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September 22, 2020 Highlights
Lumen Christi prays with 40 Days for Life
Lumen Christi 8th – 12th grade students traveled to Planned Parenthood on Georgetown Road in Indianapolis to pray for an end to abortion as a part of the 40 Days for Life campaign. Our eighth grade students led the group in the Rosary and the high school students led the Divine Mercy Chaplet. It was a beautiful testimony to the faith of our students that everyone wanted to participate in this event. (The traffic noise made it difficult to hear, so the students are a bit closer together than 6 feet, but they still maintained the groups that are established in their classrooms.)
Prayers were answered for a new 3rd Grade Teacher
Our prayers were answered when Dawn Sahm agreed to return as our permanent 3rd grade teacher. Dawn previously taught 3rd grade at Lumen Christi, so she was able to easily make the transition. We are so grateful our alumnus, Tommy Grande, could fill in and that Dawn felt God’s call to return. We’ll introduce Dawn in next month’s newsletter.
Emma (Feick) Grande, Lumen Christi’s #1 Fan!
Since last month we highlighted Tommy Grande who is married to another Lumen Christi alumnus, we thought you might like to meet Emma, his wife, this month.
Hello, I am Lumen Christi’s #1 fan! I am Emma (Feick) Grande, Class of 2009 Lumen Christi Catholic Grade School and Class of 2013 Lumen Christi Catholic High School. I grew up fully invested in the Lumen Christi community, as my parents assisted with the founding of the school.
Throughout the years, it has become more and more clear how Lumen Christi helped form me into the person I am today. My strongest friendships are still with the friends I met through this great school. It is so unique to have friendships formed around the Catholic faith. Lumen Christi High School could not have prepared me more for my college years. With the small class sizes, all the trips and pilgrimages, and the education taught to me by such great teachers (Shout out to Mrs. Collins and Mr. Cope); I found myself greatly prepared for my college courses.
After high school, I attended Purdue University where I studied Human Services and received my BA in Health and Human Sciences. From there I worked in Outdoor Education at YMCA’s Camp Tecumseh, where I was able to teach school groups about God’s beauty through nature and history. I am now employed by Adult and Child Mental Health Services, where I work as a Skills Development Specialist. I am stationed at an intermediate public school and I get to work one-on-one with 4th-6th graders. Getting to help young students overcome challenges has been so rewarding for me.
Lumen Christi not only helped me form a strong foundation in my faith, but also introduced me to my husband (Tommy Grande)! I want to say thank you to everyone that has been a part of this great school, Lumen Christi!
14 Reasons to Attend Daily Mass by 7th Grader, Allison Loiselle
This amazing article first appeared in The Bleat, our school newspaper and is being reprinted here with permission. You can view all of our Bleats on the Lumen Christi website https://www.lumenchristischool.org/student-newspaper.
Here are 14 reasons we love the Lumen Christi tradition of daily mass:
1. We grow more into our faith.
2. We start our day with some alone time with God.
3. We hear what God has to say every day.
4. If you are struggling with something, you can ask God.
5. We get to receive the body of Christ.
6. We meet God.
7. We learn more about God.
8. Going to Mass teaches self-discipline.
9. We hear the daily reading.
10. We learn about forgiveness
11. We are supposed to spread the word of God and if we don’t go to Mass, we won’t be able to teach anything.
12. Going to Mass reminds us there is a purpose to life.
13. We can thank God for what we have.
14. We realize we don’t have to worry.
Save the Date for Light in the City in 2021!
We will be celebrating independent, classical, Catholic education at Lumen Christi on Sunday, April 25, 2021, from 5pm – 9pm at The Willows in Broad Ripple. Please put the date on your calendar now so you can join us at our largest fundraiser of the year which includes an auction, dinner, dancing and our delicious Dessert Dash. Tickets will go on sale next spring, and we pray that we can all gather together safely in April.
It is because of your generosity that we are able to offer financial aid to half of the families who attend Lumen Christi, and we are so grateful for your gifts. With the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to be able to help families continue to send their children to Lumen Christi, and we depend on donors like you. If God is calling you to support our school, you can donate by credit card at our website, LumenChristiSchool.org or by sending a check to:
Lumen Christi Catholic School, 580 Stevens St., Indianapolis, IN 46203
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