The Rev. Mr. Timothy J. McGuire, 27, son of Mr. John Preston and Mrs. Toni McGuire-Preston, will be ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. on

Saturday, May 19, 2012
9:45 a.m. (Procession)
10:00 a.m. (Mass)
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103

A native of Lansdowne, PA, Rev. Mr. McGuire has been serving as deacon at Saint John the Evangelist Parish, Morrisville, Bucks County. He attended Saint Philomena Parish Elementary School, Lansdowne, Cardinal O'Hara High School, Springfield, and he earned his Bachelor of Arts (2008), and Master of Divinity (2011) degrees from Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary.

Father McGuire will celebrate his First Mass on
Sunday, May 20, 2012
2:30 p.m.
Saint Philomena Parish Church (Delaware County)
41 E. Baltimore Avenue
Lansdowne, PA 19050

The homilist will be Reverend Michael Pawelko. Concelebrants include Reverend Monsignor David Benz, Reverend Monsignor Joseph Prior, Reverend Michael Pawelko and Reverend Frank Guiffre.

There are six men from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in the Ordination Class of 2012. Each of the newly ordained priests will be assigned to an Archdiocesan parish where they will serve as parochial vicars. A parochial vicar is a priest appointed by the Archbishop to assist the pastor of a parish.

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