To Celebrate or not to Celebrate Halloween?

     Happy All Hallow's Eve or Happy Halloween!  This morning as we gathered here in the office, we had a discussion about today's holiday. We are all celebrating today differently, but all agree that today is a wonderful opportunity to evangelize people and tell them about Christ and His Church! Nicol had heard on the local Christian radio station, that instead of not participating in what is now a secular holiday use it to teach people where the holiday's roots come from. They pointed out what better way to evangelize people when they are coming to your house. What a great point!  In our own small way we can help to truly spread the beauty behind this once Catholic-Christian Holiday. Let us all do our own part! Enjoy tonight and spreading the Good News! ~Lumen Crew

Field Trip Friday

The Cinnamon broom Nicol purchased! 

    The week went by fast with the anticipation of the JP II field trip taking place today. We actually spent part of the week remodeling the office. It looks great and smells great(Nicol bought a Cinnamon broom)! You really won't believe the transformation this office under went. It's as if Extreme Makeover came in and finished in 72 hours! Brian did a great job building things and making a mess, Carlos assisted Brian, and Nicol and Ally went behind the guys and cleaned up after them.
     Today the office was buzzing with 54 students(babies-Senior's in high school) from the JP II Home School group in Jacksonville. They came through the office in 2 separate groups. As the younger students walked through the office to the back, they got excited as they saw drawings of Skiff, AJ, and other Characters from the Altar Gang. The morning started off with Brian teaching the students how art can help teach about God and truth. He explained to them how everything in this life, including art is meant to glorify our Heavenly Father. After their art lesson, we split them up in 2 groups. We had two stations the students would visit in the office. First station was with Carlos and David in the recording studio. While the students were in the recording office, they learned how to create sound effects with ordinary objects. The second station was with Brian, where they learned how to draw and to not be afraid to mess up while drawing. Brian taught them how to draw Mary the Ciborium and the other characters. In both sessions, the students where actively participating and excited to be in the office where the Altar Gang lives. As the students left they received a coloring book filled with pictures of the Nativity Scene, just in time for the Advent Season that is approaching quickly.
      We had a blast with the students and their mothers. We are thankful and blessed to have had them here in our office. Please take a look at the slide show to the right of all the pictures from today!  Have a safe and Blessed weekend! ~ Lumen Crew...

Before

Desk #2 Before

Desk #2 After

 Shelves to show The Altar Gang CDs

New Cabinet

The New Office :)

Quiet around here

    Happy Monday! Not too much going on here in the office. This week we will be gearing up for middle school and high school students to visit us on Friday. They are taking a field trip up to the Lumen Office and we are excited to have the office filled with excitement and laughter! We will blog about it after their field trip. See you on Friday! 

Song of the week:

 

Quote of the week:

“The Holy Scriptures were not given to us to be enclosed in books, but that we should engrave them upon our hearts" St. Chrysostom

Scripture of the week:

 " For I no longer live, for Christ lives in me." Galations 2:20

Please continue to pray for us. You all are in our prayers and have a blessed and joy filled week! ~Lumen Crew

Do You Check In?

       Androids and iPhones are becoming more popular as each day passes. The number of people who use different social networking sites is on the rise. For about the last 6 months or more people have been very fond of "checking in" where ever they may be. Some people even check in at their own house! Here at the office we looked at this comic and it got us wondering, "How often do we check in with God through out the day and/or week?" Some people may have a very good and deep prayer life, but the reality is most Catholic-Christians and Christians do not spend more than 5 minutes in prayer a day. As a society we spend numerous hours on the computer, phones, iPod, iPad, and in front of the television, but not much time is alloted to our Heavenly Father who created us. Our Father loves us so much and it brings Him joy when we check in with Him through out the day. There are many ways to check in with Him. It could be as simple as, "Hi Jesus", "I Love you Jesus", "Thank you Jesus." Maybe take 10 minutes out of your day and dive into the Scriptures. If you have the chance to visit Him in Adoration or daily Mass, even better! Though our lives may be hectic, there is always time to check in with our Heavenly Father. Even though there are football games on, different fall festivals to attend this weekend, and the list can go on, try to "Check In" with Jesus this weekend, outside of Sunday Mass :)

     We hope you have a great weekend! Please continue to pray for Lumen Entertainment, for the film, everyone who is working on the film, and for our monetary needs. Thank you and have a wonderful and blessed weekend. ~Lumen Crew

Read All About It!!!!

EXTRA... EXTRA...

      Animation for Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage is COMPLETE!! 

All that's left to do is finish rendering(which the new computers are up and running as of yesterday), sound effects, and music. When all that's done, the Fat Lady can sing!

      We will keep you posted when the due date of the film will be. Please continue to pray for everyone working on the film. We especially need prayers for the monetary funds for the company. If you are looking for an organization to make a contribution to, we are always accepting donations.  Thank you for your support, love, and prayers thus far. We truly could not be where we are today without everyone's support. Continue to spread the word about Lumen Entertainment and Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage. Don't forget to tell everyone about our Facebook Page and Twitter.

You all are in are prayers ~Lumen Crew

Hooray for Monday

Happy Feast day St. Ignatius of Antioch! to learn more about St. Ignatius play the Youtube video. 

