Noel and list--- I had a very similar situation at a Presbyterian Church I played at 3 years ago -- I got the 2.5% raise after year 1 -- they ran the pastor off and the associate and all the rest of the staff -- I remained and kept a myriad of things running including the church sound system and office computers. After the new minister was hired (almost 3 years later) I asked for a raise since I hadn't gotten one in over 3 years, and was told wasn't worth what they were paying me presently. I found a new church and a 2K a year increase right off the bat. Tom Hoehn, Organist http://theatreorgans.com/tomhoehn Roaring Twenties Pizza and Pipes (substitute)(4/42 Wurlitzer) First United Methodist Church, Clearwater, FL (4/98 Ruffati/Wicks/Rodgers) CFTOS/Manasota/OATOS/HiloBay/CIC-ATOS/VotS-ATOS/Dairyland-ATOS/AGO ----- Original Message ----- From: "noel jones" <gedeckt@xxxxxxxx> To: <rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 9:03 PM Subject: [rodgersorganusers] Churches! > > Funny Story! > > Sort of... > > I have been playing at a Baptist Church for four years...interim and > have not left. > > I mentioned recently that I have not gotten a raise in the four years I > have been there. > > So today the new budget is out! They included a 2.5% raise for me! > > Of course, the budget has not been approved yet.... > > noel jones > > > > ____________________________________________________________________ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Download free music by Clay Baker at: http://www.frogmusic.com/JoyfulPostlude.html > > To unsubscribe or set to vacation, > go to www.frogmusic.com/rodgersmem.html > If you have any difficulty with this or PayPal, > please contact noeljones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx for help! > > ____________________________________________________________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Download free music by Clay Baker at: http://www.frogmusic.com/JoyfulPostlude.html To unsubscribe or set to vacation, go to www.frogmusic.com/rodgersmem.html If you have any difficulty with this or PayPal, please contact noeljones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx for help!