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Lumen News – October 31, 2019

Important Upcoming Dates:

November 1st: All School Mass, 9am (All Saints Day, Holy Day of Obligation)
November 1st: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Event, 8-10pm (see attached flyer)
Nov 3rd: Daylight Savings Time (Fall Back)
Nov 4th: Saints Dress Up Day (Dress up as your favorite saint)
Nov 4th: All School Rosary, 2pm
Nov 7th: All School Mass, 9am
Nov 8th: Veterans Dress Up Day (wear red, white and blue or show your pride in a military branch)
Nov 11th: Veterans Day (NO SCHOOL)
Nov 12th: Girls VB vs Su Valley @ O’Malley Sports Center, 6pm (SENIOR NIGHT)
November 15th: 9th Grade Retreat

Principal’s Update:

A special shout out and congratulations to members of our Lumen Christi Debate Team, who participated in a recent competition at South High School. Class of 2022 sophomores Vaeda Michaelson and Jack Murkowski won 2nd place team award in the Public Forum portion of the meet, and Jack earned 2nd place individual award in Public Forum. An honorable mention goes out to Class of 2023 freshman Emily Ross who held her own in a series of Lincoln-Douglas debates against some tough, experienced competitors. Thanks to Mrs. Kelli Reed, our Debate Coach, for working with our team members each week during elective periods!

We hope that you will join us tomorrow night for our first annual Dia de los Muertos community event from 8-10pm. Gracias to Mrs. April Alvarez, Mrs. Josefina Ortega, and Mrs. Celina Vargas for organizing and preparing decorations and food for the evening!

Due to delays in our new gym floor installation, we had to move the Dodgeball Tournament scheduled for Nov 15th to Friday, December 13th! We are sorry for the inconvenience and hope that you will save the new date on your calendar.

By now, we hope you have received a copy of the 2018-2019 Annual Report highlighting all the accomplishments, blessings, and recognitions of our last school year. Please share your copy with friends and other family members to showcase the multitude of good news in our school.

Next week, we are officially starting our LUMEN-ary Drive campaign, our most important annual fundraiser, second only to the Gala-Auction! A successful LUMEN-ary drive is critical to our financial stability. Thank you to our School Board, faculty, and many of our school families who have already enthusiastically supported this appeal with thousands of dollars. Please be on the lookout soon for a letter from me, Father Tom, and our School Board Chair, Mr. Greg Gallagher, requesting your assistance and sacrifice in helping us achieve our goal of raising $50,000.

Virtue of the Week:

This week’s SportsLeader Virtue is ADVENTURE: The strength to undertake new and daring enterprises. The opposite of Adventure is APATHY: The weakness of having a lack of enthusiasm, training and relationship skills.

Campus Ministry:

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

Looking for a fun way to support Alaskans in need? Lumen Christi will be participating in the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day. Proceeds go to the Anchorage food Bank. Register yourself, or your entire family at https://skinnyraven.com/event/turkey-trot/ We hope for a great Lumen Christi turnout!
We are now forming our Team for the Polar Plunge! The proceeds go to support Special Olympics in Anchorage. The last 3 years we had great student participation. Parents welcome too! Register at https://specialolympicsalaska.org/events/polar-plunge
We are in need of a volunteer(s) to organize lunch for the 9th grade retreat on November 15. Please contact Mrs. Loeffler: eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org.
Please join our basketball teams for 7:15 a.m. Mass on Friday, December 6th in the Archangel Chapel inside the school.
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.

Prayer Spot:

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

Our veterans
First responders
Our national and world leaders
For the sick and infirmed
Our students and families

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:

Northern Lights Coupon Books

The High School Boys Basketball Team will be selling Northern Lights Coupon Books and you can pre-order your copy by calling the Front Office. Books will be $55 but provide over $21,000 in savings in fine & casual dining; hotels & lodging; recreation, auto, health & other amazing services. To see the full list of participating vendors, go to: https://northernlightscoupons.com/.

The Basketball Team is hoping to travel to several different tournaments this season but needs successful fundraisers to help make that happen! Every book purchased results in a portion coming back to the team. Thanks in advance for your support of their efforts.

Drama Meeting 2nd Semester

There will be a parent/student meeting for any high school students interested in our 2nd Semester Drama elective on Friday, November 22nd at 12:20p. Mrs. Robertson (with featured guest, baby Elliot) will be coming back to once again coach our budding actors and actresses to theater greatness! Please let Mrs. Gore know if your student plans to participate and if you’ll be at the meeting – Mrs. Robertson will be providing lunch and needs a head count for food.

All Saints Day

Reminder that tomorrow, November 1st is All Saints Day & students will attend mass, so please make sure students are in uniform. Monday is “come dressed as your favorite saint” in honor of tomorrow – students can wear either their uniform or get creative!

