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July 25, 2012
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Diocesan Events 
  • This Saturday will mark the celebration of the ordination and consecration of the Rev. Susan Goff as a bishop in the Episcopal Church and bishop suffragan of the Diocese of Virginia. Join us in this celebration at St. Paul's, Richmond at 11 a.m. Parking is available in the lot under the church; in a separate lot accessible on 8th Street between Franklin Street and Grace Street; and  on the street. All are welcome! The presiding bishop will preside at the consecration, and will also join Virginia clergy in an afternoon of conversation and fellowship on Friday, July 27 from 1:30-3 p.m. at All Saints', Richmond. Registration is not required for either event.  
  • Registration is now open for the Stewardship of Creation Committee's fall conference on agricultural sustainability, September 29 at St. Stephen's, Richmond!  
Church Calendar
7/23-8/3: Vacation Bible School at Hogwarts, Holy Comforter, Vienna
7/26: District Taco & Flannery O'Connor Discussion, St. Mary's, Arlington - CANCELED
7/29: Liberian Independence Day Celebration, St. Paul's, Bailey's Crossroads

8/5: Film Festival, Holy Comforter, Vienna
8/6-8/9: Vacation Bible School, St. Philip's, Richmond
8/8: Labyrinth & Taize, St. George's, Arlington

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At the Bishop's Jubilee on July 15, 114 people came together to discuss the future of the diocesan camps at Shrine Mont. More discernment gatherings will be held around the Diocese in September and October.  


LPM Now Enrolling for 2012-2013

The Central Virginia chapter of the Leadership Program for Musicians (LPM) is currently accepting registrations for the 2012-2013 session beginning September 14-15 at the Church of the Holy Comforter in Richmond. LPM is a continuing education program in church music, worship and liturgy, and is open to people of all denominations. Sponsorship is provided by the Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
 
Students will meet monthly for five months on one Friday night and all day Saturday to complete courses offered this year on Leading Congregational Song, Resources for an Effective Music Ministry, Philosophy, and Hymnody of the Christian Church. In addition, registered students attend the March workshop for free. At the completion of the two-year program, students receive a Certificate of Church Music from the National Leadership Program for Musicians organization.
 
Complete details of the program can be found online at lpm-va.org or by contacting our Coordinator, Nellwyn Beamon, at 757-423-6715 (day) or emailing nbeamon@ascension-norfolk.org AND nadezhda@quixnet.net. A non-refundable deposit of $100 will hold your space in this year's class. Classes are $200 each or $600 for all four. Late registrations received after September 1 add $50.
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