How important is Christmas dinner in the setting of memories on that special day? It’s central to so many people. To those alone with no family still living, or none living close by to help cook, or those overwhelmed or tired, a holiday dinner’s absence could be a lonely reminder. But that doesn’t have to be.
“Christmas in a Box,” a meal that can be picked up Dec. 23, is the warm cheer to be cooked up at St. Mary’s Parish Center in Manahawkin and the Knights of Columbus.
The church and the Knights have for more than a decade provided a free Christmas meal to anyone in need of it.
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