I hope you enjoy this edition of the Crusader Times. I also want to pass on the link to a "fireside chat" I recorded yesterday:
Fireside Chat Video
We are all in this together. Merely one week ago, we lost a Crusader. We continue to mourn with his family.
In many ways, loss seems to be a theme of this season in our local and national history. Even as many of you are adjusting your lifestyles or perhaps facing setbacks in your profession, so it goes with the Academy. As you know, the Academy is a ministry of Our Lady of The Atonement Catholic Church, and even in normal times the cost of our operation is covered by both tuition revenue and parish support. While enrollment has held steady during this crisis, giving has not. Yesterday, I shared with our staff that we would all need to take a temporary reduction in pay, and that some positions would need to be furloughed, so that we can live to fight another day.
I do not share this to discourage you--when one says "yes" to a high calling, such sacrifices are accepted joyfully. I share this with you by way of reminder--The Atonement Academy is a community of which we are each a member. We rejoice together and we suffer together.
Stay steady. Our Lady of The Atonement--pray for us!