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US
/ˈpæɹɪʃ, ˈpɛɹɪʃ/
]
[ UK /pˈæɹɪʃ/ ]
[ UK /pˈæɹɪʃ/ ]
NOUN
- a local church community
- the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
How To Use parish In A Sentence
- A notice posted on the chapel of Carrigtwohill, calling one of those meetings, warned such as absented themselves that they would be marked men, as there was famine in the parish, and they should have food or blood. The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines
- The cathedral is the former Perpendicular parish church, reconstructed in 1880, with further extensions completed in 1966.
- Dustin Archibald, 21, of Denham Springs surrendered to Livingston Parish sheriff's deputies on Thursday. Louisiana Trail-Cam Thief Says He Was Protecting Deer
- The cost of maintenance of parish cemeteries are available at the church doors.
- At their recent meeting the Parish Council were disturbed to find that both these bills have increased substantially.
- Hurling supporters in neighbouring parishes are scouring local GAA officials in the hope of getting a ticket to the September 12 Final.
- He did not rest content with a mere strict fulfilment of the pecuniary obligations to the Church to which the Concordat had bound the State; in 1803 and 1804 it became the custom to pay stipends to canons and desservants of succursal parishes. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman
- The parish hall dates back to 1837 and was the original church for the Brentwood Parish of St Mary and St Helen.
- Priests have appealed to all parishioners to attend the celebration to honour a lady who is a highly respected and popular member of the community.
- It's a view the parish council holds to this day - and one with which the Highways Agency agreed.