parish

Example Sentences

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Along with a thousand or so other Catholics, Dowling had walked more than a mile from a nearby parish church to the Broadview facility.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Finckenstein had learned that a female cousin of his had joined Ebel’s parish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

QLAYAA, Lebanon — The bells rang, their peals obscuring the buzz of the Israeli drone overhead as the casket of Father Pierre al-Rahi arrived at the parish he had served.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Jayes is also on the parish council "for my sins", he says with a wry smile.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

“I just want to be a parish priest. Married with kids.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides