Friday (James DeKoven)

Route early morning for an “office” day–dressed an across the alley for Morning Prayer in the cathedral around 0745, then a fast-food breakfast (chicken biscuit at Hardee’s this time).
Substantive debrief with the Archdeacon on several issues.
Played with hot wax: Signed and sealed the certificates for Sunday’s ordination of transitional deacons.
G0t to work drafting a paragraph of feedback to each of the Eucharistic Communities that submitted canonical Mission Strategy Reports, based on notes I made with the Department of Mission met and reviewed them last month. The comments are not being vetted with the members of the department before being sent out.
Broke off from this a little before noon to grab some lunch from Chick-Fil-A. While on route, had a serious pastoral conversation by phone with a lay person whose spouse has received a life-threatening diagnosis. Rather heartbreaking.
Ran a short personal errand.
Back to the MSR responses.
Friday prayer: Lectio divina on the OT reading from tomorrow’s daily office lectionary.
Prayed over, then took a first homiletical drive-by of the readings for the Second Sunday of Easter (St Andrew’s, Edwardsville).
Met with an individual who is in the process of discernment for Holy Orders.
Long walk around the perimeter of downtown Springfield, then a late Evening Prayer in the cathedral (with the window over the high altar ablaze with the setting sun), before heading out to Friday’s for some dinner.