1. The house in which a parish priest or minister lives. 2. a. An Anglican rector’s dwelling.

Definition. Parochialism means ignoring the impact of cultural concepts and diversity on organizations, professions, policies, procedures and programs. The term parochialism is derived from ‘parish’, which has both religious and governmental connotations (compare ethnocentrism).

: the quality or state of being parochial especially : selfish pettiness or narrowness (as of interests, opinions, or views)

Parochial in a Sentence ?

1. John’s view of life is parochial and does not include anything outside of his own happiness.
2. Because of Heather’s parochial upbringing in the country, she knows nothing about living in a large city.

In the United States, parochial education refers to the schooling obtained in elementary and secondary schools that are maintained by Roman Catholic parishes, Protestant churches, or Jewish organizations; that are separate from the public school systems; and that provide instruction based on sectarian principles.

A private school supported by a particular church or parish.

Unlike public schools, private schools do not rely on government funding. Private schools include nonsectarian schools and religious schools covering many denominations (the term parochial usually denotes Catholic schools but can also refer to schools of other religious faiths and denominations).

The word “parochial” comes from the same root as “parish”, and parochial schools were originally the educational wing of the local parish church. Christian parochial schools are often called “church schools” or “Christian schools”.

Sunday Schools were originally schools where poor children could learn to read. The Sunday School movement began in Britain in the 1780s. The Industrial Revolution had resulted in many children spending all week long working in factories.

The majority of church schools were built in the 1800’s. All these schools are known as maintained schools – they are funded by the state. All maintained schools including the Church school have to teach Religious Education and hold a daily act of worship. So church schools work on the same basis as community schools.

Church schools should be distinctive in their Collective Worship and RE, their ethos, and the ways in which their Christian values are outworked in the daily life of the school.

A church school is not a faith school. Church of England schools are established primarily for the communities they are located in. They are inclusive and serve equally those who are of the Christian faith, of other faiths and of no faith.

Beliefs and worship The Church of England is a broad church, representing a wide spectrum of theological thought and practice. a loyalty to a way of worship and life that was first set out in the Book of Common Prayer. celebration of the sacraments ordained by Jesus – that of Baptism and Eucharist or Holy Communion.

Anglicans and Episcopalians make the sign of the cross from touching one’s forehead to chest or upper stomach, then from left side to right side of the breast, and often ending in the center.

The Church of England is a Protestant denomination,having been founded as a part of the Protestant Reformation, so it is one of many expressions of Protestant Christianity.

Catholics believe that the Catholic Church is the original and first Christian Church. Protestants follow the teachings of Jesus Christ as transmitted through the Old & New Testament. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Protestants believe that there is only one God and that be has revealed himself as the Trinity.