Tuesday (Joseph Butler)
by Bishop Daniel
on June 16, 2015
- Morning Prayer in the cathedral.
- Tweaked, refined, and printed a working text for this Sunday’s homily (St Christopher’s, Rantoul).
- Made sure everyone involved in a conference call this Thursday has the coordinates.
- Read and responded to an Ember Day letter from one of our candidates for ordination.
- Completed the paperwork necessary to give my consent to the election of George Sumner as Bishop of Dallas.
- Met with the cathedral Provost on a range of pastoral and liturgical issues.
- Lunch from La Bamba, eaten at home.
- Wrote a note to a clergy family who have recently suffered the loss of a loved one.
- Wrote an Ad Clerum–letter to the clergy–only my second of the year so far.
- Scheduled an appointment with my primary care physician to follow up on some ongoing concerns.
- Posted “alternative” Prayers of the People forms for Proper six through fourteen of the current year.
- Wrestled with my notes on the readings for Proper 17 (August 30 in Robinson) until they yielded a core message statement on which I can now build.
- Read a draft revision to our diocesan constitution and sent my comments to the chair of the committee doing the work.
- Short-form Evening Prayer in the car while en route home. (It was late.)
