How to Use parishioner in a Sentence

parishioner

noun

• To their parishioners and to the families that are the members of the church.
  — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 11 June 2018
• Well, the new parishioner turns out to be Leland Townsend.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 June 2021
• Purcell asked parishioners to climb the hill and pray that money would be raised to build the church.
  — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2024
• While gay men do serve as priests, rarely does priest to come out to his parishioners in this way.
  — Sarah Hauer, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2017
• Ushers and greeters have been told to ask parishioners to leave those items in their cars.
  — Melanie Burney, Philly.com, 29 Mar. 2018
• The church moved a few blocks away in the mid-19th century and sold the African burial ground to a judge who was a parishioner.
  — James Barron, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2017
• Many of their parishioners have also left and are now dotted around Ukraine and the world.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
• Quiano was a long-time parishioner of the church, officials said.
  — Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, 2 Mar. 2018
• The eucharist arrived at the front of the church, with the help of a parishioner who rescued it from a near-crash landing.
  — David Scharfenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• But the state can’t punish him for being a bad parishioner.
  — Garrett Epps, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2017
• Connie Meza has been a parishioner at St. Mary's for eight decades.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2023
• The cardinal's message to the Prince of Peace parishioners was focused on the youths.
  — Yadira Sanchez Olson, Lake County News-Sun, 17 Sep. 2017
• Kane and his wife, Darlene, have been parishioners since 1982.
  — David Anderson, The Aegis, 25 Sep. 2017
• The church flat-out lied to their faithful parishioners for nearly two years.
  — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
• He's seen spraying the squirt gun at his parishioners and food baskets.
  — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 18 May 2020
• Joanne was a long time and devout parishioner of Corpus Christi Church.
  — courant.com, 28 June 2018
• Aranguren wrote in a letter to parishioners later that day.
  — Nora Gámez Torres, miamiherald, 26 May 2018
• Tithing is a contribution a parishioner makes to the church.
  — Lauren Artino, Cincinnati.com, 24 Feb. 2020
• Just as parishioners have basic needs, so does the church, Rodriguez said.
  — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023
• A year ago, parishioner Jim Weigel set up a book store and is donating all profits to the school.
  — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 27 June 2018
• Caggiano wrote in a letter to parishioners when the report was released last month.
  — Alison Knezevich, baltimoresun.com, 11 Nov. 2019
• CBS News has not been able to confirm that all parishioners are aware of the misconduct.
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2020
• The pastor has since apologized to parishioners in a post on the church’s Facebook page.
  — Stefano Montali, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
• At this point in the service, parishioners are encouraged to make noise.
  — Jessica Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 7 Apr. 2018
• On hot days, a parishioner brought red umbrellas to protect kids from the sun.
  — USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
• At the nearby church, a lone parishioner rode into the school on a bicycle.
  — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
• Many churches have told parishioners to pray to their computer screens and not to the altar.
  — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2020
• Multiple parishioners stood and turned their backs to the New York billionaire neared the end of his 10-minute speech.
  — Time, 2 Mar. 2020
• First Reformed seems to only have about five parishioners; most of the town belongs to the mega-church Abundant Life.
  — Lindsey Bahr, kansascity, 7 June 2018
• Dolan said the procession is meant to symbolize parishioners following the will of God.
  — David Ulloa Jr, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Feb 2025