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Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, often abbreviated OLPH, is a Roman Catholic parish of the Archdiocese of Chicago located in suburban Glenview, Illinois, approximately north-northwest of downtown Chicago.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=http://www.olphglenview.org )〕 Originally established in 1907 as the Mission of St. Jopeph,〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=http://www.olphglenview.org )〕 Our Lady of Perpetual Help is now one of two Catholic parishes in Glenview along with St. Catherine Laboure.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=www.archchicago.org )〕 The parish numbers between 3,000 – 4,000 families,〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=http://www.olphglenview.org )〕 making it one of the largest parishes in the Archdiocese. As a result, OLPH celebrates no fewer than seven Masses every weekend.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=http://www.olphglenview.org )〕 Rev. Jeremiah "Jerry" Boland is the current pastor, and Rev. Thomas E. Hickey is pastor emeritus.〔 In addition, OLPH has three associate pastors and two deacon couples.〔 ==History== OLPH's history dates to the early 1900s.〔 Although area Catholics at that time technically belonged to the parish of St. Joseph located in Grosse Pointe, now Wilmette, missionary priests often traveled to Glenview to minister to Catholics there.〔 The original OLPH Church, located on the same site as the current structure, was dedicated in 1907 as the Mission of St. Joseph.〔 In 1915, Rev. John Vattman renamed the parish Our Lady of Perpetual Help〔 to commemorate a representation of the Virgin Mary that he had given to the church. OLPH’s resident pastor, Rev. Martin C. Schmidt, was installed in 1919, when Our Lady of Perpetual Help became a permanent parish.〔 At the time, the small congregation was still considered a “county parish.”〔 According to legend, upon his appointment as pastor, Fr. Schmidt admitted he did not know where Glenview was located.〔 When Fr. Schmidt asked George W. Mundelein, then the Archbishop of Chicago, the Archbishop purportedly answered, “I don’t know. You’ll have to look it up.”〔 The church continued to grow throughout the 20th century, acquiring land east of the church building to construct a school and convent.〔 Rev. John J. Dussman served as OLPH’s pastor for approximately thirty-four years, from 1934 until his retirement in 1971.〔 Fr. Dussman was succeeded by Rev. Myles P. McDonnell, who served the parish until 1989.〔 Rev. John E. Flavin served as pastor between 1989 and 2007, when recent pastor Thomas E. Hickey, was appointed to the role.〔 On July 15, 2007, OLPH marked its 100th anniversary with a concelebrated Mass of celebration with principal celebrant Francis Cardinal George, the archbishop of Chicago.〔 Upon election of Pope Francis in March 2013, then-pastor Fr. Hickey expressed his support for the new pontiff, saying that although the choice was a "surprise," he believed the choice reflected the growth of Catholicism in the southern hemisphere. The pastor also expressed hope that Pope Francis would "convey a message of more openness and inclusiveness."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Glenview, Illinois)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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