parish
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The new bill shifts from a fixed number to subsidizing one ADA per 7,500 people in the parish.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
“I feel like I’m cheating on Epiphany,” joked one young woman who came to “Pizza to Pews” with her sister, referring to the Church of the Epiphany, another parish nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Birth certificates were not standardised in Quebec until the 1990s - before that, many births were recorded by the parish in baptismal certificates.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Along with a thousand or so other Catholics, Dowling had walked more than a mile from a nearby parish church to the Broadview facility.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Though the plague had not been widespread in our parish, Dr. Bright had treated enough cases for me to know why that plea for mercy had been painted upon the door.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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