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Construction materials inside the sanctuary at St. Matthews Catholic Church in Kalispell on Tuesday, Dec. 10. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
December 24, 2019
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December 24, 2019 4 a.m.
Restoration of historic St. Matthew's Church is well underway
The St. Matthew’s Catholic Church sanctuary, where parishioners have gathered on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day for well over a century, will be silent tonight.