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Lumen News – January 31, 2019

Important Upcoming Dates:

Feb 2nd: All Archdiocese Parish Basketball Night (Lumen vs. Point Lay), 5pm
Feb 3rd: Lumen Christi/St. Benedict Community Mass, 10:30am
Feb 9th: 24th Annual Winter Wonderland GALA!, 5:30pm
Feb 14/15: Parent-Teacher Conferences (schedule below)
Feb 15-17: St. Benedict’s High School Retreat (open to all high school students)
Feb 18th: President’s Day-No School
Feb 23rd: Fur Rondy Parade (show time 9:45am)
Mar 5th: Spring Open House and Mardi Gras Pancake Dinner, 5:30-8pm
Mar 6th: Ash Wednesday (start of Lent)
April 4th: Spring Open House and Pizza Dinner, 6-8pm
April 9th: Principal-Parent Forum, 6:30pm (library)

Principal’s Update:

What an awesome Catholic Schools Week so far! From Monday’s Mass with the Archbishop to our 3rd Annual State of the School to yesterday’s delivery of food and other goodies to local fire and police stations, our students, staff, and faculty have been showcasing what Catholic schools are all about: Faith, Family, and Excellence! Please remember two other highlights this weekend:

Saturday: We invite all to our All Archdiocese Parish Basketball Night at 5pm. Our boys basketball team is 10-2, so come on out and cheer them on to victory over the Point Lay/Kali Wolverines (Qavikk). Game starts at 5pm with fun halftime activities for the kids! Anyone wearing Lumen spirit wear or with a parish bulletin ticket gets in for free!!

Sunday: Please consider attending the 10:30am Mass at St. Benedicts to say thank you for their generous 18-years of support to our school community. Students in attendance should wear their Mass day uniform. We need student volunteers for lectors, altar servers, hospitality, gift bearers, and extraordinary ministers. Plug in your Super Bowl crock pots in the morning, come to Mass with us, and then settle in to watch the Rams beat the Patriots!

We also wish our Lady Archangels good luck and safe travels as they head to Nenana for a tournament!

Campus Ministry

Thank you parents for getting permission slips in for Monday’s Mass at the Co-Cathedral!
As soon as we reschedule our 11th grade retreat we will send information and permission slips.
Please join us each morning through February 4 in the Main hall at 7:50 to pray for the respect and protection of all human life.
We have Mass on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:15am in our Archangel Chapel, and each Thursday at 9am at St. Benedict Church. Please join us!

St. Benedict winter retreat will be held Feb. 15 – 17. Please join us. Registration forms are in the school office or see Mrs. Loeffler.
We are begin our planning for our March 5th Mardi Gras Pancake Dinner. Volunteers will be appreciated! Donations of pancake mix, syrup, juice, bacon/sausage, and pancake topping will be appreciated!! Proceeds go to fund Campus Ministry activities and to help a local charity.

Youth Night is held at St. Benedict Church each Wednesday – all high school Lumen students

are welcome! Several Theology teachers offer extra credit for Faith events attended outside

school hours. Students can check with teachers.

Prayer Spot:

Please remember the following in your prayers this week.

For our athletes who are travelling this week
For those who have lost loved ones
All first responders

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.

Archangel Sports Update:

Junior High volleyball continues with another Jamboree this Friday (2/1) from 3p-6:30p in the Lumen Gym. Our newest Archangels are both doing great, and are having a great time doing it!

Outstanding news from the Boy’s basketball trip to Kodiak last weekend (1/24-1/27) – three solid wins! While there, the team spent time with students from St. Mary’s, Kodiak’s Catholic elementary school. Way to be great role models, Archangels.

Back at home, both the Girls and Boys succumbed to Nikolaevsk on Tuesday night (1/29). Wednesday night (1/30) saw the Girls fall to Kalskag in overtime, but the Boys prevailed with a decisive win after exceptional play in the 4th quarter.

The Girls left this morning for a tournament in Nenana – the entire school, students & staff – turned out to cheer them out the door and onto the road! We wish them safe driving there & back as well as successful games and a great time together as a team. Go Lady Archangels!

