The angel Gabriel visits Mary to tell her she will soon be with child. Photo contributed
Church of the Holy Comforter in Vienna raised more than $2,600 in donations during its Drive-Thru LIVE Nativity on Dec. 19. The money raised goes back to the community during the year for food, shelter and local support services. For the drive-thru nativity, costumed church volunteers and live animals were spread throughout the church parking lot. The Christmas story was told in six scenes beginning with the angel Gabriel visiting Mary to tell her she will soon be with child. It concluded with the nativity scene with Jesus in a manger, Mary, Joseph, an angel, the three wise men and several animals.