The Rev. Mr. Lawrence F. Kozak, 31, son of Lawrence and Kathleen Kozak, will be ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Justin Rigali on

Saturday, May 15, 2004
9:45 a.m. Procession
10:00 a.m. Mass
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia

Father Kozak attended St. Charles Borromeo Parish Elementary School and Monsignor Bonner High School, both in Drexel Hill, Delaware County, as well as St. Joseph's University before entering St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood.

Father Kozak will offer his first Mass on

Sunday, May 16, 2004
1:00 p.m.
St. Charles Borromeo Parish
Burmont Road and Dennison Avenue
Drexel Hill, Delaware County

The homilist is Reverend Dennis J. Carbonaro. The deacons are Rev. Mr. Michael Rodric and Rev. Mr. Robert Yetman.

There are four men in the class of 2004. 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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