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Recent Examples of parish
But on Tuesday, for the first time ever, a National Weather Service office in southwest Louisiana issued a blizzard warning for a number of counties and parishes.
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Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
In Brooklyn, one pastor is trying to help struggling parishes keep their doors open.
—Ben Casselman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
In the same stretch, all Louisiana parishes have experienced at least 12.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
In 1994, Gesu became an archdiocesan parish, separate from Marquette but serving the university community and surrounding neighborhood.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
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Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
In Brooklyn, one pastor is trying to help struggling parishes keep their doors open.
—Ben Casselman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
In the same stretch, all Louisiana parishes have experienced at least 12.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
In 1994, Gesu became an archdiocesan parish, separate from Marquette but serving the university community and surrounding neighborhood.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parish
Noun
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What about further empowerment of the laity to take on larger roles within the church — particularly evangelical and managerial — reducing pressure on under-staffed parishes and leading one day to married priests as the Catholic Church allowed for its first 1,000 years?—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 May 2024
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Discontented laity and non-Catholics turn to the church hierarchy in search of catharsis — or more cynically, perhaps a chance to score political points against enemy politicians.—
Timothy H.J. Nerozzi Fox News,
Fox News,
12 May 2024
Noun
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The congregation, which is keeping Wash Park in its name for now, works with nonprofits around town.—
Matthew Geiger,
The Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2025
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Lovie Smith and Ben Johnson were in the congregation at St. Emily’s Church for the private funeral mass the next day.—
Dan Pompei,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Of those, 103 were commercial flocks, while the remaining were backyard flocks.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Later, a flock of storks came wheeling in high on the thermals, and the camp gathered to watch.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For the past two years, our church has welcomed and supported newcomers to our city.—
Juan Peña,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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But outside, under the church portico, two long hearses — one black, one white — waited.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Parish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parish. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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