[Magdalen] Paging the Fleenerdude (and a bit more)

[Roger Stokes]

When will they learn that insourcing gives you better control and 
understanding as well as a positive effect on the bottom line as you're 
not contrfibuting tosomebody else's profits?

Roger

On 18/05/2017 00:32, Jo Craddock wrote:
> Our choir director for the past six years (also on staff at Episcopal 
> School BR in music, and in tech/comm depts) has accepted a position at 
> Interlochen Academy, and is leaving Tuesday for Traverse City.
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> He and his husband are delightful, talented, kind people, well-loved 
> by friends here, and have struggled with attempting to foster and/or 
> adopt in the Louisiana climate; most recently a fraudulent birth 
> mother and agency bankruptcy. They need a fresh start.
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> Jason (the choir director) was confirmed in the Episcopal Church while 
> a choir member; Grant is a gentle soul, truly "spiritual, but not 
> religious." He would bristle at that description, I believe, but it's 
> true in the best sense of the phrase.
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> Can you recommend where Jason might start a search for a new spiritual 
> home?
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> We're losing Jason, and our "As You Are" (aka "Yaya," "Hootinanny," 
> "Praise" <is ha...IMNSHO>) service leader on the same Sunday. The 
> latter is retiring. The service peaked at about 35-40 attendees 
> (including eight singers/musicians) years ago, and is down to 15-17, 
> now. /If/ we need such a service (with my Baptist hymnal history, I 
> initially applauded the move, but this leader is too, too much...), it 
> needs to restart from the ground up, so this is a good thing.
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> Our interim continues to drop shake-up bombs, and this one hits home. 
> Rodger, who volunteered with property committee/facilities management 
> off and on for years before going on staff four years ago, has been 
> advised his supervisory position is being eliminated and we will begin 
> outsourcing to get "more boots on the ground" in four weeks (with no 
> supervisor of planning, contractors, etc., but eh...). Our HR is now 
> outsourced (didn't have an HR position, previously); our payroll is 
> outsourced; I fully expect to hear of outsourcing for my position at 
> any time. It lowers the salary lines on the financial statements and 
> moves those big numbers to expenses; that looks likes action!
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> Peace,
> Jo
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