From the Rector's Desk: A Fond Farewell to Bruce Haas

photo credits: Lesley Stuart

It is with a sense of great personal loss that I write to tell you Mr. Bruce Haas, our Director of Operations, will be stepping down at the end of June.  I say, great personal loss, as Bruce is far more than an employee, but a friend and colleague who has worked tirelessly alongside me to ensure our ministries are supported across-the-board by having first-class facilities at every juncture. His warmth and caring personality and omni-presence on our campus has made him a go-to person to ensure events happen without any but our staff often aware of all the behind the scenes work to make it so.

Bruce stayed with us long enough to ensure our building project and associated punch lists were completed and even now he is working on his own list of things he wants to be done before his departure.

Thankfully, Bruce and Deb will remain in the parish – but he’ll be completing his working career in his prior field, earning a well-deserved salary we simply cannot match. I know that Bruce will remain on the periphery and assist as his time permits but that still means we have an important hire to make.

I ask that you join me in praying for us to find the right person to step into Bruce’s shoes which are, by the way, size 12 or 13! Perhaps that person might even be you.  I’m posting a job description which could scare off many. It was hard to draft because everyone working at Saint Peter’s does more than most are ever aware of.

Please tell Bruce how much you’ve appreciated his incredible work of love for the Basilica, a work that continues and spread the news far and wide so we can find the right person to bring on board hopefully in the next six weeks!

Fraternally,

 Fr. Gary S. Linsky

The Very Rev. Canon Gary S. Linsky, VF, VP

Rector