The Rev. Mr. William G. Ayres, son of William G. Sr. and Margaret Ayres, will be ordained to the priesthood by Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua on

Saturday, May 15, 1999
10:00 a.m.
Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul
18th and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia

Father Ayres attended St. Francis de Sales Elementary School and West Catholic High School, both in Philadelphia, before entering St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.

Father Ayres will offer his First Mass on

Sunday, May 16, 1999
3:00 p.m.
St. Francis de Sales Church
47th Street and Springfield Avenue
Philadelphia

The concelebrants are Reverend Monsignor Thomas Hilferty, Reverend Monsignor Thomas Flanigan, Reverend John Kilgallon and Reverend Anthony Janton. The homilist is Reverend Anh Nguyen and the deacons are Rev. Mr. Richard McCarthy and Rev. Mr. Joseph Viet Hoang.

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