Mark your calendars for the upcoming games:

Feb 2nd – Port Lay, 5p, Boys only (Girls in Nenana)
Feb 5th – Sand Point, 5:30p-Girls, 7p-Boys
**Feb 6th – King Cove, 5:30p-Girls, 7p-Boys (Note: this game was initially scheduled for the 4th but moved due to travel schedules)
**Feb 7th – Wainwright, 5:30p-Girls, 7p-Boys
**Feb 8th – Anaktuvuk Pass, 5:30p-Girls, 7p-Boys

**LOCATION CHANGE**: Games on the 6th, 7th & 8th will be held at The Arctic Rec Center (4855 Arctic Blvd.) due to Gala preparations in the Lumen gym.

Student Spotlight:

Our students do amazing things both on campus and off. Congrats to the following for off-campus excellence in the past week!

Tommy Simono (9th grade) who skis for Service High School competed last weekend in the Besh Cup Ski Race down in Soldotna, and who will ski for the final race in the Cup this weekend in Fairbanks. Pending the outcome of that race, Tommy could be part of the AK Junior National Team! Congratulations to him on his season so far, and we’ll be rooting for him this weekend.

*Parents/Guardians – if your student has done something that deserves “Spotlight” recognition, please let Mrs. Gore at the Front Desk know!

School Announcements:

Colonial Fife Lessons

Learn to play Colonial Fife with 8th grader Daniel McConnell. Cost is $18 for the fife. See Daniel for more information, and sign up with Mrs. Gore in the Office. Fife demonstration TBA.

Parent-Teacher Conferences Schedule

Parent Teacher Conferences are right around the corner. As a reminder (and heads up for new Lumen families), both Thursday 2/14 and Friday, 2/15 will be half days with early dismissal at 12:20p.

Thursday will be a Friday “A” schedule (students attend periods 1-3-5) and Friday will be a Friday “B” schedule (periods 2-4-6.)

Conferences will run from 3p-7p on Thursday and 1p-4p on Friday. They occur on a ‘first-come-

first-served’ basis in the Student Room located next to the Office. Parents, if you’re unable to make either date, please email Ms. Gore at the Front Desk (lchs@lumenchristiak.org) who will forward the message on to your student’s teachers so alternate arrangements can be made.

REMIND.COM

Last week we included a notice here about a potential service disruption for Verizon users with our “Remind.Com” messaging system. This issue has been resolved between Verizon & Remind, so no worries if you’re a Verizon user – you’ll still get messages direct to your phone (email) without issue.

SCRIP Order

There’s still time to place a SCRIP order if you haven’t, but submit it by midnight tonight! (Thursday, Jan 31.) Place your order online at www.shopwithscrip.com – 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!

WINTER WONDERLAND Gala & Auction

Lots of ASAP’s to mention!

There are only a handful of tickets left, with certain they’ll be gone in the next day or two. If you’ve been putting off buying yours, do so ASAP or you’ll have to wait until next year to attend

If you have basket items, completed baskets or wine (especially higher end bottles!) to donate, please drop those off ASAP.

There will be a basket wrapping party this Saturday, Feb. 2nd from 2p-5p in the Lumen Library. No crafty skills necessary, just be willing to help wrap with cellophane paper and attach bows! There’s also more ironing of table linens to be done, drop in for any amount of time you’ve got and iron here, or take a tub home and do it in front of your favorite Netflix binge.

There are still more jobs to fill leading up to, and the night of the event, especially in disbursement at the end of the night. Check out Signup.com for ways to help: http://signup.com/go/rfKTQMC

Thank you for all of your help in making this a successful auction for our school and our students!

Student Volunteer Opportunities:

We’re still looking for more help before, during and after the Gala! We would encourage as many Junior High & High School students as possible to stay after school on 2/8 and work from 1-5p, pizza will be provided for lunch! High school students only can sign up to help the night of the event, from 4:30-10:30p. All students can sign up to help clean up the day after on Sunday, 2/10 from 10a-2p. Thanks for encouraging your kids to sign up & pitch in to help.

St. Benedict Parish is looking for high school student volunteers to help with upcoming renovations to the church sanctuary. Volunteers needed on Sunday, Feb 3rd, from 2-6pm at the church, wear old clothes and bring a facemask. (Yes, that’s Super Bowl weekend, but if you aren’t a Rams or Patriots fan, this is a great opportunity to earn Faith in Action hours supporting our host parish!)

