FLT 93 MEMORIAL CHAPEL - SCHEDULE OF EVENTS - 2006  

INVITATION

September 11, 2006 is the Fifth Anniversary of 9/11/01.  Because of its significant milestone as a major anniversary, inquiries and requests have been received by Flight 93 Memorial Chapel regarding the ceremonies scheduled at the Chapel, with requests for performances, presentations and/or tributes in honor of Flight 93.

This invitation is issued to all Families and Friends of Flight 93, and to groups, civic, religious, and communal, and others, who would like to request to be included in the Chapel schedule of Sunday, September 10, 2006, and Monday, September 11, 2006.

During those two days, all events and ceremonies are dedicated to all the innocents who perished September 11, 2001, and specifically, to the Forty Heroes of Flight 93.

Tributes from individuals may be personal in nature. It is requested that groups who offer to perform, present their program in the format of a General Dedication to the Heroes of Flight 93, although they may dedicate a specific piece to a particular individual Hero.

Members of the Families of Flight 93 will be given priority of preference.

The Chapel is a nondenominational house of worship and of prayer.  It does not proselytize and is respectful of all religions and all people of good faith.  Prayers of Thanksgiving and Worship are appropriate, and are welcome.  Sermons and other messages of spiritual exhortation are restricted to the prayer or worship services as they are already scheduled throughout the Anniversary Observance.  Political and/or social declarations are inapproriate.

Requests for consideration of inclusion in the schedule may be e-mailed directly to the Chapel.

Please include the following information:

Name (of individual or Group):

Responsible Contact Person:

Requested time of presentation (Hour/day):

Individual Tributes should be 2 to 3 minutes.  Group Presentations can be 15 - 25 minutes.

E-mail(s) if other than the e-mail of origin.  It is requested first contact be "response" to the e-mail of origin.

Proposed outline/summary of Tribute.  For example, In Tribute to a particular Hero.  Groups may summarize the nature of their performance, and preferred selections. (Appropriate suggestions include religious and spiritual selections, and patriotic and traditional pieces.)

The requests must be e-mailed by April 30, 2006 to:

Director@flt93memorialchapel.org

 

FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OBSERVANCE

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2006 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2006

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO REVISION

(ALL CEREMONIES LISTED ARE ON CHAPEL GROUNDS, EXCEPT POSTAL CANCELLATION)

Contact:  Rev. Alphonse T. Mascherino - (814.444.8339/814.444.1935)


FLIGHT 93 MEMORIAL CHAPEL

IN MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO THE HEROES OF FLIGHT 93

SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 10, 2006

12:00 NOON - PONTIFICAL HIGH MASS
    ARCHBISHOP JOSEPH A. VELLONE, PRESIDING
    REV. ALPHONSE T. MASCHERINO, HOMILIST 

2:00PM - INTERFAITH PRAYER SERVICE

    MINISTERS AND CLERGY OF PARTICIPATING FAITH GROUPS

3:00PM - 6:00PM: TRIBUTES AND PERFORMANCES TO BE SCHEDULED

7:00PM - VIGIL OF PEACE - CANDLELIGHT CEREMONY


MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 11, 2006 - FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OBSERVANCE

9:00AM - 4:00PM:SHANKSVILLE POST OFFICE: FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CANCELLATION MARK - HONORING UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 93 CREW MONUMENT

10:06 AM - DECLARATION OF NAMES OF HEROES/Sounding of Thunder Bell

11:15 AM -  SOLEMN PENNSYLVANIA STATE OBSERVANCE OF FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
    LAYING OF THE WREATH CEREMONY

    PUBLIC STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS TO OFFICIATE

    TAPS AND COLORS:  MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS

12:00 NOON - 2:00PM  SOLEMN DEDICATION OF FLIGHT 93 CREW MONUMENT - HEROES GARDEN CHAPEL GROUNDS
          PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED

3:00PM - 6:00PM - TRIBUTES AND PERFORMANCES

6:00PM - TO BE ANNOUNCED

7:00PM - SOLEMN CLOSING AND CANDLELIGHT PEACE VIGIL

 

2005 SCHEDULE FOLLOWS

FLT 93 MEMORIAL CHAPEL - SCHEDULE OF EVENTS - 2005  

ADVISORY:  FLIGHT 93 MEMORIAL CHAPEL
September 7, 2005 - 6:30 PM - FINAL:  September 10, 11, 2005

Contact:  Rev. Alphonse T. Mascherino       (814.444.8339/814.444.1935)

Media and Public All Events

FLIGHT 93 MEMORIAL CHAPEL
MEMORIAL TORCH OF LIBERTY DEDICATION & LIGHTING
RECOMMITMENT TO PATRIOTISM
7:45:PM - SATURDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 10, 2005
STAR SPANGLED BANNER - SHELVA HAUER
INVOCATION - BISHOP GEORGE BASHORE, Retired
     United Methodist Church
WELCOME - FR. ALPHONSE T. MASCHERINO
DEDICATION CONCERT - NORTH STAR KIDS
THE HONORABLE ERNEST STULL, Retired Mayor of Shanksville
REPRESENTATIVE BOB BASTIAN, R-69, Pennsylvania
"YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE" - SHELVA HAUER
DECLARATION OF THE NAMES OF THE HEROES OF FLIGHT 93
SOUNDING OF THUNDER BELL - JESS BEATTY
"FALLEN HEROES":  ALLISON GILLIS & JOE PATRICK:
CHRISTINE FRASER, Spokesperson Families of Flight 93
SENATOR JANE CLARE ORIE: ADDRESS
READING FROM GENESIS - DISTRICT JUSTICE ARTHUR COOK
"PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN" - HARRY BANKS
LIGHTING OF THE MEMORIAL TORCH - SENATOR ORIE
SHARE THE LIGHT - CANDLE LIGHTING CEREMONY
OATH OF CITIZENSHIP- DISTRICT JUSTICE ARTHUR COOK, Presiding
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
REMARKS AND BENEDICTION - FR. MASCHERINO
EXCHANGE OF A SIGN OF PEACE
"LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH" - NORTH STAR KIDS AND ASSEMBLY
"GOD BLESS AMERICA" - ASSEMBLY
RECEPTION AND REFRESHMENTS FOLLOWING

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2005

10:06 AM - DECLARATION OF NAMES OF HEROES/Sounding of Thunder Bell

11:00 AM - WREATH LAYING CEREMONY IN CHAPEL
                  -  FORMAL OBSERVANCE OF FOURTH ANNIVERSARY
                      PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO OFFICIATE
                      BEN VINZANI - SOMERSET BOROUGH MANAGER

12:00 NOON - PONTIFICAL HIGH MASS
ARCHBISHOP JOSEPH A. VELLONE, PRESIDING
REV. ALPHONSE T. MASCHERINO, HOMILIST
NORTH STAR KIDS LITURGICAL MUSIC
   (1:45PM - WREATH LAYING CEREMONY - CHAPEL - changed to 11:00 AM)
2:00 PM - SOLEMN COMMEMORATION OF 4TH ANNIVERSARY
MEYERSDALE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN MENS CHORUS
REPRESENTATIVE BOB BASTIAN, R-69, Pennsylvania
BEN VINZANI, Somerset Borough Supervisor
ROLAND 'BUD' R. MERTZ, Deputy Director, Pennsylvania Office of Homeland
Security

8:00PM - SOLEMN CLOSING AND PEACE VIGIL
SOMERSET ROOF GARDEN MENS BARBERSHOP CHORUS

 

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