sacred art

The Holy Water Stoup

June 24th is the Feast of St. John the Baptist, the cousin of Jesus who baptized him in the River Jordan. As one enters the sanctuary at St. Mary's, there is a Holy Water Stoup mounted on the back wall. It is filled with Holy Water that has been blessed by a priest, and may be used to make the sign of the cross when we enter the church, serving as a reminder of our baptismal vows and our membership in the Body of Christ. The Stoup was carved by Paul Buckner, the artist who carved the Stations of the Cross.

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St. Mary Statue

On March 25, the church will celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation when the Angel Gabriel told Mary she had been chosen to be the Mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is therefore appropriate that the Statue of Mary, carved by Les Breidenthal, is the next article in the Sacred Art in our Sacred Space project.

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The Epiphany Banners: A Cooperative Approach

In 2014, Donna Brown, Lynda Christiansen, and Carolyn Gates responded to a call from the Liturgical Arts Committee to design and create banners for the season of Epiphany. The Greek word epiphaneia means appearance or manifestation, and it refers to the manifestation of Jesus to the world

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The Sacred Art in our Sacred Space

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St. Mary’s has quite a collection of art in its building. Some of the pieces are memorial gifts from parishioners, and some are gifts of thanksgiving from members, or groups like the Altar Guild or Quilter’s Guild. But this project details those art pieces that were commissioned and designed specifically for St. Mary’s. Some are permanent installations, but others are seasonal and appear only once a year.

In September, I began a project of gathering information about these pieces of art, which included the liturgical occasion or inspiration for the piece,

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