Tuesday

  • Usual morning routine. MP in the cathedral.

  • Talked with the Archdeacon at some length about an emerging pastoral situation.

  • Took care of some administrative minutia (Commission on Ministry business and email correspondence regarding my trip to England in January).

  • Spoke on the phone with Betsy Rogers of St George's, Belleville. We both serve on the board of Forward Movement, and that was the primary subject of our conversation.

  • Spoke on the phone with a rector regarding a pastoral situation (not the one mentioned above).

  • Refined my sermon for this Sunday, to be delivered at St Andrew's, Edwardsville.

  • Lunch from you know where, eaten at home.

  • Performed my usual Tuesday hard copy scanning chores.

  • Answered an email regarding the liturgical details of an upcoming visitation.

  • Wrote a note of condolence to a colleague bishop who has suffered a death in his family.

  • Talked with Sue about getting the incoming rector of Trinity, Lincoln up to speed on unique-to-Springfield stuff.

  • Emailed a rector about setting up a meeting with his vestry on a vision-implementation matter.

  • Conceived and hatched a homily for the Second Sunday of Advent, to be delivered at St Andrew's, Carbondale.

  • Fleshed out the draft of a homily for the First Sunday of Advent--St Christopher's, Rantoul.

  • Evening Prayer in the cathedral.
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