Free Afterschool Tutoring

The National Honor Society is now offering free after school tutoring on Thursday afternoons from 2:30-3:30 pm in the Library. Any student, any subject, stop by for help!

Volleyball Fundraiser- Lumen Christi Headbands $15 each

Taking pre-orders at the Front Desk. Just call or stop in to reserve yours today…The first batch of headbands will be here soon!

*RESCHEDULED* Dodgeball, Open House, Chocolate Challenge!

TWO years in a row – Dodgeball rescheduled! Last year was because of the earthquake and this year because of gym issues related to the earthquake! The Dodgeball Tournament & Chocolate Challenge have officially been rescheduled for Friday, December 13th. More news on that to follow, but you can still register your teams at: https://forms.gle/CoVivuw71nG2tke9A

The Open House has been rescheduled for Wednesday, November 20th from 6-8p. Details to follow on this as well, but please think about your friends & neighbors with Lumen aged students. They may have heard about us in the news and now would be a perfect time for them to meet our students, teachers and take a tour!

Gala:

25thAnniversary Gala February 8th, 2020

Sign up to Volunteer – https://signup.com/go/BfFnxAD
Dessert for Dessert Dash SignUp- https://signup.com/go/QfnVSJN

Class Project Parent(s) for 8th & 11th Grades- These projects will need to get started soon and we are still looking for help with a few classes. 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.

Class Project Parent(s) for grades 7, 9, & 10 let the Gala Co-Chairs know what your planning on for this year! Thank you!!

If you have questions, contact us in the Gala Office- 273-1530/gala@lumenchristiak.org

Archangel Sports Update #Lumenproud:

Last weekend the High School Girls Volleyball Team and the Junior High Boys & Girls Basketball Teams were up against teams from across our region in tournament play.

Outcomes varied but the Junior High Girls placed highest in 3rd place, and we had 4 students make All Tournament Teams: Sophia Dupras (12th Grade/Volleyball); Luka Hart & Kallen Cain (8th Grade/Boys Basketball) and Amara Warren (7th Grade/Girls Basketball). We’re proud of ALL our players but shout out to those four for earning the recognition of region wide coaches!

Following is a list of all remaining games:

High School Girls Volleyball –

November 4 game vs Birchwood Christian, 5pm @ O’Malley Sports Center
November 8 game vs Cook Inlet Academy, 4pm @ O’Malley Sports Center
November 12 game vs Su-Valley, 6pm @ O’Malley Sports Center (SENIOR NIGHT)
November 15 game vs Birchwood Christian, 6pm @ Birchwood
November 21-23 Tournament at Cook Inlet Academy (Soldotna)

Junior High Basketball –

November 4 game vs Holy Rosary, 5pm (boys only) @ O’Malley Sports Center
November 5 game vs Faith Lutheran, 5pm (girls only) @ O’Malley Sports Center
November 13 games vs Anchor Lutheran, 5pm (girls) and 6:15pm (boys) @ TBD
November 18 games vs Birchwood, 4pm (girls) and 5pm (boys) @ Birchwood
November 19 games vs Birchwood, 5pm (girls) and 6pm (boys) @ TBD
November 22 game vs Holy Rosary, 6pm (boys only) @ TBD
November 26 games vs Anchor Lutheran, 6pm (girls) and 7:15pm (boys) @ TBD
December 3 game vs Faith Lutheran, 5pm (boys only) @ TBD
December 6-7 Tournament @ Lumen Christi

St. Benedicts & Other Community Events:

St. Benedict’s Parish Mission

Fr. Tom Sullivan, Father of Mercy, will be leading St. Benedicts’s fall mission. Sharing the Mercy of God, Fr. Tom will reflect on the Divine Mercy, St. Padre Pio, and St. Mother Teresa as he encourages and challenges all attendees to make stronger, deeper commitments to Christ, His Church and the Sacraments, and offers practical wisdom for growth in the spiritual life. The Mission schedule is as follows:

Monday-Thursday: 6PM Adoration and confession in the church; 7PM Mission talk; 8PM German food.

Morning sessions Monday through Thursday: 9AM Mass followed by Saint movie with Fr. Tom. All are welcome.

St. Benedict’s Youth Group

Junior High Youth Night: TONIGHT! October 31st, Trick or Treating, meet at the school at 6p.

Junior High & High School Youth Night: Next week – both groups will be on Mission.

