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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2026 AT 10AM

ANNUAL MASS FOR FIREFIGHTERS

Philadelphia Fire Department’s Memorial Wall—Fireman's Hall Museum

ON FEBRUARY 16, 1899 SAINT JOHN'S CHURCH BURNED

TAKING THE LIVES OF FOUR FIREFIGHTERS:

WILLIAM J. CHANCE, 32

HUGH DUFFY, 44

GEORGE W. STEINLE, 38

JAMES J. SHEA, 41

WE REMEMBER THOSE FOUR MEN AS WELL AS ALL
FIREFIGHTERS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THEIR WORK
AND WE PRAY FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL FIREFIGHTERS.

A lunch reception will follow the Mass in the parish hall.

ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST 21 S 13TH ST PHILADELPHIA