St. James Gift Shop

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Welcome to a shopping experience like none other. St. James Gift Shop is filled with wonders guaranteed to delight your senses and spark your appreciation of works from artists around the world.

Gathered from many countries the Gift Shop offers a selection of riches, hand-selected, that offer only the best quality. Enrich your insight with a choice from our specialized book library, or brighten your world with a new set of bright table settings. From toys to triptychs, books to bracelets, and rosaries to retablos, the Gift Shop offers a wide selection.

St. James Gift Shop gives you the opportunity to own a piece of a culture, familiar or foreign, that represents the best of that culture's artistry. Whether it's the bouquet of colors on the Mexican trees of life, or the subtle grandeur of the Russian iconography, you are sure to find the perfect gift or element suited for your own personal collection.

History

The Gift Shop was started informally by the Women of St. James By-the-Sea Episcopal Church in the 1950's. In 1999, the Gift Shop grew and expanded, making it a place for artists worldwide to showcase their art. The Gift Shop helps to bolster the economic status of artists and their families, by expanding public interest in folk art. St. James Gift Shop is non profit, and whenever possible, we buy directly from the artists. We constantly encourage the artists to grow and to continue their ancestral craft.

Mission

The mission of St. James Gift Shop, as determined by the Gift Shop Committee and approved by the Vestry, is to serve the Church's parishioners, its clergy and the community by making available for purchase religious items, quality Christian reading materials and a variety of special gifts. The Gift Shop also aims to provide a pleasant atmosphere and opportunities for volunteer service for parishioners.
The Gift Shop aims to serve as an outreach to the community, as well as an outreach to artisans and craftspeople, through the purchase of merchandise to be sold in the Shop.

 

Manager: Karen Fast

Hours Monday - Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM. Sunday 8:30 AM to 4 PM

Location 743 Prospect Street La Jolla, CA 92037