Wednesday (St Charles the Martyr)

Processed a long batch of emails while still at home, then had a longish phone conversation with the conductor of next week’s clergy retreat. MP in the car on the way in. It was nearly 10 before I arrived.
Between other tasks, much of my day was consumed with preparing for a Commission on Ministry meeting a week from Saturday. We are introducing several new potential ordinands to them and I want it to be as smooth a process as possible, which required a bunch of ducks to be gotten in a row via telephone and email and personal conversations with the Archdeacon.
Approved drafts of the clergy retreat worship booklet.
Produced a working script for this Sunday’s homily at Trinity, Lincoln.
Talked with Fr Evans about this Sunday’s visit and some business related to our companion diocese relationships.
Lunch at home.
Administrivia.
Descended into successive layers of technology hell as I tried to complete online (as it is required for the first time this year) a United Thank Offering grant application on behalf of our companion diocese of Tabora (in Tanzania). The system is clearly not ready for prime time and I am unspeakably frustrated. The project sucked up most of my afternoon and a good chunk of my evening and it is still not completed. Error messages abound. Breathing deeply.