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Some churches, like Faith Hope & Charities Ministries in Chicago are providing a venue for parishioners and visitors to learn about cryptocurrency.—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026 Kitchen volunteer and parishioner Jesse Ortega of Mundelein helped to bread the tilapia before frying.—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026 Kathleen Pougnet, a parishioner at Nativity of our Lord Catholic Church in Broomfield, attended the service with her husband, Antony Pougnet.—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026 Police initially reported that 18 other people were injured, including 15 students ages 6 to 18 and three parishioners in their 80s.—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for parishioner
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Etymology
Middle English parisshoner, probably modification of Anglo-French parochien, from paroche