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Lumen News – January 10, 2019

Important Upcoming Dates:

Jan 15th: Gala Meeting, 7pm
Jan 15th: Basketball @ Birchwood; 6pm (Girls), 7:30pm (Boys)
Jan 16th: Basketball vs Akiak, 5:30pm (Girls), 7:00p (Boys)
Jan 17th: All School Mass, 9am
Jan 18th: Parent/Teen Night of Reflection, 6:30pm
Jan 21st: MLK Jr. Holiday (No School)
Jan 25th: 11th Grade Retreat (details below)
Jan 27th-Feb 2nd: Catholic Schools Week 2019
Jan 28th: All Catholic Schools Mass @ Our Lady of Guadalupe, 10am
Jan 28th: 3rd Annual State of the School, 7pm
Feb 2nd: All Archdiocese Parish Basketball Night (Lumen vs. Point Lay), 5pm
Feb 3rd: Lumen Christi/St. Benedict Community Mass, 10:30am
Feb 9th: 24th Annual Winter Wonderland GALA!, 5:30pm

Principal’s Update:

In addition to welcoming back all of our students, we want to especially welcome four new students and their families to our school! Sophia Turner, Mia Sperbeck, and Taryn Mattingley joined the 7th grade Class of 2024, while Vanessa Goerisch joined the 10th grade Class of 2021. We are so glad you are here at Lumen!

Please mark your calendar for all the upcoming events, from parent/teen nights and basketball games to the Catholic Schools Week activities including the Catholic Schools Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe, the 3rd Annual State of the School, the All Archdiocese Parish Basketball Night, and the Community Mass. You will also see the library being filled up with auction items; a special thanks to our many volunteers who are helping to make this event happen on Feb 9th!

LUMEN-ary Drive:

LUMEN-ary Drive Update: The Drive is still going on and going strong! We’re close to reaching our $40,000 goal and will reconnect with you after the Gala. Please remember that a successful LUMEN-ary Drive is critical to our school’s financial stability!

Campus Ministry:

Friday, January 18th we will have an evening of prayer, meal and fellowship, for teens and parents! Please join us at 6:30 in the Library.
Our 11th Grade Service retreat is Friday, January 25th. We will spend the morning in retreat on Campus and the afternoon in service at Catholic Social Services. Students will return to school at 2:30 p.m. We would like to serve students lunch before going off campus. If you are able to provide a lunch item we will very much appreciate it. Parents sent in sub sandwiches, chips, dessert and drinks for the 10th grade retreat and 9th graders had chilli, chips, drinks and dessert. 11th grade parents who are able to help with lunch, please email Liz Loeffler.

We have Mass on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:15am in our Archangel Chapel, and each Thursday at 9am at St. Benedict Church. Please join us!
St. Benedict winter retreat will be held Feb. 15 – 17. Please join us. Registration forms are in the school office or see Mrs. Loeffler.

Youth Night is held at St. Benedict Church each Wednesday – all high school Lumen students are welcome! Several Theology teachers offer extra credit for Faith events attended outside school hours. Students can check with teachers.

Prayer Spot:

Please remember the following in your prayers this week.

For those who have lost loved ones, as we move into the Holiday
All first responders
Our students who will soon be travelling to World Youth Day.

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.

Archangel Sports Update:

Co-ed Middle School Volleyball starts next week, the first practice will be on Tuesday, January 15 at 7:30 pm in the Lumen Christi gym. There will also be practice next Thursday, January 17 at 7:30 pm in the Lumen Christi gym. We encourage all Middle School students to come and join the team! Talk to Coach Warren for more details.

High School basketball is in full swing with several games next week. Both teams (girls and boys) play at Birchwood on Tuesday night, Jan 15th, and then take on Akiak here at Lumen Christi on Wednesday the 16th night vs. Akiak. The game times for Tuesday are 6p(G) & 7:30p(B) and Wednesday 5:30(G) and 7p(B). Both teams will also be leaving after mass on Thursday morning 1/17 to travel to Nikilaevsk and Ninilchik for games on Thursday and Friday evening. GO ARCHANGELS!

School Announcements:

WINTER WONDERLAND Gala & Auction

All hands on deck! Our largest fundraiser of the year is just a month away and we rely on all families to help make it a success! There are many ways to help, big and small. A good place to start for ideas on helping is to check out our SignUp – http://signup.com/go/rfKTQMC. You can also donate wine or items for gift baskets. Don’t delay in buying your tickets, either! Over half of the tables are already spoken for and we sell out every year.

