St Michael & All Angels

Morning Prayer in the cathedral.
Usual week-beginning informal debrief with the Archdeacon.
Refined and printing the working text of my homily for this Sunday (All Saints, Morton).
Handled a stack of relatively minor administrative issues. These things always end up more time-consuming than I anticipate.
Took a phone call from one of our clergy.
Lunch at home. Leftovers.
Attended (by way of preparation) to a quite serious administrative/pastoral matter.
Laid out the broad strokes of my address to next month’s annual diocesan synod.
Attended to some administrative details pertaining to getting ready for synod.
Reviewed the second quarter financial reports from the mission congregations.
Began the process of building by 2016 visitation calendar, which will be a challenge in view of the sabbatical I am planning.
Swung by home to retrieve Brenda, and headed on down to St Thomas’, Glen Carbon, where I took part in the Mass and potluck commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Fr Tony Clavier’s ordination to the priesthood.