CONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED TO FATHER JOHN E. POLLARD ON INSTALLATION AS PASTOR OF QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS PARISH.
WHEREAS, On Sunday, October 31, 2010, Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago, installed Father John Pollard as Pastor of Queen of All Saints Parish; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this prestigious occasion by The Honorable Margaret Laurino, Alderman of the 39th Ward; and
WHEREAS, Father John Pollard earned his Masters Degree in Supervision and Administration from Loyola University of Chicago and a Masters Degree in Divinity and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from Mundelein Seminary. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1974, and that same year he received his first priestly assignment as associate pastor of St. Albert the Great Parish. Throughout his life-long commitment to the Catholic Church and its education, Father Pollard has been a catechist and teacher for children with disabilities, pre-school, high school, college and graduate students, teachers, catechists, principals and priests; and
WHEREAS, The elected officials of our great city recognize the important contributions of religious leaders who act as pillars of our communities; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, gathered here this third day of November, 2010, do hereby congratulate Father John Pollard on his installment as Pastor of Queen of All Saints Parish and wish him continued success and fulfillment; and
Be It Further Resolved, That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented to Father John Pollard.
MARGARET LAURINO Alderman, 39th Ward