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[par-ish] / ˈpær ɪʃ /


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But as I talked to mourners at Sayre’s funeral at his home parish of St. Cecilia Church in Tustin, Calif., on Monday, I realized that his fight for justice manifested in many other ways.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

The other is its parish, the spiritual center of this Cambridgeshire hamlet and a place where community members weave themselves in each other’s lives while supporting its rectors.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

Meta also separately made a $22.4 million tax payment to the parish in May, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

"This is something that any parish can do, and there's this county-level framework to support us," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Her mother would welcome her help around the manse and with the tutoring of the farm children in the parish Sunday School.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson




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