Friday, September 11 will mark 25 years since September 11, 2001. Rockaway was hit hard by loss from the World Trade Center attack. This weekend, there are many ways to remember the fallen.
On Thursday, September 11 at 7 p.m., an interdenominational prayer service will be held on Beach 105th Street and the boardwalk in front of the new shell tribute in honor of the 25th Anniversary of 9/11. At 7:30 p.m. in Broad Channel, St. Virgilius Church a special Mass will be held in the church on 16 Noel Rd.
On Friday, September 11, the annual ceremony at Tribute Park on Beach 116th and the bay will take place at 8:30 a.m. There will be reading of the names of the locals who died that day as roses are placed in their memory. Music by Aerial Acoustics and Syndey Williams.
Also around 8:30 a.m., John Roberts of AmpSurf will host a memorial paddle out at the Breezy Point 9/11 memorial. The names of the Breezy Point residents who died will be read, followed by a paddle out on the bay. For questions, contact John at: 917- 734-8711.
Open to Breezy Point Coop residents, at 6 p.m. on Friday, a Mass of Remembrance will be held at the Roxbury 9/11 memorial. At 6:30 p.m. on Friday, the Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department and the VFW Post 260 are hosting a memorial service at the VFW Post at 705 Shad Creek Rd.
On Saturday, September 12 at 10 a.m., Breezy Point hosts the 9/11 Remembrance Race from the Roxbury Memorial to the Breezy Point Memorial. For info, head to: www.bpremembers911.com.
On Saturday at 11:15 a.m., there will be a memorial Mass at St. Francis de Sales Church on Beach 129th Street in honor of Charlie Heeran and others. A reception will follow at The Harbor Light on Beach 130th Street to help raise money for the Charles F. Heeran Foundation. Entry is $50 for adults and free for children.
