That's a bit of a tricky situation given the crisis.  Of course lay people don't have jurisdiction to appoint or create a pastor, but neither do Trad priests somehow have jurisdiction by some kind of divine right or can be given jurisdiction from a Trad bishop.  Given the circuмstances, I don't see anything wrong with a practical situation where the lay people who perhaps built and funded the chapel, would have some say over who their Traditional priests (note, NOT pastors) are.  In the early church, bishops were often selected and elected by popular acclaim from the people, and there are stories of lay people driving out scoundrel (or heretical) bishops and then asking the Church to "send [them] a new one".  While it was never the case that these priests or bishops received their authority from the people, formally, nevertheless, it seemed common practice for the people to (materially) designate their pastors.  Given the situation here, where in either case there's no jurisdiction involved, I don't see the problem with it in principle.  Whether or not how they treated Father Starbuck was just or in conformity with charity is a separate issue (and I haven't followed the details closely to be able to comment on that).

Speaking of Our Lady Help of Christians, does anyone know who is staffing the chapel currently? I did see some time ago that some SSPX priests were helping out while the board was searching for a permanent pastor.

And whatever happened to the mysterious "Father" Wiest? Is he still hanging around? There were many questions about the validity of his ordination.

God bless Fr. Starbuck. He always struck me as a good and devoted priest, very solid.

Sorry I didn't see this thread. Father Starbuck recovered several weeks ago and is doing well and saying Mass on Sundays and Holy Days. Thank you to all who added him to their prayers. Our little St. Dominic chapel now has three vocations, two who are leaving us to become Priests -- going to different seminaries, and one to become a sister.