- Task organization (a veritable mountain!) at home over tea and breakfast.
- Morning Prayer in the cathedral.
- Debriefed with the Archdeacon over diverse matters, including my visit last Sunday to St Michael's, O'Fallon. Prepped with the Treasurer for the upcoming meeting of the diocesan trustees.
- Met with the trustees and representatives of Bush O'Donnell, our asset mangament firm in St Louis.
- Cleared desk of accumulated correspondence and other detritus.
- Lunch at home, then voted in Iliinois for the first time.
- Worked on a Nashotah House-related project.
- Talked by phone with a potential interim priest-in-charge for St Michael's, O'Fallon. Then talked with the Bishop's Warden at St Michael's about that particular priest.
- Met with the Dean and Verger of the cathedral to discuss the liturgies of the Paschal Triduum.
- Drove to another city in the diocese for three and a half hours of meetings with the vestry of the parish there, in three groups of three. There is some tension in their relationship with their rector, and I have been asked to intervene. There is pretty much guaranteed heartbreak in this situation.
- Arrived home at around 10:45. A long day.
Spring 2018 House of Bishops, Day 3
We have new stricter social media rules now in the HOB--no photos taken during a session without the permission of those in it. So ... I'm having to be more creative about finding pics for the blog, because I'm not going to take a panoramic group shot and then contact everyone whose balding head shows in the photo! Once again, the day began with Eucharist. This time, though, I took a pass, and opted for a vigorous walk on a brisk morning. Having looked at the liturgy sheet in advance, there were enough triggers that I knew the net spiritual effect for me would be negative. #selfcare I will say, however, that HOB worship has gotten incrementally less problematic during the tenure of the current Presiding Bishop, and I give props for that. When we convened at 10:15, there were the usual announcements, then a whirlwind set of summary reports from bishop members of the Standing Committee on Liturgy and Music (SCLM) and the Task Force on the Study of Marriage. The full report
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