The following is a list of September 11 Remembrance Services and Gatherings. If you know of additional services, please let us know at communications@unitedafa.org.
New York City - World Trade Center Site Memorial Ceremony and Remembrance
Date: September 11, 2009
Time: 8:40 am – 12:30 pm
This is the official New York City observance of the anniversary of 9/11 and the event will take place at the World Trade Center site on the morning of Friday, September 11th.
9/11 Memorial Preview Site – 8th Anniversary Commemoration
Date: (ongoing)
Location: 20 Vesey Street, near Broadway, New York City
The 9/11 Memorial “Preview Site” is located on Vesey Street near Broadway and is free of charge and open to the public every day from 10am-6pm. Within it are models, renderings, and a live earth-cam feed of the ongoing construction of the Memorial and the Museum plus a recording studio for oral histories and the display of some of the museum artifacts. It includes twin reflecting pools with cascading waterfalls where the towers stood surrounded by the names of the nearly 3,000 victims. Please note that the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site will be closed on September 11 for a private open-house for family members.
New York City - 9/11 World Trade Center Memorial Annual Floating Lanterns Ceremony
Date: September 11, 2009
Location: Pier 40 at West Houston Street and the Hudson River
The New York Buddhist Church (NYBC) will present a floating lantern ceremony led by Rev. TK Nakagaki. This ancient custom is a symbolic representation of respecting the lives that have gone before us and also represents a light of hope for peace and harmony. This event is free and open to the public.
September 11 Remembrance at Trinity Church
Date: September 11, 2009
Time: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Location: Trinity Church, Broadway at Wall Street
The historic Trinity Church will open at midnight for an all-night vigil and labyrinth walk. AA Day of Remembrance service will take place from 12:30 – 2:00 pm.
September 11 Requiem
Date: September 11, 2009
Time: 12:10 pm
Location: 145 West 46th Street, New York City
The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin in Times Square will be hosting a September 11 Requiem. There will be a sung mass and sermon by the Reverend Stephen Gerth, Rector. This is open to the public and all are welcome.
The September Concerts
Date: September 11, 2009
The September Concerts are a series of free concerts held in locations around New York City and around the world to fill the skies with music every September 11th. In 2008, more than 100 concerts were held in New York City. For 2009, concert venues will include Central Park, the New York Public Library, the 42nd Street subway station, Rockefeller Center, Washington Square Park, the World Financial Center, and many more.
September 11 National Day of Service
Date: September 11, 2009
In March, Congress passed legislation to officially designate September 11th as a National Day of Service and Remembrance. This year, observe September 11th by helping people in need. Take the MyGoodDeed.com pledge to honor the victims, heroes and volunteers of 9/11 by taking time to help others on the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Flight 93 National Memorial – Shanksville, Pennsylvania
Date: September 11, 2009
Time: 9:45 am
The Eighth Anniversary Commemorative Service will take place on Friday morning, September 11, 2009, a short distance from the crash site on Skyline Road near Shanksville, Pennsylvania beginning at 9:45 AM.
EMPTY SKY: State of New Jersey’s September 11th Memorial
Date: September 11, 2009
Time: 1:30 pm
The grounds of the memorial site will be open to the public on September 11th. This will be the first time there has been a gathering of family and friends of the memorial since the groundbreaking in 2004. A reception will take place at the site of the State of New Jersey’s September 11th Memorial in Liberty State Park, in Jersey City, New Jersey. The event will begin at 1:30 pm inside the Railroad Terminal adjacent to the memorial site. There will be music, light refreshments and opening remarks.
Long Beach – Remember September 11th, 2001 “The Ride” 2009
Date: September 11, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: 257 Bennett Ave. Long Beach, CA 90803
There will be a motorcycle ride leaving at 3:15 pm from So. Orange County to the ceremony at 6:00 pm. The ceremony will include various speakers sharing memories about September 11th including AFA LAX Council 12 President, Darren Shiroma. AFA Council 12 Member Liz Nash will perform "Stand By Me" dedicated to our flying partner heroes and several performers will sing patriotic songs. All are welcome and more information may be found at http://www.remember911ride.com/pagetwo.html?1114909746828.
