I am trying to reuse a UserControl and also borrow some logic that keeps track of progress. I'll try and simplify things. MyWindow.xaml includes a MyUserControl. MyUserControl has its own progress indicator (Formatting in progress..., Copying files..., etc.) and I'd like to mirror this progress somewhere in the MyWindow form. But, the user control has some logic I don't quite understand. I've read and read but I still don't understand the Dispatcher. Here's a summary of the logic in the user control that updates the progress.

this.Dispatcher.Invoke(DispatcherPriority.Input, (Action)(() =>
{
   DAProgressIndicator = InfiniteProgress.AddNewInstanceToControl(StatusGrid, new SolidColorBrush(new Color() { A = 170, R = 128, G = 128, B = 128 }), string.Empty);
                DAProgressIndicator.Message = MediaCardAdminRes.ActivatingCard;
                ActivateInProgress = true;
}));

I thought I'd be smart and add an event to MyUserControl that would be called in the ActivateInProgress property set logic.

   public bool ActivateInProgress 
   {
      get
      {
         return _activateInProgress;
      }
      set
      {
         _activateInProgress = value;
         if (ActivateInProgressHandler != null)
         {
            ActivateInProgressHandler(value);
         }
      }
   }

I'm setting the ActivateInProgressHandler within the MyWindow constructor to the following method that sets the view model property that is used for the window's own progress indicator.

private void SetActivation(bool activateInProgress)
{
   viewModel.ActivationInProgress = activateInProgress;
}

However, the window's progress indicator never changes. So, I'm convinced that the Dispatcher.Invoke is doing something that I don't understand. If I put a message box inside the SetActivation method, the thread blocks and the window's progress indicator is updated. I understand basic threads but this whole Dispatcher thing is new to me. What am I missing?