Thursday (All Souls)

Task planning at home, tough I got a bit of a late start out of the house.
Morning Prayer in the cathedral.
Tried to handle a sudden flurry of emails on the fly.
Attended and participated in the semi-annual meeting of the Diocesan Trustees, who oversee our invested funds. We met with our investment advisor from St Louis.
Met with Fr Gene Stormer, a retired priest of the diocese who has done truckloads of supply, interim, and short-term work for us over the decades. He’s recently been Sunday supply at Christ the King, Normal, and we discussed some of the issues in the community.
Met briefly with the Chancellor over a couple of emerging concerns.
Attended the 12:15 Mass for All Souls Day in the cathedral chapel.
Lunch from McD’s, eaten at home.
Tied up a loose end with one of our Rectors, by email.
Processed some more late-arriving email.
Spent substantial exegetical time with the propers for Advent III, when I will preach at St Luke’s, Springfield on December 17.
Did a bit of physical desktop cleanup and conferred with the Archdeacon on ongoing administrative and pastoral concerns.
Evening Prayer in the cathedral.