Thursday (Our Lady of Guadalupe)
by Bishop Daniel
on December 12, 2013
- Task planning at home.
- Debriefed after my trip with the Archdeacon and the Administrator, even as we processed the devastating news of the sudden death of Mary Donkin, wife of our treasurer Jim Donkin.
- Morning Prayer in the office (too cold in the cathedral).
- Prepared to celebrate and preach at the regular 12:15pm cathedral Mass.
- Replied to an important text message.
- Examined and processed the materials of a priest interested in one of our vacant cures.
- Presided and preached at the cathedral chapel Mass, celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
- Lunch with the Archdeacon and the Provost at the Sangamo Club.
- Prepared a letter of recommendation for a former parishioner.
- Spoke at some length by phone with the Executive Director of the Living Church Foundation (one of the boards on which I serve).
- Talked with the Archdeacon regarding an emerging possibility for priestly ministry “on the ground” in one of our isolated parishes.
- Administrivia (printed and signed a form conveying my consent for another diocese to elect of bishop).
- Refined and printed a working text of my homily for this Sunday, Advent III, at St Paul’s, Carlinville.
- More administrivia (having to do with diocesan website).
- Evening Prayer in the office.