U.S. 9/11 Ceremonies at a Glance

Some events scheduled Saturday to mark the third anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

CEREMONIES & DEDICATIONS:

• Starting at 8:46 a.m., names of victims will be read at the World Trade Center site.
• Wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, with remarks by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.
• At sunset, the Towers of Light will be illuminated in lower Manhattan.
• Victims of Flight 93 crash will be remembered at a gathering near Shanksville, Pa.
• Ceremony in Rockville, Md., includes family members of victims of Pentagon attack.
• In New York City, memorial services are planned at Hudson River Park for Windows on the World workers who died and on Staten Island for 9-11 victims.
• Statehouse ceremonies planned in Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Wyoming and other states.
• Firefighters plan moments of silence in Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Hartford, Conn., and other places. A firefighters convention in Nashua, N.H., plans a ceremony with spouses of victims, and St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York will have a memorial Mass for fallen firefighters.
• Presentation of the Madeline Amy Sweeney Award for Civilian Bravery at Massachusetts State House. Award is named in honor of a flight attendant who reported hijacking in progress before plane crashed into World Trade Center.
• Sculptures and other displays in memory of 9-11 victims will be dedicated in Syracuse, N.Y.; Danbury, Conn., New Market, Md., Springfield, Mo., and other places.
• Numerous other ceremonies are planned in places including Boston; San Antonio, Cleveland, Camden and Jersey City, N.J., Fairfax, Va.; Nashville, Tenn., Branson, Mo., and Oklahoma City.

RELIGIOUS EVENTS:

• Memorial service at Washington National Cathedral.
• Interfaith service at Martin Luther King Jr.'s Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Prayer services also in New York City; Hendersonville, Tenn.; Lawrence Township, N.J.; Oklahoma City and other places.
• St. Peter's Church in lower Manhattan will toll bells for seven hours.
• Bell ringing at an Albuquerque, N.M., church where two trade center beams are on display.
• Islamic Center of Pittsburgh holds open house.
• Muslim society in Sterling, Va., holds interfaith peace banquet.

PATRIOTISM, PUBLIC FORUMS:

• Group called The September Project asks people to share ideas about democracy, citizenship, and patriotism through public talks, roundtables and performances at libraries and other locations.
• Readings of Sept. 11-related writings at the Writers Room of Bucks County, Pa.
• Recitation of the Gettysburg Address and performance of ``America the Beautiful'' at Salisbury University in Maryland.
• Purdue University in Indiana will distribute American flags to the first 30,000 fans at football game.
• Flag displays to honor 9-11 victims or military casualties since then planned in Florissant, Mo.; Northglenn, Colo.; and Franklin, Tenn.
• Forum on port security hosted by dockworkers union in Los Angeles, with screening of Michael Moore documentary ``Fahrenheit 9/11.''
• Anti-war protests planned in Princeton, N.J.; Bangor, Maine; and Baltimore.
• Rally in Indianapolis supporting military troops and remembering 9-11 victims.

OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS:

• Navajo parade in Window Rock, Ariz.
• Silver Spring Jazz Festival in Maryland features tribute to 9-11 victims.
• Individuals and relay teams will join a nine-hour, 11-minute Patriot's Run in Overland Park, Kan.
• Alexandria, Va., and Red Cross distribute emergency preparedness information.
• Motorcycle rally in Dallas to raise money for the health care of rescue workers sickened from cleaning at World Trade Center site.
• Stair climb and firefighter relay race in Arlington, Texas, benefits firefighters and their families.
• Motorcycle color guard begins parade in suburban Phoenix.
• Stair climb at Bank One Building in Phoenix.
• Blood drive in Kokomo, Ind., with donors eligible to win trip to New York City.

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