Bishop participates with local clergy to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11
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September 16, 2021
BEACON PHOTO | JOE GIGLINEVER FORGET Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney shares reflections and offers a prayer at the Chatham 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Memorial Park in Chatham on the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The 9/11 Memorial Foundation Inc. organized the evening event to honor the members of its community who died during the terrorists’ attacks 20 years ago. Similar events were held throughout the state and the nation in observance of the anniversary.Bishop participates with local clergy to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 in procession, vigil in ChathamCHATHAM The 9/11 Memorial Foundation of Chatham hosted a ceremony to honor the members of its community who died in the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks.
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney and local clergy participated in the event that began with a walking procession at the Chatham Train Station where commuters, including those on the fateful day in 2001, take the train to travel to their jobs in New York City. The processions then continued to Reasoner Park. The final stop for the event was at Memorial Park for the main remembrance ceremony. Bishop Sweeney was one of the clergy members who offered remarks.
