Get a jump start on your Christmas shopping! Find unique, handcrafted items made by the Sisters of Saint Benedict’s Monastery. Christmas at Whitby Gift Shop and Gallery, Saint Benedict’s Monastery, St. Joseph, opens on Saturday, November 7, with extended hours from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

This season the shop will offer a variety of gifts, including our popular selection of handmade beeswax candles, cookbooks, glassware and jewelry. The needlework by Sister Jean Juenemann, is sure to make a thoughtful gift for someone special on your list.

Also available this season are glass Christmas angel ornaments and other items by New Prague, Minn., artist Rose-Marie James. These one-of-a-kind pieces will add radiance to any holiday décor. Come, see them for yourself.

For more information, call 320-363-7113. (Our enhanced online store launches mid-November!)

The gift shop and gallery is located at 104 Chapel Lane, St. Joseph, Minn. Regular gift shop and gallery hours are 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 1 – 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; closed Mondays.