Additional Upcoming Parent Volunteer Opportunities

With the new year comes new opportunities for volunteering around the school. No time like the present to get caught up on the Share Hours you need. Please help with one of the following:

*High School Basketball Concessions & Gate Help: http://signup.com/go/RBqZpcP

*Archangel Attic Help: http://signup.com/go/SuDZpfB

Student Volunteer Opportunities

We need student help before, during and after the Gala in addition to adult help. We would encourage as many students as possible to stay after school on 2/8 and work from 1-5p, pizza will be provided for lunch! Any student can also sign up to help clean up the day after on Sunday, 2/10 from 10a-2p. High school students only can sign up to help the night of the Gala itself, time slots are available from 4:30p-10:30p. Please encourage your student(s) to sign up and help as appropriate. Thank you.

Class of 2019 Senior Memory Pages

SENIORS!! We know you’re tired of hearing it, and we’re tired of repeating it – so git’er done!

If you and your family opted to create your own Senior Memory Page, it is due Tuesday January 22nd. This must be a digital file that is submitted to Mrs. Spillers. Price is $100.00. If you have yet to pay, please do so at the front office.

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Lumen News – December 20, 2018

Important Upcoming Dates:

Dec 20-22: HS Lumen Basketball Tournament
Dec 21: Christmas Break Begins
Dec 22: “A Christmas Carol” at SEAS (details below)
Jan 7th: All School Rosary, 2pm
Jan 8th: Gala Meeting, 7pm
Jan 10th: All School Mass, 9am
Jan 9th: SCREENAGERS movie screening, 7pm (details below)
Jan 10th: Principal-Parent Forum, 6:30pm (details below)
Jan 15th: Gala Meeting, 7pm
Jan 17th: All School Mass, 9am
Jan 21st: MLK Holiday (No School)
Jan 28th: All Catholic Schools Mass, 10am
Jan 28th: 1st Semester Academic Awards Assembly, 2pm
Jan 28th: 3rd Annual State of the School, 7pm
Feb 3rd: Lumen Christi/St. Benedict’s Community Mass, 10:30am
Feb 9th: Winter Wonderland GALA!

Principal’s Update:

Our school has been very busy as we approach Christmas! Here are some highlights:

Throughout Advent each day, we have joined together as a community around our “Jesse Tree” in the front of the school. After prayer and Scripture reading, we place ornaments on the tree representing the people and events in the Bible leading up to the birth of Christ.
Our 9th graders went on a day long retreat last Friday, spending time reflecting on serving others and finishing the day wrapping care packages at Brother Francis Shelter.
On the same day, our junior high students made “Beanie Boxes” of hygiene materials, gloves, hats, and hand warmers and personally delivered a dozen boxes to Bean’s Cafe.
All of our students participated in an Advent Reconciliation Service last week, with an opportunity for prayerful reflection, adoration, and confession before Christmas.
In support of the Knights of Columbus Polar Bear Plunge team, four of our students and couple of faculty members jumped into Goose Lake last weekend to raise money for the Special Olympics. The St. Benedict’s Knights chapter placed in the top 10 of all fundraising teams, earning nearly $6,000 for the Special Olympics program!
Finally, our junior high boys basketball team won 2nd place in the Alaska Christian Schools Activity Association (ACSAA) tournament, while our girls team earned FIRST PLACE honors beating out Birchwood Christian Academy in the final game. Way to go, Archangels!

On another special note, our high school boys basketball team participated in our first ever SportsLeader Jersey Ceremony this past week. In this emotionally moving and prayerful event, our Dads, Moms, and loved ones proudly presented their son/nephew with their sports jersey after telling the gathered crowd about what makes their athlete special and unique. We had some good laughs, told some good stories, shed a few tears, and learned more about the God-given talents and qualities of each member of our boys team. We look forward to hosting a similar ceremony for our high school girls basketball team when we return from Christmas break. We also wish both of our Archangel high school basketball teams a successful and blessed season!

Based on requests from several parents, we are hosting a “Principal-Parent Forum” on Thursday, January 10th at 6:30pm in the school library. All parents are invited to attend to discuss current and future policies, procedures, and programs at Lumen and ask any questions of me you may have. I look forward to seeing you there!

Finally, we want to say farewell to Agustin and Sofia Londono, our 7th grade international students from Colombia, as they return home in early January. We knew they were only here for a semester, but they made lasting friendships and connections with all of us here at Lumen. They will be missed greatly by students and staff alike. Safe travels and blessings to them and a special thanks to Brent and Anita Bristow for hosting them here in Anchorage.

