presbytery

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Recent Examples of presbytery Inside Brixworth Church The choir, or presbytery—the heart of the church—is separated from the nave by a large arch. David Nikel, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 Gretta wanted my grandparents to join her and a small group of other congregants in a formal complaint to the presbytery. Aryn Kyle, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024 After the service, William and Kate headed to the cathedral’s presbytery, where the princess laid a bouquet of flowers in front of a portrait of the queen. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2023 In a blog post published Wednesday, Grant recounted how notifications about an active shooter at the school interrupted a presbytery planning meeting that included Chad Scruggs, Covenant Presbyterian Church pastor and father of one of the shooting victims. Joanna Slater, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023 Reports indicate the presbytery doesn’t have a formal security program for its churches and schools but that members have worked together to share best practices and improve safety. Savannah Tryens-Fernandes | [email protected], al, 31 Mar. 2023 The church linked to the school is a member of the presbytery, which includes congregations in middle Tennessee and southwestern Kentucky. Travis Loller, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023 On the road into the city from Melbourne, the state capital, the red brick Gothic-like presbytery of St. Alipius immediately stands out. Jacqueline Williams, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2018 After carefully filling an ancient presbytery near France’s Loire Valley with a personal library of no fewer than 35,000 volumes, he was compelled to pack them all up again in preparation for a move to a New York apartment. Ernest Hilbert, WSJ, 13 Apr. 2018
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Noun
  • Amicable relations had long existed between the Catholic Church in Rome and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, but the Roman episcopate embraced Mussolini’s regime and its aggressive foreign policy in the mid-1930s.
    Ian Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
  • The selection of Bishop McElroy, whose diocese has never been led by a cardinal, sends a message about the pope’s wish for a more liberal orientation for the U.S. episcopate.
    Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 29 May 2022
Noun
  • The pair have met with the Palace hierarchy, including Textor and chairman Steve Parish, attending a match at Selhurst Park and touring the club’s academy.
    Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Hayes points out that on the hierarchy of needs, therapy comes after food and shelter — and in the absence of these basic needs being met, existing trauma can be exacerbated.
    Katia Riddle, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Television reporters, judges and clergy have fallen several places, while auto mechanics have moved up.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
  • His father convinced church leaders to keep quiet and promised Alger would never work in the clergy again.
    Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • He was ordained to the diaconate in 1971 and to the priesthood in 1972.
    Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Brignac pleaded to be let into the diaconate.
    David A. Hammer, NOLA.com, 16 Dec. 2020
Noun
  • The hardware store and the burger joint; the historic coffee shop; churches, schools and grocery stores.
    Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Potholes: The Send Relief Serve Tour — run by a group that partners with churches, local organizations and government officials on community projects — is coming to San Diego, and one of its initiatives is to identify potholes in La Jolla.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025

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