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parish

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Recent Examples of parish The meeting will shape the year ahead, reflect on the needs of women in the parish, and organize gatherings that support prayer, friendship and service. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 Police then tracked Jacques's vehicle to a parish in Louisiana, where he was pulled over and arrested two days later, the outlet reported. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026 Not all parishes can afford to pay for a support staff to fully serve the parish and our missionary aspirations. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 Over the last decade, the parish began to lose these buildings to age, mold and deterioration. — Desiree Mathurin april 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for parish

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Among other things, the council revolutionized the Catholic Church’s relations with other religions and the laity, and allowed Mass to be celebrated in vernacular languages rather than Latin.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Her selection was controversial among the Black church’s leadership and laity.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026

Definition of laity

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And at times members of the congregation thank her and others for casting aside those anxieties and keeping this place going.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
The Zion Church is among the largest churches that are unregistered with the Chinese authorities, defying restrictions from the officially atheist Communist Party requiring believers to worship only in registered congregations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026

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That year, as Fredriksen explains, a flock of them took up residence in Palm Beach County’s Stormwater Treatment Area 2 (STA-2), some 80 miles north of their traditional grounds in the Keys and the southern edges of the Everglades.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 July 2026
In a 2024 paper, the researchers reported that doctors from the best medical schools flock to the highest-paying specialties.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of flock

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The mission, open for daily tours still operates as a Catholic church.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
While smaller than its counterparts in Orange County or the San Gabriel Valley, the San Fernando Valley has a strong Vietnamese community with churches, temples, civic organizations and even a small magazine, Ma said.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

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