Wednesday

Usual AM routine. Morning Prayer in the cathedral.
Prepped to preside and preach at the midday Mass.
Spent more time than I would have liked chasing down some suspicious charges on my personal checking account. This involved a trip down to Illinois National Bank. It’s pretty well resolved now.
Attended to some details pertaining to the next meeting of the Forward Movement board.
Consulted with Paige briefly on a website issue.
Began work on my homily for the synod Eucharist.
Once again, reported for duty in the cathedral chapel at 12:15, but nobody joined me.
Lunch at home. Leftovers.
Attended to a late-arriving email from the American Friends of the Anglican Centre in Rome.
Got back to work on my synod homily, eventually ending up with a developed outline from which I can produce a rough draft next week.
Worked on the in-process synod Eucharist, focusing on an occasion-appropriate Prayers of the People.
Gathered the comments of the clergy with whom I had vetted the draft Mission Strategy Report form and made some changes to the document in response. Sent it off to Fr Newago for his input.
Worked on my sermon for Proper 23 (October 15 at St Matthew’s, Bloomington), taking it from the “message statement” to “developed outline” stage. Sermon preparation is mentally draining.
Evening Prayer in the cathedral.