The Rev. Mr. Eugene C. Wilson, 35, son of Evelyn and the late Charles Wilson, will be ordained to the priesthood by Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua on

Saturday, May 20, 2000
10:00 a.m.
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia

Father Wilson attended St. Joseph School, Cheltenham, Cardinal Dougherty High School, Philadelphia, and LaSalle University, Philadelphia, before entering St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood.

Father Wilson will offer his First Mass on

Sunday, May 21, 2000
3:00 p.m.
St. Joseph Church
Boncouer and Waters Roads
Cheltenham

Concelebrants are Reverend Joseph Quindlen, Reverend John Shelley, Reverend John McFadden, Reverend Marczewski and other priest friends. The homilist is Reverend Peter J. Welsh and the deacons are Reverend Mr. Khoa Nguyen and Reverend Mr. Dominic Amedeo Jr.

There are ten men in the Class of 2000. At the end of May, each of the newly ordained priests will be assigned to a parish in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia where they will serve as parochial vicars. A parochial vicar is a priest appointed by the Cardinal to assist the pastor of a parish.

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Donna Crilley
Communications Specialist
215-587-3747