parishioners

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Two Lutheran preachers garnered outraged complaints from male parishioners in a 19th-century German city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Yet what solace those words gave to Qlayaa parishioners was tempered by the confusion felt over Al-Rahi’s killing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Charlie suggested to the local priest the idea of using the parish church's juvenile sodality - a religious group for young parishioners - as the basis for a football league.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

The Japanese priest and his parishioners gathered before dawn, hoping that climate change had not robbed them of the chance to experience an increasingly rare communion with the sacred.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

On Holy Thursday, I brought my pan and towels along with the other penitents for washing the feet of the parishioners at the door of the church.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez