[Magdalen] Leaving...

[Clarissa Canning]

prayers


On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Jo Craddock <jocraddock at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not me, but our rector. He announced at the annual meeting this a.m. that
> he has entered the search process, and following his sabbatical this
> summer, he will not be returning to St. James, Baton Rouge. He and I have
> disagreed -- as parishioner and employee -- on several things, but I have
> admired his forward thinking, empowerment to laity, and stances on social
> justice and marriage equality. It is these last two which, IMO, have pushed
> him out the door. Too many old guard, angry white men (and women) in the
> South, yet.
>
> What's scarier to me is the slate of vestry in place, and several of those
> elected this morning (we have 18 on our vestry; down from 24 just 10 years
> ago!), in the formation of a search committee. These truly are old timers
> in Baton Rouge; most attend *nothing* but Sunday a.m. services, but their
> names are known so they are elected.
>
> Prayers for our parish in these changing times, and for my personal
> discernment as an old white lady likely to be readjusting her work
> situation yet again, are dearly requested.
>
> Peace,
> Jo
>