How to Use parish in a Sentence

parish

noun
  • The parish will be getting a new priest soon.
  • The parish has grown significantly in the last three years.
  • Even more so when the parish is as bustling as Cristo Rey.
    New York Times, 25 Oct. 2021
  • In the meantime, the parish is still active, with Mass being held in the parish hall.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Four of the children and one teacher killed were members of the parish.
    Nicole Chavez, CNN, 28 May 2022
  • All but one of the four parish's friars are leaving Phoenix.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2023
  • He has been involved with Our Lady of the Ridge since 1992, and his wife grew up in the parish.
    Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Christ the King’s building was constructed in 1928 for the parish of St. Clara.
    Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2022
  • The lack of closure is one more issue the parish is grappling with.
    Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, 15 July 2021
  • The parish is holding the cookie sale at two worship sites.
    Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2022
  • For information on this and the parish’s many events, go to https://stambrose.us/.
    Sam Boyer, cleveland, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The service filled the 700-seat main sanctuary at St. Rita’s and part of a parish hall across the street.
    John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2021
  • The food pantry, run by members of the cathedral parish, also will be able to serve more of those in need, Blair said.
    Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Jackson has been assigned as the pastor of the parish since August of this year.
    BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Elder High School first opened in 1912 as a ninth grade-only school for boys of St. Lawrence parish.
    Abby Miller, The Enquirer, 6 June 2022
  • Others in the parish, however, thought the church should have taken a tougher stance.
    Mariya Manzhos, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022
  • In its early years, there were about 165 families in the parish.
    Carol Kovach, cleveland, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Mai founded the night market in 2019 and the families of the parish comprise the market.
    Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2022
  • Her father, Patrick Brontë, was the parson of the local parish.
    V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
  • De Rosa urged this flock to cling to truth, unity and their faith throughout the seismic changes to come for their parish.
    William Wan, Washington Post, 24 July 2022
  • Those buildings would continue to be owned by the parish.
    Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2021
  • The Touchstones were very involved with their Catholic parish and often brought Ryan to Mass with them.
    Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Many of their parents were also friends within the parish.
    Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The archdiocese later said the parish couldn't afford to pay her.
    Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 28 Nov. 2021
  • Jewell said that tens of homes were damaged by the tornado, the second in just two weeks that touched the parish.
    Gina Martinez, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Migrants filed out of the parish to hugs from volunteers and new cellphones.
    Beth Reinhard, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Seen from afar, the parish of Ponta do Sol looks as compact and picturesque as a postcard.
    Susana Ferreira, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The local parish was a block away, and Carroll spent many hours there — as an altar boy, in the Boy Scouts, playing sports.
    John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2021
  • More:Milwaukee Catholic parishes are at a reckoning point.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 20 Oct. 2024
  • What to do: Residents in Orleans, Jefferson and Plaquemines parishes are being asked to conserve water so the sewer system won't get overloaded.
    Axios, 12 Sep. 2024

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