On behalf of the staff here at Lumen , we wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a blessed New Year! Thank you for your support!

LUMEN-ary Drive:

LUMEN-ary Drive Update: The end of our LUMEN-ary drive is in sight! As of today, December 20th we have cash-in-the-door of $29,180! With one last push before Christmas we can surely reach our goal of $40,000. Thank you to all who have supported our campaign thus far, both through financial contribution and by encouraging your students to write personal notes to friends and family. (To date, we’ve had 33 students send out 66 personal cards resulting in $4,925!) Please remember that a successful LUMEN-ary Drive is critical to our school’s financial stability. Thank you, and Merry Christmas!

Campus Ministry:

Many Christmas Blessings and Much Love to All Our Families!

We say goodbye to Sophia and Augustine as they return home. You will be greatly missed!
Thank you Coach Trombley, AD Warren, Mr. Ross, and Fr. Whitney for a wonderful Jersey Ceremony! Your dedication to our Faith and our players is truly appreciated.
Congratulations Polar Plungers Trey Bernert, Mai Do, Megan Flaherty, Juan Ramirez, Kaiya Thorsness, and Fr. Tom. Our team raised just under $6,000 for Special Olympics Alaska!
January 18th we will have an evening of prayer, meal and fellowship, for teens and parents! Please mark your calendars. Further information to come.
Our 9th Grade Retreat was wonderful. Thank you parents for providing lunch!

We have Mass on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:15am in our Archangel Chapel, and each Thursday at 9am at St. Benedict Church. Please join us!

Prayer Spot:

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

Safe travel for Sophia and Augustine as they return home this Christmas
For those who have lost loved ones, as we move into the Holiday Season
The repose of the soul Blanca Partidas, aunt of Juan Ramirez
For the Ramirez Family
All first responders
All those recovering from the earthquake and its aftershocks.

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.

Archangel Sports Update:

Congrats to our Middle School Basketball Teams who placed second (Boys) and first (Girls) in our Middle School Basketball tournament! Congrats to all of our Archangels who supported each other and came together as true teams this season.

Our High School team is still a go for hosting the Lumen Invitational Tournament on December 18 – 20. The tournament will kick off at the Arctic Rec Center TODAY! The first boys game is at 1p, girls kick off at 3p. Tomorrow, 12/21, girls play at 4p and boys at 6p. Final games on Saturday 12/22 are at 10a (girls) and 4p (boys.) We’re looking forward to a great start to our High School Basketball Season with this tournament!

On a final note, please see the attached letter from the Superintendent of the Cordova School District, regarding our Archangel Girl’s volleyball team. We couldn’t be more proud of them and can’t think of a better way for their season to have ended, than with the recognition of their behavior both on and off the court. Way to go Archangel Volley Ball Team, thank you for representing our school so well.

School Announcement:

SCREENAGERS Movie Screening

Lumen Christi High School and West Anchorage High School would like to invite you and your family to a free viewing of the film “SCREENAGERS: Growing up in the Digital Age” on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at the West Anchorage High School Auditorium from 7:00-8:30pm. This documentary explores the physical, social, and mental impacts of increased screen time on the current generation of teenagers, specifically looking at challenges associated with cell phones, social media, and video games. The film also offers suggestions to help parents, teens, and educators work to create a healthy balance while functioning in the digital world in which we live. The film is free and open to the public. More information is available at https://www.screenagersmovie.com/. We hope to see you there!

Class of 2019 Senior Memory Pages

SENIORS!! We know you’re tired of hearing it, and we’re tired of repeating it – so git’er done!

If you and your family opted to create your own Senior Memory Page, it is due Tuesday January 22nd. This must be a digital file that is submitted to Mrs. Spillers. Price is $100.00. If you have yet to pay, please do so at the front office.
If you have chosen to have the Yearbook Staff create your Senior Memory Page, photos for were due this week and hopefully you’ve turned them all in! If you haven’t yet paid your $150, please do so at the front office.

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Lumen News – December 13, 2018

Important Upcoming Dates:

Dec 14th: 9th Grade Retreat
Dec 15th: Special Olympics Polar Plunge
Dec 15th: Archdiocese Junior High Fun Day (details below)
Dec 18-20th: Final Exams (see schedule below)
Dec 20-22 HS Lumen Basketball Tournament
Dec 21: Christmas Break Begins
Dec 22: “A Christmas Carol” at SEAS (details below)

Principal’s Update:

Each year we solicit student artwork for our annual Christmas card. Congratulations to Isabella Farro (class of 2019) and Mikayla Terry (class of 2020) for submitting the winning designs! These cards will be sent to our Lumen families and friends in thanksgiving for the past year and the next year to come.

