At the parish dinner, Tom Holt, chairman of the Search and Nominating Committee, will offer his reflections on the discernment process that led to the selection of the slate of nominees that will be presented to Diocesan Convention in early February. Tom will also tell us about the way the nominees will be introduced to the greater diocese through the website and walkabouts. The VIII Bishop of East Carolina will be elected at a special convention in May and ordained and consecrated at a service in November 2014.