Parish Consultation at OLPH

PARISH CONSULTATION AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

Upon the retirement of Father Jerry Boland in July of 2026, Cardinal Cupich will be appointing a new pastor to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish. The process of selecting that priest involves a great deal of prayer, research, discernment and discussion. 

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One of the important groups in this process is the Priest Placement Board (PPB). This group advises Cardinal Cupich on candidates for pastor based on the talents and skills of the priest-candidates in light of the strengths and challenges of the parishes in the pastor pool.

In order to gain wisdom from parish staff and parish leaders about the skills and talents needed in your next pastor, the PPB will be conducting a Parish Consultation at OLPH on November 18, 2025. Two members of the PPB will facilitate two meetings, one with the staff and the other with the Parish Council Members and Finance Committee. These discussions are very important to give the Priests Placement Board insight about OLPH and the capabilities needed in your next pastor. 

The wisdom from the parishioners is also extremely important in the pastor selection process. To gather that wisdom, a form is now available to parishioners to answer questions which the staff and lay leadership will also address in their discussions.
The preferred method for collecting parishioner responses will be through the digital form.

CLICK HERE to access the digital form. Please give us your input. Your voice is important.