It’s been a great (and exciting – think earthquake) year so far.

Good luck to all students as we head into finals week!

LUMEN-ary Drive:

LUMEN-ary Drive Update: Good news! We continue to slowly move towards our goal of $40,000. As of Wednesday, December 12th, we have cash-in-the-door of $26,209. Thank you to all who have supported this important campaign to date. Please remember that a successful LUMEN-ary Drive is critical to our school’s financial stability. One of the ways to encourage greater participation in the LUMEN-ary Drive is to have your son/daughter send out a personal note to extended family and friends along with LUMEN-ary Drive information. National ‘best practices” show that extended family members and friends are excited to help support the mission of Catholic education. To date, 31 families have sent a total of 55 personal notecards through the school, and recipients of these personal notecards have responded with a total of $4,000 It’s working! Let’s work together to achieve our goal of raising the $40,000 by Christmas! Thank you!

Campus Ministry:

Our Advent Penance Service was wonderful yesterday. Thank you to students, teachers and especially Fr. Tom Lily, Fr. Robert Whitney, Fr. Hank Grodecki, and Fr. Armand Dice, who heard confessions.
Our 9th grade Service Retreat is planned for this Friday, December 14 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. We will meet in the Library after morning prayer. Morning sessions conclude at 11:30 for lunch and we leave for Brother Francis Shelter at noon. Students will be back on campus at 2:30. Thank you parents for preparing lunch for our 9th graders!
It’s not too late – please join our team and take the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics! Our jump time is 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 15. To register go to:

Take the Polar Plunge! Special Olympic Alaska
Click on Register or Donate
Click on “search”
Click on “team search”
click “Families of the Knights”
Click on “join the team”

Our boys’ basketball team will be starting their season this coming Monday with prayer and jersey ceremony. Please keep them in your prayers.
December 18th we will be having an evening of prayer and fellowship, and food for teens and parents! Please mark your calendars. Further information to come.

We have Mass on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:15am in our Archangel Chapel, and each Thursday at 9am at St. Benedict Church. Please join us!

Prayer Spot:

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

The repose of the soul Blanca Partidas, aunt of Juan Ramirez
For the Ramirez Family
All first responders
All those recovering from the earthquake and its aftershocks.

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.

Archangel Sports Update:

Today! The Middle School Basketball Tournament which was interrupted by the earthquake resumes at 3pm today (girls) and 4pm (boys.) Come cheer the Archangels on over at the Arctic Rec Center (4855 Arctic Blvd, in between Tudor and International.) This is a single elimination tournament – if our teams lose against Birchwood today they’ll be out of the tournament. If they prevail they’ll play for the Championship tomorrow at the Arctic Rec Center. Go Archangels!

Our High School team is still a go for hosting the Lumen Invitational Tournament on December 18 – 20. The tournament will kick off at the Arctic Rec Center, with times to be announced.

School Announcements:

Missing Coats

When the earthquake hit two weeks ago, coats and sweatshirts that were easy to grab from the student room were distributed primarily to kids coming from gym class who were evacuating out into the cold, dressed only in shorts and a t-shirt. Some students and one teacher are still missing coats and sweatshirts. If your student came home from school the day of the earthquake wearing something that didn’t look familiar, please return it to Mrs. Gore at the Front Desk so it can be returned to its owner.

Lost & Found

Speaking of lost items…there is a large collection of coats, hats, sweatshirts, lunch boxes etc hanging up in the student room for easy viewing, and hopefully reunification with their rightful owner! All items not claimed by Friday, December 21st will be given to the Archangel Attic.

Schedule Changes for Next Semester

Students who need any schedule changes for next semester need to see Mrs. Brewer ASAP. Please don’t wait until the last minute to let her know.

Online Course Work

Students taking online courses who need proctoring must schedule testing before the end of the semester. No one will be available during the holidays to do this. See Mrs. Brewer if you have questions.

Reminder: Finals Week!

Finals week (December 17-20) is right around the corner. The schedule for that week will be:

Monday – Normal Schedule, 7:45-2:30p.

Tuesday – Finals in Periods 1 & 2 with early dismissal at 11:15a.

