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

[Scott Knitter]

I attended Grace several times waaay back when (1984) but ended up at
Bethlehem Lutheran because I was looking for a large church.

Grace looks like it's grown since then and has always seemed a fine parish.



On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 4:17 AM, Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:
> Grace Church Traverse City has been a great parish.  I am aware of sexual
> misconduct by an interim in beacuse I serve on the Standing Committee.  I
> know there is .some friction and angst going on about that.  I know a woman
> who is in the ordination process and another good friend.  I'll give them a
> call or send a note about them.
> Judy
>
> On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 7:57 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
>> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Can you recommend where Jason might start a search for a new spiritual
>>> home?
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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!
>>>
>>> Peace,
>>> Jo
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
> Western Michigan



-- 
Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA