Thursday (St Vincent de Paul)

Usual AM routine. MP in the cathedral.
Met with one of our priests over some ongoing concerns with respect to a congregation he serves.
Conceived and hatched a homily for Proper 22 (St Laurence, Effingham).
Took a phone call from another of our priests facing different, but still similar, issues as my in-person meeting earlier.
Fleshed out my homily for the Sunday after All Saints’ Day (St Andrew’s, Carbondale).
Lunch from McDonald’s, eaten at home
Processed a goodly batch of emails. Some that I took care of at the end of the batch did not exist when I attacked the beginning of the batch.
Took care of the clergy milestone event cards for October. Got writer’s cramp. Fortunately, it’s the thought that counts, not legibility.
Beginning with an outline already prepared, I began drafting the actual text of my Synod address (October 19). It may look like I’m getting ahead of a lot of work well in advance of due dates. But you haven’t seen my October trave calendar yet.
Evening Prayer in the cathedral.
Hit the road at 4:45 for Champaign, where the annual assembly of the Illinois Council of Churches meets tomorrow. Tonight was a dinner for “judicatories” (what an awful word!).