Two Southern
Virginia Episcopalians are among the twelve students in Central
Virginia's Leadership Program for Musicians (LPM), which began its
2012-2013 year of classes last weekend. Enrolled are Augusta Arthur from
Johns Memorial, Farmville and Bruce Dersch from Christ and Grace,
Petersburg.
In all this year
there are six Episcopalians, four Lutherans, and two United Methodists.
LPM is a continuing education program in church music, worship, and
liturgy open to people in all denominations who love church Music and
want to learn more about it. In the classes you'll find professional church
musicians, choir members, people on Worship and Music committee,
Clergy, and, well, enthusiastic members of congregations. At the completion of the two year program, students receive a Certificate of Church Music from the National LPM organization.
Classes meet
monthly for five months on a Friday night and all day Saturday for this
year's four courses - Leading Congregational Song, Resources for an
Effective Music Ministry, Hymnody of the Christian Church, and
Philosophy of Church Music. LPM is sponsored by the Episcopal Church and
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Find complete details of
the program at www.lpm-va.org.
