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Carbondale church keeps Christmas dinner tradition alive Carbondale church keeps Christmas dinner tradition alive By Colin Baillie | December 24, 2020 at 4:29 PM CST - Updated December 24 at 5:19 PM CARBONDALE, IL. (KFVS) -St Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Carbondale is keeping a tradition alive, for more than 20 years they have held an annual Christmas dinner. Father Bob Flannery said it’s an important event, even more so this year, due to the pandemic. “I think its really important. first of all people are counting on it. A lot of people wouldn’t have the resources or places aren’t open on Christmas Day, and so were able to help them with that and even for the spirit of it. It gives us hope and promise,” he said. ....