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Kelley’s removal and the fallout caused significant division, with many longtime parishioners distancing themselves from the church.—Noah Perkins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025 The decision to remove McHugh was announced in a letter read aloud to parishioners over the weekend.—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025 Statements from the church Pastor Bobby Kelly Jr. spoke with CBS News Detroit about how the parishioners were feeling in the hours after the shooting.—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 24 June 2025 The idea was to give local parishioners something productive to do to pass the time.—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for parishioner
Word History
Etymology
Middle English parisshoner, probably modification of Anglo-French parochien, from paroche
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