Shop At Marykoll For Spring Gifts

We still see snow on the ground, but it is good for the soul to think spring!

Looking a bit ahead serves as a reminder about the upcoming celebrations of Easter and for the youngsters in the family who will receive the sacraments this year.

Here are just a few of the items to consider at the Maryknoll Gift Shop at the Maryknoll Mission Center at 55 Ryder Road in Ossining:

• The Easter Story by Brian Wildsmith ($20) will engage the youngest child with this version of the greatest story ever told.
• Baptism/new baby: “God Loves” Crib Cross ($10.25), At Your Baptism book ($8.50) and small mission rosary with heart ($9.30).
• First communion: crystal heart-shaped rosary ($9.50), pearl heart-shaped decade rosary bracelet ($14.90), keepsake book with prayers ($3.50).
• Confirmation: red marble bead rosary with Holy Spirit crucifix ($17.75).
• For other religious occasions: St. Christopher/St. Anthony keychain ($4.65), Pope Francis bookmark ($1.89) and “Pray For Me” card (70 cents each), laminated saint/prayer cards (75 cents each), St. Patrick four-inch statue ($9) and St. Kateri Tekakwitha 12-inch statue ($44).

The shop also has gifts and cards for all occasions, including an assortment of faith-based children’s books, adult and child-sized saint bracelets, and rosaries (rose-scented or glow-in-the-dark styles). The shop has the official Pope Francis pectoral cross that represents the “the good shepherd” on a rosary or necklace (under $10). Vast assortments of greeting cards ($1.79 each) include birthdays for everyone in the family along with those for retirement and sympathy (pets too!).