FLT 93   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  Director@flt93memorialchapel.org     (814.444.8339/814.444.1935)


FLIGHT 93   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 CREW AND FLIGHT 93 

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

11:00 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

2:00PM - 6:00PM - TRIBUTES AND PERFORMANCES

6:00PM - TO BE ANNOUNCED

7:00PM - SOLEMN CLOSING AND CANDLELIGHT PEACE VIGIL

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