Wednesday – Finals in Periods 3 & 4 with early dismissal at 11:15a.

Thursday – Finals in Periods 5 & 6 with early dismissal at 11:15a. (Note for interested Jr. High students: Mr. B. and the Big A/little a’s will be showing a moving in the gym for interested 7th & 8th grade students. If you student wishes to stay for this, they can be picked up at 2p instead of 11:15a.)

Friday – No school!

Thanks to those of you who signed up to bring in snacks for finals! Please drop all items off with Mrs. Gore at the front desk.

Does your Student Participate in sports outside of Lumen?

If your student does any type of sport – swimming, dance, martial arts, football, etc…outside of Lumen, please send a photo of them participating in their activity so that we can include it in this year’s yearbook. Please send the digital file to mspillers@lumenchristiak.org by Monday, December 17th.

SCRIP Order

LAST ONE BEFORE CHRISTMAS and the deadline is Friday, December 14 at 6pm. Gift cards make great Christmas presents so place your order online at www.shopwithscrip.com. 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 Celine at kap.celine@gmail.com. Thank you for supporting Lumen Christi’s fundraising efforts by purchasing gift cards through Scrip!

Class of 2019 Senior Memory Pages

SENIORS!! Now that your senior portraits have been submitted, it’s time to get working on your Senior Memory Page. Please adhere to the following due dates:

If you and your family opted to create your own Senior Memory Page, it is due Tuesday January 22nd. This must be a digital file that is submitted to Mrs. Spillers. Price is $100.00. If you have yet to pay, please do so at the front office.
If you have chosen to have the Yearbook Staff create your Senior Memory Page, photos for your page are due Monday December 17th. These photos must be in digital format and submitted to Mrs. Spillers. Price is $150.00. If you have yet to pay, please do so at the front office.

Calling All Photographers!

If you have pictures of your student participating in any sports, clubs, or Lumen-affiliated activities, please send them to Mrs. Spillers (mspillers@lumenchristiak.org) so that we can include them in our 2018-2019 Yearbook. Thank you!

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas ghost story will be presented over at our sister school St. Elizabeth Ann Seton at 2p on Saturday, December 22nd. Recommended for ages 13 and older, tickets for the show are $15 and are available for purchase in both the St. Elizabeth and Lumen front offices.

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Lumen News – December 6, 2018

Important Upcoming Dates:

Dec 10-14: Secret Santa
Dec 11th: All-School Advent Reconciliation Service, 9:30am
Dec 13th: All School Mass, 9am
Dec 14th: 9th Grade Retreat
Dec 15th: Special Olympics Polar Plunge
Dec 15th: Archdiocese Junior High Fun Day (details below)
Dec 18-20th: Final Exams (see schedule below)
Dec 20-22 HS Lumen Basketball Tournament
Dec 21: Christmas Break Begins
Dec 22: “A Christmas Carol” at SEAS (details below)

Principal’s Update:

We live in interesting and exciting times! I feel confident that we have tried to communicate with you as much as possible over the past week after the earthquake on the 30th. I do not have much to update you on other than it is good to have our students back in school. The earthquake (and the daily aftershocks–enough already!) did not diminish the laughter, smiles, and cheer in the classrooms, library, and the hallway. It is a blessing to start each day in Advent prayer together in the front foyer and hang ornaments on our Jesse Tree. And it is good that we are approaching the end of the semester, finals, and a well-deserved Christmas break.

As most of you know already, the Jingle Bell Run scheduled for Dec 8th has been cancelled, so we will not be meeting up at the UAA Student Union on Saturday. This is unfortunate, but I am pleased to report that we are the #3 top fundraising team with a total of $515 raised to support the Arthritis Foundation! Thank you for all your support and we will turn our attention on the Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge scheduled for Dec 15th. We hope you can join us at Goose Lake!

Finally, as you will see below, our personal note writing campaign by students for the LUMEN-ary Drive is meeting with great success. Thank you to all the parents who have sent in addresses of friends and family and encouraged your son or daughter to write a personal notecard. Thank you to the students who have written these notes. This past two weeks, we received two $1000 checks and several $50-250 ones from loved ones–touched by the personal note of our students–to support Catholic education at our school! That is awesome! We hope you will continue to prayerfully consider your own donation to the LUMEN-ary Drive and solicit others to do the same! Thank you!