San Diego - Memorial Service
Date: September 11, 2009
Time: 2:30 pm
There will be a September 11th service held aboard the flight deck of the USS Midway in San Diego’s Navy Pier. This service will serve to remember those lost on September 11, 2001. Names of the United & American Airlines crewmembers lost on 9/11, along with Fire, Police, and Port Authority personnel lost will be read at the annual memorial tribute aboard the USS Midway at the San Diego Navy Pier. This event will take place on Friday, September 11, 2009.
This annual memorial tribute is hosted by the FDNY Retirees of California with AFA-CWA participation, and will include Presentation of the Colors, Pipes & Drums, Honor Guards from the San Diego FD, Helicopter Flyover, 21 Gun Salute, Orange County FD, US Marine Corps, US Border Patrol, the Singing of the Star Spangled Banner, Taps and the reading of the names. Vicki Jurgens, MEC Safety, Health and Security Chairperson, is coordinating our involvement in the event. Please RSVP by sending an e-mail to Vicki at safety@unitedafa.org. Include in the e-mail your name, contact number and e-mail. Also indicate if you are willing to participate in reading the names of our heroes. All crewmembers are encouraged to attend in full uniform.
San Francisco - Motorcycle Ride to Complete Flight 93’s Trip
Date: September 11, 2009
This is a cross-country motorcycle ride that mirrors Flight 93’s intended route. The group of five core motorcyclists, including Lorraine Bay’s husband Erich Bay, departed from the airport in Newark, N.J., on September 3, at 8:42 am – the flight’s departure time – and plan to arrive at San Francisco International Airport on September 11, thus completing the journey of Flight 93. The ride is part of a larger effort to memorialize the people who died that day and raise $250,000 to help create a more permanent memorial to be installed where the plane hit the ground in Shanksville, PA, almost 8 years ago. The hope is that they will be able to raise enough to allow the memorial to be completed by the 10-year anniversary of the crash.
Tempe, Arizona – 2009 Healing Field
Date: September 11 – 13, 2009
Tempe, Arizona will be the host city to a 2009 Healing Field where they will feature a field of American flags, one for each victim and emergency responder lost on September 11, 2001. These 3’5’ flags will stand 8’ tall in perfect rows. Healing Field will begin Friday, September 11, 2009 and runs through Sunday September 13. Visitors are welcome from 8 am to 11 pm daily. In addition to the flag display, a brief commemoration – including a reading of the names of the first responders who died on September 11, 2001 – will be held Friday, September 11 at 5:40 am. A candlelight vigil with music, prayer and guest speakers will occur the same day at 7 pm. United Blood Services will also be conducting blood drives on Friday, Saturday and Sunday inside their bloodmobile at Tempe Beach Park. Walk-in donors are welcome, or you can make an appointment online at www.bloodhero.com and enter “9/11” as the sponsor code. This is a great opportunity to unite as a community to remember and honor those who died in this tragic event.
Washington, DC - September 11th Unity Walk
Date: October 18, 2009
This year the focus will be to visit a dozen houses of worship, experience moving presentations from international figures like Reverend Mpho Tutu, Arun Gandhi, Maureen Fiedler and Rabbi Bruce Lustig and engage in thought provoking dialogue with one another. The Unity Walk will also feature an interfaith community service fair for people of all ages.
Washington, DC - 8th Annual Arlington Police, Fire & Sheriff September 11th Memorial 5K Run
Date: September 5, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Doubletree Hotel near the Pentagon
There will be a commemorative run to honor victims of September 11. The race has raised over $300,000 for 9/11 related charities which now focus on various military related causes. This is an event for the entire family. More information can be found at www.arlington911race.com.
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