Five Days to Go!

Now that Easter and tax day have passed we are seeing applications arrive in our in-box. We are excited to see the variety of people who God is sending to us from all over the country and we want to thank everyone who has or is in the process of applying. We also want to thank everyone for referring folks to our web-site and encouraging them to apply. Keep up the good work!

Some potential candidates have contacted us expressing reservations about whether or not we are really looking for out of diocese candidates. We are! We have been telling these folks about the FAQ page on our web-site addressing just these questions and also telling them about the interest (and even excitement!) expressed during our focus groups in candidates from “outside”. We want to work with everyone that the Holy Spirit is nudging to apply.

Connecticut is committed to hospitality as a diocese, so during our last Search and Nominations Committee meeting we discussed just how to express that hospitality to candidates working with us through the nomination process. We are currently working on those plans.

And there are still five days to get those applications in!

Have you Seen? It's Up!

It’s up and it’s beautiful.

Having had less than a week to finish their design after receiving the final details from the Search/Nominating committee, our web-designers worked through most of last night to put the finishing touches on our new web-site for our profile and applications material.

Perfectionists that they are, a small number of additional “tweaks” may be occurring over the next several days, but it is well worth visiting now. Come take a look! www.CTBishopSearch.com

We would also like to wish everyone a blessed Holy Week and Happy Easter!

Meeting of the Minds

It was time for feedback.

On March 28^th, the Standing Committee, our consultant, Thad Bennett, our chaplain, Rebecca Scruton, the Transition Committee and the Search/Nomination Committee met together for the first time since our organizing retreat in December. The Nominating Committee was previewing the profile for the combined committees. The Standing Committee had seen a previous draft of the profile, but it was the first time that the members of the Transition Committee had seen it.

In an amazingly organized meeting, the entire document was thoroughly reviewed by the combined group. Some facts were questioned and errors caught. Suggestions were made. Additional information was provided. With some additional suggestions from Bishop Andrew Smith, the profile has undergone its final revision and is now in the hands of the web-designer who is making it beautiful.

Be sure to follow the link on ctdiocese.org on April 7^th to see the results of our work!