9/11 Community Events

In the upcoming days, there will be many ways for the community to remember and reflect upon the events of September 11. Below is a list of events, all free unless otherwise noted. Check back for updates.

Wednesday, Sept 11

5:30 AM
"Manhattan Remembers." A sunrise service for the Lower Manhattan Community, sponsored by Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields and Councilman Alan Gerson.
Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park-Esplanade Plaza (Enter on West Street and Battery Place) Bring photo i.d. because security measures will be in place.
212-669-4460

 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM (call for exact times):
Memorial masses at St. Peter's Church.
16 Barclay St.
233-8355

8:00 AM
Prayer service at Trinity Church.
Broadway at Wall Street.
602-0721

8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
"A Day of Hope and Healing"
Music, prayer and reflection at St. Paul's Chapel

11:00 AM
Choral service and presentation of a commemorative church bell from the
Lored Mayor of London.
Trinity Church
Broadway at Wall Street.
602-0721

12:15 PM
Prayer service at the Wall Street Synagogue.
47 Beekman St.
227-7800

12:30 PM
Eucharistic service at Trinity Church
Broadway at Wall Street.
602-0721

2:00 PM
Musical and verbal presentations at Trinity Church
Broadway at Wall Street.
602-0721

6:00 PM
Candlelight vigil, procession from the Battery Park City's North Cove to the South Cove. Eight bouquets in remembrance of the eight residents of BPC who were killed in the towers will be placed in the water at the South Cove.

6:00 PM
Evening prayer service at Trinity Church
Broadway at Wall Street.
602-0721

6:30 PM
"Poetry after 9/11: An Anthology of New York Poets"
A collection of work by six poets in response to the experience of writing and living in the aftermath of Sept. 11. With Alicia Ostriker, Hal Sirowitz, Colette Inez, Jean Valentina, Geoffrey O'Brien, and David Lehman.
New Amsterdam Library, 9 Murray St.
732-8186

 7:00 PM
Tribeca candlelight procession, beginning at North Moore and Greenwich
streets and continuing to Washington Market Park or Rockefeller Park, near
Stuyvesant High School.

7:00 - 8:30 PM
Screening of "September 12: Life After Tragedy"," on plight of victims' families.
Special public screening of 56-minute documentary that attempts to communicate the grief and loss experienced by Sept. 11 family members, chronicles the Sept. 11/Oklahoma City Family Exchange, and explores the value of the bond between the Sept. 11 families and the families of those killed in the Oklahoma City bombing. Produced and directed by Anthony Gardner, whose brother, Harvey Joseph Gardner III, was killed in the Sept. 11 attack. "An intimate look into our experience as family members," says Gardner, the founder and chairman of the WTC United Family Group Inc., a support and information network.
Pace Univerity's Schimmel Center for the Arts, on Spruce Street between Gold Street and Park Row. Tickets are $8.
Box office: 346-1715.

8:00 PM
Support Group, under direction of the F.E.G.S. Manhattan Healing Project. Felicia Balicer, CSW, project coordinator.
Independence Plaza, 80 North Moore St., Apt. 5-H
917-842-8058
Thursday, Sept 12

Stress management group. Walking and talking, under direction of the F.E.G.S. Manhattan Healing Project. Felicia Balicer, CSW, project coordinator.
Independence Plaza, 80 North Moore St., Apt. 5-H
917-842-8058.