Mary at the Nativity
Tania Runyan reads her poem, “Mary at the Nativity.”
Sunday Eucharist at St. Michael’s is a comprehensive service of both Word and Sacrament. We read from the Bible, we recite or sing a psalm, and we listen to a sermon. Then we pray for the Church and the world, and we ask God’s forgiveness for our sins. Finally, we greet one another in the peace of Christ and move to the sacramental service of the Holy Communion.
At services of Holy Eucharist, all baptized persons are welcome to receive holy communion. We also offer blessings to those who for any reason are not able or not comfortable receiving this sacrament.Children are always welcome at the communion rail. Learn more about Episcopal Worship
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
1132 North Ivanhoe St.
Arlington, VA 22205
703-241-2474
An inspiration to countless artists over many centuries, Mary has been painted or depicted in other media in many different versions and roles — as woman, daughter, cousin, mother, wife, refugee, comforter, intercessory to Jesus, the Madonna, the Virgin, Goddess, a mortal, an immortal, an exemplar of purity, the Divine Feminine. What might Mary as a contemporary of ours in the 21st Century look like? It is that question that the artworks in this exhibition are intended to answer.