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Soup kitchen has fed hungry in Uptown for over 40 years

Volunteers prepare for a meal at the soup kitchen at St. Thomas of Canterbury Church June 28, 2019. Sts. Ita-Thomas of Canterbury Parish operates a soup kitchen, food pantry and clothing room as part of its Catholic presence in the Uptown neighborhood. The soup kitchen is open every Tuesday and Friday throughout the year, except on Christmas Eve and Day. They serve up to 150 people each evening. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Jim Eder, temporary director of the soup kitchen, shows volunteers how to wash tables at St. Thomas of Canterbury Church on June 28, 2019. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Volunteers work in the soup kitchen. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Eric Bulthuis, Jason Prins and Melinda Jabaai cut vegetables as volunteers work in the soup kitchen. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Volunteers from Wheaton Bible Church make sandwiches guests can take home with them. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Jim Eder reviews soup kitchen rules with volunteers. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Conventual Franciscan Brother Donald Thielsen (right) makes the soup along with volunteers. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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