parish

Example Sentences

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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

QLAYAA, Lebanon — The bells rang, their peals obscuring the buzz of the Israeli drone overhead as the casket of Father Pierre al-Rahi arrived at the parish he had served.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Cornwall Council said that as of 28 February 2026 there were 1,002 second homes, out of a total 6,604 council tax accounts in the parish.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Kaaleeraq Ringsted, the catechist of the tiny parish, lives alone at 74.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

No. She gets a letter from the parish priest.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt