SPRING VALLEY – A new thrift store in Spring Valley is blessed and open for business.
The St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, located at 9742 Campo Road, had its grand opening on May 13. Auxiliary Bishop Felipe Pulido, joined by other Catholic clergy, was on hand to bless the 5,000-square-foot store and participate in the traditional ribbon-cutting.
The thrift store, which is open Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., represents a collaborative project among the Society of St. Vincent de Paul conferences based at several local Catholic parishes.
These include nearby Santa Sophia Parish, which is visible from the store’s parking lot, as well as Christ the King, Holy Family, Most Precious Blood, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (San Ysidro), St. Francis of Assisi, St. John the Evangelist (Encinitas), St. Pius X (Jamul), St. Stephen, and San Rafael parishes.
The conferences’ presidents voted last October to support the project by providing volunteers to staff the store and hosting “fill-the-truck” events at their parishes, where parishioners can drop off donated items before or after Mass.
In exchange, the net proceeds from the store will be shared among those conferences to fund their
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