LUMEN-ary Drive:

LUMEN-ary Drive Update: Good news! We are more than half-way to our goal of $40,000! As of Wednesday, Nov. 29th, we have cash-in-the-door of $22,645. Thank you to all who have supported this important campaign to date. Please remember that a successful LUMEN-ary Drive is critical to our school’s financial stability. Since we did not sell “Gold Cards” this year we’re asking each school family to voluntarily cooperate in raising at least $500 to help balance the school’s budget. While you are not obligated to pay this additional amount, our hope is that you will ask extended family and friends to support Lumen Christi’s mission of offering a “rigorous Catholic education in a Christlike environment.” One of the ways to encourage greater participation in the LUMEN-ary Drive is to have your son/daughter send out a personal note to extended family and friends along with LUMEN-ary Drive information. National ‘best practices” show that extended family members and friends are excited to help support the mission of Catholic education. To date, 31 families have sent a total of 55 personal notecards through the school, and recipients of these personal notecards have responded with a total of $3,650. It’s working! Let’s work together to achieve our goal of raising the $40,000 by Christmas! Thank you!

Campus Ministry:

Jingle Bell Run – CANCELLED! Thanks to all who signed up to run, we’ll see you next year.
Our 9th grade Service Retreat is planned for next Friday, December 14 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. We will meet in the Library after morning prayer. Morning sessions conclude at 11:30 for lunch and we leave for Brother Francis Shelter at noon. Students will be back on campus at 2:30.
It’s not too late – please join our team and take the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics! Our jump time is 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 15. To register go to: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx…and sign up under the team “Families of the Knights”
January 18th we will be having an evening of prayer and fellowship, and food for teens and parents! Please mark your calendars. Further information to come.

We have Mass on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:15am in our Archangel Chapel, and each Thursday at 9am at St. Benedict Church. Please join us!

Upcoming Events:

Prayer Spot:

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

- All first responders
- All those recovering from last week’s earthquake
- The families and communities affected by violence
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.

Archangel Sports Update:

The Lumen High School basketball teams will be hosting the Lumen Invitational Tournament on December 18 – 20. As noted above, we sustained damage to the gym floor so the location is still to be determined. Watch this space in Lumen News for updates! We’re also looking for space so that we can complete our Middle School Tournament. Stay tuned.

School Announcements:

Finals Week

Finals week (December 17-20) will be here before we know it. The schedule for that week will be: Monday – Normal Schedule, 7:45-2:30p.

Tuesday – Finals in Periods 1 & 2 with early dismissal at 11:15a.

Wednesday – Finals in Periods 3 & 4 with early dismissal at 11:15a.

Thursday – Finals in Periods 5 & 6 with early dismissal at 11:15a.

Friday – No school!

In keeping with tradition, we’ll be requesting donations of healthy snacks that students can enjoy during a short break between finals each day. Be on the lookout for a message from SignUp.com about that!

Jr. High Fun Day

The Archdiocese of Anchorage is sponsoring a Jr. High Fun Day on Saturday, December 15th at the Dimond Mall. This 9a-5p event will include ice skating, bowling AND a movie!

Class of 2019 Senior Memory Pages

Now that your Senior Portraits have been submitted, it’s time to get working on your Senior Memory Page. Please adhere to the following due dates:

If you and your family opted to create your own Senior Memory Page, it is due Tuesday January 22nd. This must be a digital file that is submitted to Mrs. Spillers. Price is $100.00. If you have yet to pay, please do so at the front office.
If you have chosen to have the Yearbook Staff create your Senior Memory Page, photos for your page are due Monday December 17th. These photos must be in digital format and submitted to Mrs. Spillers. Price is $150.00. If you have yet to pay, please do so at the front office.

Calling All Photographers!

A Christmas Carol

Be a Santa to a Senior

No, not the senior class, but the seniors in our community! Each year there are many elderly residents in our community for whom the holidays pass without a visit from anyone, let alone a gift. The “Be a Santa to a Senior” organization seeks to change that and would like our help. Simply stop by either of the locations below and pull an “ornament of need” off of the tree. Purchase the gift and return it (unwrapped) by December 10th to the tree where you pulled the ornament from. For more information, visit BeaSantatoaSenior.com or call 907-277-4663. Thank you for going the extra mile for someone in need, in our community.

Tree locations:

• Home Instead Senior Care 440 W. Benson Blvd.

• Dr. John D. Frost, Lake Otis Medical Plaza 4100 Suite #302