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parochial church council in British Englishnoun Church of England an elected body of lay representatives of the members of a parish that administers the affairs of the parish Examples of 'parochial church council' in a sentenceparochial church council They also accused the parochial church council of misrepresenting the cost of repairs.I have attempted to change signatories for a small charitable housing association, a parochial church council and a business owned by the local community.He was a member of the parochial church council and served as a churchwarden from1986 to 1994.Rather, it is the expense of maintaining churchyards in good condition, which is the responsibility of the parochial church council.He should have handed over the money - estimated to amount to 24,000 - to the diocese and the parochial church council, the court was told.He would not allow members of staff meetings, diocesan synods or parochial church councils to get away with pious platitudes.Two parochial church councils had refused to merge and were still operating independently, he said.Banks now frequently refuse to allow parochial church councils to store artefacts in bank vaults, leaving them vulnerable to theft. |