parish
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If this sounds more Hollywood than parish church to you, well, it appears that Cardinal Robert McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, agrees.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Separately, a former minister from another Church of Ireland parish in east Belfast detailed what he believed to be a further safeguarding concern involving the bishop of the diocese David McClay.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The new bill shifts from a fixed number to subsidizing one ADA per 7,500 people in the parish.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
“I feel like I’m cheating on Epiphany,” joked one young woman who came to “Pizza to Pews” with her sister, referring to the Church of the Epiphany, another parish nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
So when Papa finally decided to, after extensive talks with the parish priest and insisting that all pagan undertones be removed from his title-taking ceremony, it was like a mini New Yam festival.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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