and students are invited to join us here at Lumen next Wednesday, November 9 at 2:00. We will be live streaming the Installation Mass for our new Archbishop.
- Volunteers are needed for SEAS school on Fridays after school until 2:30 p.m. Make the most of Friday afternoon service time! Students can sign up on the Hall bulletin Board here at Lumen. Parents are also welcome to email Liz @ eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org or call Lumen’s main office for parent sign up!
- Parachutes is an organization that gives youth a safe a place to go and enjoy playing games and they even have people there that will help them with their homework. They need help with gift wrapping the Sears Mall to raise donation money. Following are the dates of the event:
- Black Friday, Nov. 25: 12 – 9 pm
- Saturday, Nov. 26: 12 – 6 pm
- Saturday, Dec. 3: 12 – 6 pm
- Sunday, Dec. 4: 12 – 6 pm
- Saturday, Dec. 10: 12 – 6 pm
- Sunday, Dec. 11: 12 – 6 pm
- Friday, Dec. 16: 10 am – 9 pm
- Saturday, Dec. 17: 10 am – 7 pm
- Sunday, Dec. 18: 10 am – 6 pm
- Monday, Dec. 19 through Friday, Dec. 23: 10 am – 9 pm
- Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24: 10 am – 6 pm
- Sign up at http://www.parachutesalaska.org or Call Katie Walter at 830.0738 Pax et Bonum!
Concession Stand Help Needed: Help is needed to run concessions for various days and times for both HS Girls Volleyball and also JH basketball. The links for both sign up sheets are below:
JH Basketball: http://signup.com/go/4uHUj1
HS Volleyball: http://signup.com/go/LQBaC8
From the Gala Committee:
- Looking for a procurement chairperson to train with Katie Novcaski
- Procurement callers still needed
- Dessert Dash Co-Chair needed
- Do you know of a business or corporation who would like to purchase a corporate table and/or advertising? If so, please contact Karin O’Connell or Claudia Main.
Link to Signup.com: By now you have received emails from Signup.com (formerly known as Volunteer Spot) highlighting volunteer opportunities. Below is a link where you will find all of Lumen’s current signups in one spot.
http://www.volunteerspot.com/group/151523700124?utm_source=group-badge-volunteer-green