A One-Stop Shop on the Web for Just the Right Gift for Every Special Person

Episcopal priest of 20 years retires from congregation administration to open a gift shop that specializes in religious & inspiration gifts. She has a brick-and-mortar store in upstate New York and is on the web too. The site includes inspirational quotes and articles on giving - why we give, the spirituality of giving, the sacramental moments in the spiritual journey that "cry out" for a gift - and reflections on angels, saints and the role their likenesses (made into figurines, jewelry & plaques) play in our spiritual lives.

Hoosick Falls, NY (PRWEB) July 17, 2006 -- In September of 2005, a new web site was born on the World Wide Web - thetrinitymarketplace.com - created and named by a semi-retired Episcopal priest of 20 years who wanted to provide a place on the internet where people could shop for religious and inspirational gifts, spiritually uplifting gifts and other gift items for those folks who were searching for inspirational gifts that were not necessarily religious in nature or content. Rev. Susan Bowman is an almost-ready-for-early-retirement grandmother of two who loves to shop online and, for years, had been nursing a secret yearning to have her own shop where she could show people the things she had bought and help them find "just the right gift" for a friend or loved one for any occasion.

She carefully selected religious jewelry and non-religious jewelry, angels, wall plaques, Christmas ornaments and decorations and special items like Holy Bears(R) and by October, she was up and running. The site has since slowed to a walk and has been revised and re-vamped and has lots of new products with more coming in the next few weeks. But the virtual shopping and selling wasn't enough for Rev Susan.

On February 2nd this year, she opened The Trinity Marketplace in beautiful downtown Hoosick Falls NY - a quaint little village nestled in the foothills of the Green Mountains just 15 miles from picturesque Bennington, Vermont and less than an hour from the shopping mecca in Manchester VT. Within a few months, she became a retailer for such gift items as Amia handpainted glassware, AngelStar, Celtic jewelry (especially the powerful symbol of everlasting love - the Trinity Knot) and in April she received a protected territory to sell the wildly popular Willow Tree (R) line of figurines, angels, keepsake boxes and plaques which convey so delicately such concepts as family love and relationships, friendship, gratefulness and just about any emotion you can imagine.

With a web site bursting with every kind of gift one could want and a store overflowing with even more, Rev Susan is happy rummaging through her inventory to find the right size ring or a chain that is just the right length and size for her Signature Piece - The Amber Trinity Knot - a silver Trinity Knot surrounding a warm brown amber stone that sells for $17.99 and, when hanging on a shiny silver chain, is the perfect complement for any outfit as well as a stunning statement of faith in the everlasting love of God as expressed in the Trinity - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Rev Susan welcomes email and phone calls if anyone needs help finding a gift online and she eagerly looks forward to customers in her store in Hoosick Falls. She has truly found her niche and sincerely invites you to join her in either place for a unique shopping experience.

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