parishioner

Example Sentences

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The church bell, recently restored with a gift from a new parishioner, rings out across the neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The Spanish parishioner who made headlines around the world for her botched restoration of a prized Jesus Christ fresco has died aged 94.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

“The diocese needs to protect themselves against this litigation,” said Bettini, a longtime parishioner of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Fresno.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

This, he said, would have "impaired this engagement between minister and parishioner – an engagement built on trust".

From BBC • May 25, 2024

I am not my own, he thought, but belong body and soul to every parishioner in Phippsburg who might have a word to say about me to my father.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt