Wondering how to use Parish in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as community or jurisdiction.
Parish in a sentence
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Parish meaning
- An administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.
- The community attending that church; the members of the parish.
- An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live.
Synonyms of Parish
Using Parish
- The main meaning on this page is: An administrative part of a diocese that has its own church. | The community attending that church; the members of the parish. | An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live.
- Useful related words include: community, jurisdiction.
- In the example corpus, parish often appears in combinations such as: the parish, parish council, parish in.
Context around Parish
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 9 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Parish
- In this selection, "parish" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, joseph, desoto, heart, council, sheriff and meeting stand out and add context to how "parish" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include abbeydorney parish priest fr, abuser from parish to parish, parish council, parish church and parish priest. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "parish" sits close to words such as opinions, epic and describing, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with parish
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Weedon Parish Council (WPC) has objected to the plans, as have Stowe IX Parish Council and Dodford Parish Meeting. (19 words)
Abbeydorney parish priest Fr Denis O’Mahony and Adrigole parish priest Martin Sheehan have both confirmed their retirements to Bishop Browne. (21 words)
Father Wilkening served at Sacred Heart Parish-Clinton, St. Mary Parish-Iowa City, St. Mary Magdalen Parish-Bloomfield, and St. Aloysius Parish-Eldon. (23 words)
This session on prayer was a favorite part of the day for the students from Corpus Christi Parish, South Bend; St. Patrick Parish, Ligonier; St. John the Baptist Parish, New Haven; and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Fort Wayne, among several others. (42 words)
Each year, between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, KofC councils from Church of the Visitation Parish-Camanche, Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Parish-Clinton and St. Joseph Parish-DeWitt host donation drives to raise money for The Pregnancy Center. (41 words)
Following a formal meeting in November, the pack said the parish council submitted feedback on the layout and requested that the affordable units had a restriction so they are offered to residents of Harrold Parish in the first instance. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Father Wilkening served at Sacred Heart Parish-Clinton, St. Mary Parish-Iowa City, St. Mary Magdalen Parish-Bloomfield, and St. Aloysius Parish-Eldon.
Father Byrne served as Assistant at Immaculate Conception Parish in Butte, St. Joseph Parish in Harlowton, St. Joseph Parish in Libby, and St. Patrick Parish in Butte.
This session on prayer was a favorite part of the day for the students from Corpus Christi Parish, South Bend; St. Patrick Parish, Ligonier; St. John the Baptist Parish, New Haven; and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Fort Wayne, among several others.
Each year, between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, KofC councils from Church of the Visitation Parish-Camanche, Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Parish-Clinton and St. Joseph Parish-DeWitt host donation drives to raise money for The Pregnancy Center.
And DeSoto Parish Sheriff Jayson Richardson is offering some help in that effort and will open the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office Rifle Range to DeSoto Parish residents on two Saturdays.
Weedon Parish Council (WPC) has objected to the plans, as have Stowe IX Parish Council and Dodford Parish Meeting.
That is based on parish registration figures and is probably fairly accurate, although not everyone who moves into a parish registers there, nor notifies the parish when they leave.
Deputies with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office along with the assistance from Deputies with the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office and the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office, responded to the scene and initiated recovery efforts.
And now, a congregation of about 850 people — including a growing Hispanic presence that makes up about half the parish — will celebrate the parish’s history of faith and service, said Jodee Korkowski, parish administrator.
Unlike the worst examples of earlier abuse cases in dioceses like Boston and Los Angeles, Wuerl is adamant that he never moved an accused or suspected abuser from parish to parish, or left them in parish ministry.
Abbeydorney parish priest Fr Denis O’Mahony and Adrigole parish priest Martin Sheehan have both confirmed their retirements to Bishop Browne.
After beginning as a parish community in 2018, St. Gianna Beretta Molla parish in Green Valley Ranch has met in a charter school, a Holiday Inn, different homes, and currently, a former dance studio.
A funeral mass will be held for him at 5:00pm Wednesday, December 20th at Saint Rose of Lima Parish in Northborough, Massachusetts with a memorial reception to follow at 6:00pm at the parish hall.
Appointed Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Shawano, and Priest Moderator and Priest Celebrant of St. Martin of Tours Parish, Cecil, effective July 1, 2023.
A statement from Blaby Parish Council read: “Blaby Parish Council is saddened to hear of Mr Smith's and Mr Savage's conclusion as we welcome parishioners from all walks of life and indeed welcome diversity.
Christine Wong from Chermside Wavell parish was with Helen McKee from Dalby parish, talking about how she felt so “full with the Spirit”.
Councillor Howard West, chairman of Pannal and Burn Bridge Parish Council, said at the time that planning officers “made errors” and that the parish council had written to the government about it.
Councillor Vicki Smith, chair of Martons Both Parish Meeting, said concern had been expressed for some time about the poor state of the pub and had once again been raised at the last parish meeting.
Father Anthonyclaret Onyeocha and Bishop Joseph Kopacz process out after Mass at Holy Family parish in Gloster on Saturday, Sept. 23 for the 40th anniversary of the parish.
Following a formal meeting in November, the pack said the parish council submitted feedback on the layout and requested that the affordable units had a restriction so they are offered to residents of Harrold Parish in the first instance.
Phrases with parish
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with parish
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the parish 81×
- parish council 28×
- parish in 24×
- parish church 20×
- parish priest 14×
- parish and 12×
- parish to 10×
- parish of 9×
- parish sheriff 7×
- rouge parish 6×