Happy Baptism of our Lord

Happy Baptism of Jesus

   

   What a wonderful feast day in our Church. We pray that you have had a great weekend and our enjoying your Monday. It's been a quiet day in the office for the most part. Brian and Carlos are working extremely hard on editing Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage. Nicol is busy updating our data base and working on the final amount that was raised during the month of December. We realize we said we would have the total last week, but more checks are still coming in. PRAISE GOD! We know we have met our goal for the fundraiser. We are truly grateful for all of your financial donations! 

Song of the Week: Marvelous Light Sung by Thomas and Timothy 

Challenge of the Week: Now that Christmas has officially ended on the Church calendar, are you still radiating Christ's peace and joy from Christmas? Remember Christmas peace and joy isn't found just in one season, but it is meant to be spread year around. 

Quote of the Week: "Give me grace, O Lord, to do as you command, and command me to do what you will!" St. Augustine 

Scripture of the Week:  "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."~1Corinthians 10:31

Prayer Requests for the Week:

1. For Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage

2. All who are working on Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage

3. Continue financial and spiritual support of Lumen Entertainment

4. All of our benefactors

5. Lord will bring people to us to help complete Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage

We pray you have a wonderful and an abundantly blessed week. ~Lumen Crew

Merry Christmas Eve

  Merry Christmas Eve everyone! We pray that you are enjoying your time with your family and friends. Above is a beautiful image of the nativity by a good friend of Lumen Entertainment, Carl Fougerousse. Carl came to Film Camp in July and spoke with the students about God being the master Architect. He also has a website, Red Fern Studio,where you can view his designs and artwork. If you have sometime, view his website and give some support for a local(Savannah, GA) Catholic-Christian artist.

  Speaking of support, don't forget about the Advent/Christmas Matching fundraiser we are holding. It is a great way to help spread the Gospel, the Catholic Church Teachings, and love to those who may be on the fence about the value of life. Aside from the financial support, we also need spiritual support! Please continue to keep Lumen, the animators, and Skiff and AJ fantastic Voyage in your prayers. We thank you and we pray that you have a blessed and Merry Christmas!

~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

Do You Remember?

 Today's blog is inspired by Brian's 2 year old son Jacob: 

Over the weekend Jacob would spin around and then fall. Everyone would start to laugh and he would get right back up and spin around again. Do you remember when you were a child and would enjoy being spun around?  There was much joy found in just being silly.   To start the week off we thought we would provide some laughter. Enjoy watching! Oh yeah this clearly not Brian's son.  May God bless your week abundantly. We are praying for you and we ask you pray for us. :)  Lumen Crew

Steadfast Perseverance

Do you have steadfast perseverance like a child?

Eli is a beautiful, intelligent, forthright 4 year old. Below is a scene from this Morning between her and her Papa.

Papa: Eli don't smile, because it will make me happy

Eli: No smile

Brian: After a few seconds go by and noticing she wasn't budging says "Go ahead Eli give him a smile"

Eli:No Smile

Papa: With another attempt to make her smile he sings..."Nobody loves, everyone hates me, I'm going to eat some worms. Big Fat Juicy ones, tiny little skinny ones, I'm going to eat some worms

Elli: Says to her Papa with a straight face..."Papa eat the big juicy ones first, there are some in the back yard."

                               Fast forward to 2:17 and even Timon and Pumba agree with Eli!

   We have to laugh and admire Eli's perseverance in refusing to give her Papa a smile. As we gathered in the office, we realized we could apply Eli's perseverance to our own lives. When trials and tribulations occur in our lives, do we have steadfast perseverance in prayer and keeping our eyes on Christ? Recently there have been many distractions happening around Lumen's office. The Holy Spirit showed us these trials are distractions and to continue to persevere in prayer. With this revelation, please join us as we pray for the grace and intercessions from the Saints to help us focus and continue to finish Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage. We have 35 seconds left! Have a blessed and wonderful weekend! 

Happy Labor Day ~Lumen Crew

Manic Monday?

It may just be a manic Monday here at the office...

  Well actually it's not too manic around here. One of our computers is down and Jacksonville will feel the effects of Hurricane Irene. 

Our Computer:

 One of our computers(our AVID computer) decided it wanted Friday off and stopped working. We thought it was completely broken, but we received word this morning that it is salvageable. Praise God!

Hurricane Irene:

     As Jacksonville was waking up this morning and turned on their TV's, we were greeted with the news of Hurricane Irene possibly hitting Jacksonville early Saturday morning. As of 11 this morning the new modules are showing her hooking to the right! Great news for us!

Prayers for the week:

   1. Our AVID computer will be up and running soon.

   2. Brothers and Sisters that have and will be hit by Hurricane Irene

   3. The safe return of everyone from World Youth Day.

   4. For Benoit and The Maginficat Cafe. God's will to be done with the moving situation.

   4. We will have clarity in regards to where the Lord wants Lumen Entertainment to move to. 

We pray you have a wonderful, safe, and Grace-filled week. If you missed Friday's blog, Coincidence or God-incidence?, check it out.  See you on Friday for some Cuban Coffee!

~Lumen Crew

Coincidence or God-incidence?

Happy Cuban Coffee Friday! 

  The Morning was kicked off with Cuban Coffee and Morning Prayer. The best combination one could ask for on a Friday. As you know we have had some excitement in the office this past week. To recap for those who are not caught up on our blogs, we have 36 seconds of animation left of Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage, our 2011 Film Camp Movie The Gardening Man is posted on Vimeo embedded on the right of the screen, and we may have to move to a new location by the end of September... 

Coincidence or God-incidence?

 With the news of potentially having to move from our space above The Magnificat Cafe by the end of September, it has us wondering is this a Coincidence or a God-incidence? Well we have come to the conclusion there are no such things as Coincidences, there are only Godincidences. If we move, we are supposed to be out of the office by September 30th and in the new space by October 1st. The month of October is a wonderful month for us at Lumen. October 1st is the feast day of St. Therese of Lisieux, a favorite saint of many here at the office. Brian also produced the movie St. Therese. If you haven't seen it or you do not  know much about St. Therese, take the time to watch the movie. You will LOVE it(and no Brian is not paying me to put that plug in, it's said  from a personal experience)! The month of October is the month of the Rosary, we all love our Mother Mary! Not to mention the feast days of many beloved Saints and Blessed, including St. Francis and Bl. Pope John Paul II. With all of that said, it really makes us wonder what plans God has for us! We are fully trusting in His plan and will, because clearly His Plan is better than ours. :) 
    We humbly ask that you keep Lumen Entertainment and The Magnificat Cafe in your prayers as we are trying to discern God's will and where we should move. Thank you for all of your prayer support. If you have time check out the live footage of World Youth Day this weekend.  Carlos is over in Spain right now partaking in the World Youth Day Events! Have a blessed weekend ~Lumen Crew