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Recent Examples of parish
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office reported William Nicholas Abraham, 69, was discovered dead along a roadway in the parish on the state's southeastern border over the weekend.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
What to do: Residents in Orleans, Jefferson and Plaquemines parishes are being asked to conserve water so the sewer system won't get overloaded.
—Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
The most were in Lafourche, Terrebonne, Jefferson, Orleans and Ascension parishes, 1st District Commissioner Eric Skrmetta said on X.
The hurricane made landfall in Terrebonne Parish, southwest of New Orleans, at 6 p.m. ET.
—NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
But the Girl Scouts have partnered for years with religious groups, including Catholic parishes, and the organization allows troops latitude in determining whether their activities, badges and rules are religious in nature.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2024
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
What to do: Residents in Orleans, Jefferson and Plaquemines parishes are being asked to conserve water so the sewer system won't get overloaded.
—Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
The most were in Lafourche, Terrebonne, Jefferson, Orleans and Ascension parishes, 1st District Commissioner Eric Skrmetta said on X.
The hurricane made landfall in Terrebonne Parish, southwest of New Orleans, at 6 p.m. ET.
—NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
But the Girl Scouts have partnered for years with religious groups, including Catholic parishes, and the organization allows troops latitude in determining whether their activities, badges and rules are religious in nature.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parish
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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
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What is the Gateway Church? Gateway Church was founded in 2000 and is now one of the largest congregations in the nation, with an attendance of over 25,000.Jenna Sundel, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Some Ethiopian children continue to attend the Lutheran afterschool program, and the congregation has joined several others in helping hundreds of newcomers with everything from meals to furniture to winter clothing.Giovanna Dell'orto, Twin Cities, 31 Oct. 2024
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Some stores around the U.S. are running short of eggs, especially those operating in states that require eggs from cage-free hens, as cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) flare and the virus spreads from wild birds to commercial flocks.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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The film follows an aging shepherd who struggles to find a successor as bears prey on his flock, and a teenage boy who becomes obsessed with tracking the bears.Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Driving south from Bakersville into Asheville, nearly every church, grocery store, gas station, firehouse, and strip mall parking lot had been converted to some sort of supply distribution point or relief hub.Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
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Is your church or nonprofit holding a holiday cookie sale in 2024?Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Parish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parish. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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