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Recent Examples of parish
Walsh’s ruling gave the OCA, which is the largest of three Russian Orthodox ecclesiastical bodies in the United States, authority to govern the parish and the judge ordered the parish’s former leaders to vacate the property by June 2025.
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Savannah Guthrie shared a powerful video message with the parish of the Good Shepherd New York church on Easter amid the search for her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026
Looney said Gutierrez, who was a member of his parish, had his infant son baptized a month before the hostage crisis.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Financially, the church has seen its parish giving increase 21% over the past decade, but the trends of shrinking religious participation have been building across the country for decades.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Savannah Guthrie shared a powerful video message with the parish of the Good Shepherd New York church on Easter amid the search for her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026
Looney said Gutierrez, who was a member of his parish, had his infant son baptized a month before the hostage crisis.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Financially, the church has seen its parish giving increase 21% over the past decade, but the trends of shrinking religious participation have been building across the country for decades.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parish
Noun
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Mindfulness meditation was not widely practiced by the non-monastic Buddhist laity.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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This United States Conference of Catholic Bishops call for an hour of prayer, which can be offered publicly or privately, went out to every bishop, priest and the laity, according to Rockford Diocese spokesperson Penny Wiegert.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The change lets these entities partner with developers without needing special waivers from local government, though some officials and religious leaders have raised concerns about long-term impacts on congregations.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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He, Wayne and brothers Merrill and Jay formed a barbershop quartet that began performing in 1958 for their Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints congregation.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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New Orleans Tourists from across America flock to New Orleans for its French Quarter and jazz scene but also for its beignets, po'boys and gumbo.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Leo insisted that his primary reason for visiting Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea was as a pastor, to accompany his flock in their faith.—
NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
24 Apr. 2026
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Those who stay at the shelter check in at Upper Rodeo Park before being transported to a shelter location, which is typically a local church.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The hearse, a limousine and row of cars were lined up outside the church when the gunfire erupted, witnesses and mourners who attended the funeral said.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Parish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parish. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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