Wednesday (St Teresa of Avila)

Morning Prayer in the cathedral.
Prepared for my regular Wednesday midday Mass duty.
Refined and printed my homily for Saturday’s institution of the Revd Beth Maynard as rector of Emmanuel, Champaign.
Spoke by phone with a consultant to the Nashotah House board of trustees.
Attended the regular monthly meeting a clergy associated with the cathedral. We mostly just “waste time,” but I mean that in a good way. Simply maintaining relationships bears fruit in the long term.
Celebrated and preached the Mass for the lesser feast of St Teresa of Avila.
Lunch at home; leftovers.
Kept a 2pm dental hygiene appointment.
Back at the office … returned a couple of phone calls.
Wrote (and printed and signed and scanned and attached to an email) a letter licensing a lay person as a Pastoral Leader under the canons, to take care of one of our parishes in transition.
Dashed off a hand-written note to Bishop Parsons, who broke his ankle last week, after twice unsuccessfully trying to reach him by phone,
Evening Prayer in the cathedral.
Grabbed some dinner from Subway, bringing it back to my office to consume.
Worked on master sermon planning for the period from the beginning of Advent until the beginning of Lent. Did not complete this task, so it will have to continue tomorrow.
Attended the regular October meeting of the cathedral chapter (on which I have seat, voice, and vote).