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Recent Examples of parish
Not all parishes can afford to pay for a support staff to fully serve the parish and our missionary aspirations.
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Tim Fang,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Over the last decade, the parish began to lose these buildings to age, mold and deterioration.
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Desiree Mathurin
april 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
Another crucifix, given in replacement by Israel, has been donated to the local parish.
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Angus Watson,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
Then there's the parish itself.
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Emma Clarke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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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
Another crucifix, given in replacement by Israel, has been donated to the local parish.
—
Angus Watson,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
Then there's the parish itself.
—
Emma Clarke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for parish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parish
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Her selection was controversial among the Black church’s leadership and laity.
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Casting contraception as a Christian concept was a remarkable—perhaps even radical—reformulation, and one to which the laity, as much as clergy and theologians, laid claim.
Noun
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The majority of the congregation lives in south or southeast Charlotte, which makes the YMCA location the perfect location, Chadwick said.
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Collister’s congregation is small, maybe 50 people on a Sunday.
Noun
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Birders seek out flocks attracted to the park during the migration seasons.
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The same strain has forced record culls and pushed up egg prices across North America and Europe, and Australian flocks have no exposure to it.
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Currently, the church has a GoFundMe, which has raised around $9,200 so far of its $2 million goal.
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No single official church establishment stretched across the 13 Colonies that would eventually join in the American Revolution.
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“Parish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parish. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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