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Local Interfaith Group to Hold 9/11 Commemoration

Clergy and community leaders from Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe will come together to pay tribute to those lost, injured and affected by the tragedies of 9/11.

Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe Houses of Worship are planning an event to remember those lost in 9/11, all the injured and all the heroes.The Community 9/11 Commemoration will be held on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 3 PM at , located at 180 Pondfield Road in the Village of Bronxville. 

This civic ceremony, organized by the BIC (Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe Interfaith Council), will feature stirring music (including bagpipes), a community choir, commemorative readings, greetings from Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe community leaders and a moving time of silent prayer and the ringing of the commemoration bell.

According to BIC co-chair, Rev. Dr. Robert Hartwell of Village Lutheran Church, “The civic event is designed to bring all residents of the Town of Eastchester together in a solemn moment of remembrance and prayer.” 

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BIC co-chair, Rabbi Morris W. Barzilai of Sinai Free Synagogue, expressed his hope that the service would be widely attended by clergy and laity of the Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe community. Barzilai added that “special recognition would be given to Police, Firefighters and emergency personnel in our local community who continue to work on our behalf in challenging times.” 

Clergy from Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe (and congregations in surrounding areas that serve Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe residents) have been invited to process in the service and wear the vestments appropriate for their tradition. Firefighters, Police and Emergency Personnel from Bronxville, Tuckahoe and Eastchester are also invited to attend in uniform and process with the clergy. Clergy and processing emergency personnel should arrive at 2:30 PM and gather in the Copenhaver Room of the Reformed Church of Bronxville.

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For more information on the service or the community choir, contact the host of the ceremony, Rev. Keith Dragt at the Reformed Church at 914-337-6776.


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