Things are full swing here in the office this week. Everyone is working hard to try to complete the Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Adventure. The new computers are up and scenes are being rendered! Please continue to pray for those who are working on the film. 

Scripture Quote for the day: 

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, his mercies never come to an end, they are new every morning~ Lamentations 3:22-23

Saint Quote of the day: 

"Apart from Christ, let nothing else dazzle you" ~ St. Ignatius of Antioch

Comic of the Day:

Have a great and blessed week ~Lumen Crew  

Bambino Has A Name

Happy Friday! 

Such a funny cartoon!

That's right Bambino has a name! The Shields have named their precious baby boy, Gabriel Josemaria Shields. Such a wonderful and strong name! Thank you for all of your prayers for the Shield Family. Mommy and baby are doing great. We are sad to say today we won't have Cuban Coffee in the office, because the boss man is not here today. :( We will celebrate for sure next week! 

For those who do not know, the month of October is also known as Respect Life month. All around the world churches are gathering together to stand for life and educate their community. In honor of Respect Life Month, check this video out by Nick Cannon. After discovering his mother said no to aborting him, he created this video. Enjoy and spread it around!

We pray you have a safe and blessed weekend. Please continue to pray for everyone working on Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage. We are incredibly close! May God Bless You Abundantly ~Lumen Crew

Welcome Baby Shields

From Nicol's Desk:
     There is excitement running through the office today. Brian and Cristi welcomed in their 6th child over the weekend. They had a healthy baby boy and mama is doing great! The name of their baby boy is a surprise, so till then we shall call him Bambino. :)
     Everybody is working hard to finish the movie, please pray   If you missed Friday's blog don't forget to check it out. We pray you had a wonderful weekend and your Monday was not a manic one. Peace & Joy ~ Lumen Crew

Did You Know...

 Happy Friday to all! There is much to celebrate today here in the office. It's Friday, Cuban Coffee, Brian's wife's due date, and the feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary.We have had our guests back today as they are working on their video. So the office has been filled with much excitement!

October 7th- Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary/Victory

On October 7th did you know...

 1. The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Check out our friends at Catholic Fire, for a great explanation on why we honor Our Lady today. 

 2. 10 years ago The War in Iraq started. Ironic it started on the Feast day of our Lady... I think not! With our Heavenly Mother's aid there will be peace in Iraq, it may not be as quick as we want it. "I believe that the Blessed Virgin chose to be known as "Our Lady of Fatima" as a pledge and a sign of hope to the Muslim people, and as an assurance that they, who show her so much respect, will one day accept her Divine Son too!" Archbishop Fulton Sheen.

3. Brian's wife, Cristi, is due today with her 6th child! We know the baby is a boy, but no official name yet. Please keep her and the baby in your prayers! We pray for a safe delivery! 

 

  "In 1954, Joanne Schiebel was a young unmarried college student who discovered that she was pregnant. In the 1950s, her options were limited. She could have had an abortion – but the procedure was both dangerous and illegal. She could have gotten married, but she wasn’t ready and didn’t want to interrupt her education. Joanne opted, instead, to give birth to the baby and put him up for adoption.

And so it was that in 1955, a California couple named Paul and Clara Jobs adopted a baby boy, born out of wedlock, whom they named Steven. Choose Life.
Rest in Peace, Steve Jobs..."

    What a powerful testimony to the importance of choosing life in every situation. Steve Job's the owner of Apple inc. passed away on October 5th, 20011. He battled Pancreatic cancer and liver ailments. If his mother had aborted him, we would not have our iPods, iPad, Mac Books, iPhones, iTunes, and Pixar. Steve Jobs helped fund Pixar when it was struggling financially in the beginning. If Steve Jobs had been aborted we would not have a Pro-Life Movie. As most of you know we have animators from Pixar doing free lance animation for our movie. Steve's wife and children will be in our prayers. 

We pray that you have a great weekend and please remember to keep the Shields family in your prayers and for a safe delivery.  ~Lumen Crew

 

Catholic-Christian version of Netflix?

      That's right there is a Catholic-Christian version of Netflix out there, for those who want to have positive media coming through your television. Pius Media is a Jacksonville, FL based company that has a variety of movies to choose from. It's a breath of fresh air in knowing there is a company that we can trust to provide uplifting and encouraging media. The movies range from Saint movies, to the latest Christian movie Soul Surfer. They also have television series and audio CD's available to rent. We want to encourage you to check Pius Media out and share it with your friends and family. Pius Media is also on Facebook . Let's help support a wonderful media company! We thank you for taking the time to visit them. God Bless and Happy Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi ~Lumen Crew

Happy Birthday~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIAN SHIELDS! 

Brian with his son Caleb

 

 

 

 

From Nicol's desk:

    Brian doesn't know I'm doing this, but today's blog is dedicated to him! It's his birthday and he is 25 again!  I ask as a birthday gift to him, that you pray for him, his family, and for Lumen. I know he would greatly appreciate the prayers. :) It's also a big week for Brian and Cristi. They are waiting the arrival of their 6th child. He is due to leave the womb this Friday(Oct. 7th) The Lumen Crew cannot wait to meet their little boy! 

  We are continuing to work very hard to complete the movie! Please continue to pray for us and everyone who is working on Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage. Don't forget to let people know about our website, www.lumen.tv 

We pray you have a great week, that is filled with many blessings and graces! ~Lumen Crew