I am afraid now that most parish parents are content with their parenting if their children move smoothly to acquire the manners and education necessary for upward mobility. (religion-online.org)
Searching for new ways to reconcile the relationship between places and traffic remains at the top of the agenda for most parish councils and local communities. (politics.co.uk)
The sad reality is that in most parishes there are hardly any young people left after the Confirmation course has finished. (faith.org.uk)