by Sunshine Urbaniak | Apr 7, 2020 | Archives
I just wanted to follow-up today’s town hall with a copy of the recording: CFCS National Town Hall April 7, 2020. John Miller was kind enough to break it into two recordings, the presentation by Dr. Jim Langley, followed by a recording of the Mass and my short...
by Sunshine Urbaniak | Apr 7, 2020 | Archives
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. As we begin Holy Week, we have heard many warnings that this will be a painful week during the pandemic due to the increasing loss of life. This is certainly a hard time for each of us, as we all know too well the personal...
by Sunshine Urbaniak | Apr 1, 2020 | Archives
I was struck this morning by the look of weariness that I saw on the face of staff as I had 20 people join me for a Zoom “coffee” meeting to start the week. I thought to myself, how do I bring a sense of hope to a team that looks out on the horizon and is bracing for...
by Sunshine Urbaniak | Mar 27, 2020 | Archives
For many of you, the workweek is coming to it’s Friday conclusion. After our town hall meeting yesterday, I thought it important to share a favorite quote from Prime Minister Winston Churchill who led Britain through World War II. “The pessimist sees difficulty in...
by Sunshine Urbaniak | Mar 26, 2020 | Archives
Hi Everyone, My message today is shorter than usual. It struck me that we are going to be hearing a lot of bad and negative news over the next few days. First, the death toll in the US was the highest yet yesterday, and it will continue to rise daily over the next...
by Sunshine Urbaniak | Mar 25, 2020 | Archives
Hi Everyone, This week I have been talking about social connection and social solidarity. I am reminded of how important friends are. As events around us get stressful, I need to remind myself to focus on the positive and to do those things that will make some...