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Lumen News – October 24, 2019

Important Upcoming Dates:

October 24th: Friday A Schedule (Parent Teacher Conferences, 3-7pm)**
October 25th: Friday B Schedule (Parent Teacher Conferences, 1-4pm)**
October 25th: SEAS Halloween Carnival, 6-8pm
October 28-31 and November 4th: Spirit Week (see daily schedule below)
November 1st: All School Mass, 9am (All Saints Day, Holy Day of Obligation)
November 1st: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Event, 8-10pm (see attached flyer)
Nov 4th: All School Rosary
November 15th: 9th Grade Retreat
November 15th: DodgeBall Tournament AND MORE, 6-10pm! (details below)

**NO AFTERNOON BUS SERVICE

Principal’s Update:

The Spanish classes at Lumen Christi recognized Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept 15-Oct 15. You may have seen some of the artwork displayed around the school as well as posters in both English and Spanish. Last Sunday, our Spanish class students attended the Senor de los Milagros (Lord of the Miracles) Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral. We witnessed the beautiful and moving procession at the beginning and end of Mass, the wonderful music from the choir, and the vibrancy of purple in those gathered.

On November 1st, you are cordially invited to attend our first ever Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration in our school from 8-10pm. Come after the All Saints Day Mass at 7pm. We will have free food, music, arts and crafts, face painting, skull cookie decorating, and building an altar. This is the same night as the Parish Fun Night, so we hope you will consider swinging by to see us. Dios los bendiga!

Finally, come support our Lady Archangels at the AT&T Sports Center as they compete in the Spiketacular through Saturday! And pray for our middle school basketball players up in Su-Valley!

Virtue of the Week:

This week’s SportsLeader Virtue is COURTESY: The strength to always treat others with civility and honor. The opposite of COURTESY is RUDENESS: The weakness of having a lack of manners, training and relationship skills.

Campus Ministry:

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

Volleyball Rosary Rally and Middle School chaplet were wonderful starts to the sports seasons!
We wish Pablo Schiavenato congratulations on his citizenship, best wishes and please know we will miss you Pablo!
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.

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:

Northern Lights Coupon Books

The Basketball Team is hoping to travel to several different tournaments this season but need successful fundraisers to help make that happen! Every book purchased results in $20 coming back to them. Thanks in advance for your support of their efforts.

Senior Portraits

Senior portraits are due to Mrs. Spillers In. Seven. Days. October. 31st. There are still 6 students missing pictures! Don’t miss the deadline and not have your senior pictures in the yearbook! Email a digital file to mspillers@lumenchristiak.org or bring a jump drive to the school.

Spirit Week October 28-31 & Nov 4th

To support our sports team and to recognize Halloween, next week will be a Spirit Week, the schedule is as follows:

Monday, Oct 28: Halloween colors (orange, black, purple)
Tuesday, Oct 29: TV/movie character
Wednesday, Oct 30: Duo Day (dress as twins)
Thursday, Oct 31: Halloween costumes (no weapons and no masks)
Friday, Nov. 1: Regular school uniform day – no dress ups!
Monday, Nov 4th: Saint Dress Up (dress up as your favorite saint)

Free Afterschool Tutoring

The National Honor Society is now offering after school tutoring on Thursday afternoons from 2:30-3:30 pm. Any student, any subject, stop by for help!

Volleyball Fundraiser- Lumen Christi Headbands $15 each

Taking pre-orders during Parent Teacher conferences and at the Front Desk. Just call or stop in to reserve yours today!! The first batch of headbands will be here soon! See the flyer below.

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:

25thAnniversary Gala February 8th, 2020

Sign ups are going strong and the sign-up boards will be up during

Parent Teacher Conferences.

Volunteer for the event- https://signup.com/go/BfFnxAD
Donate wine for Mystery Wine Grab Bags- https://signup.com/go/BfFnxAD
Donate a dessert for our Dessert Dash- https://signup.com/go/QfnVSJN

Future Auction Chair- We are looking for someone interested in shadowing the auction chairs and eventually taking over a chair position. If you are interested, please talk with the current auction chairs or Mr. Ross. If you have questions contact us in the Gala Office- 273-1530/gala@lumenchristiak.org

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead):

Read Principal Ross’s update above and join us on November 1st!

Archangel Sports Update #Lumenproud:

High School Girls Volleyball – our spikin’ Archangels had their first game last night against the team from Unalaska – one of the most accomplished teams in our Division. While our Archangels weren’t successful in bringing that team town, they did come back and take out Glennallen this morning at 9a! Play continues this afternoon with a game at 3p, and then tomorrow at 12p, 1p, and 3p. All “Spiketacular” games are at the AT&T Sports Center near O’Malley & Old Seward.

Junior High Basketball – The Jr. High teams are off to Talkeetna for their first games of the season!

Stay tuned for tournament updates from both teams.

St. Benedicts & Other Community Events:

St. Benedict’s Youth Nights

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

High School Youth Night: Next Wednesday, 10/30 – Halloween Party, 7-9p in the school’s Upper Room.

Junior High Youth Night: Next Thursday, October 31st, Trick or Treating, meet at the school at 6p.

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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!

PART 1: DODGEBALL

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.

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

3: And finally……CHOCOLATE 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.