St. Stephen's Parish remembers the four Chaplains that went down together on the USS Dorchester, when the vessel sank after a German U-Boat during WWII.
The ships four chaplains - one a Catholic Priest, one a Rabbi, and two Protestant ministers were among the first on deck and began handing out life vests to sailors. When the jackets ran out, the four chaplains removed their own life jackets, and gave them to the sailors, according to Web sources.
Each year the Catholic War Veterans and the many Veterans from Hudson County join together at St. Stephens to pay special tribute to Father Washington who served at St. Stephens. From left to right, Rev. Richard E. Cabezas, Mayor Santos, Bishop Marconi, JoAnne Burneeti, (Father Washington's niece) and Councilwoman Carol Jean Doyle.
