6:30pm           9-11 Memorial Ceremony

Opening Taiko Drum: Kaoru Watanabe

Welcome: M.C. : Rev. Alfonso Wyatt

Messages:

Commissioner Fatima Shama from the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigration Affairs      

Japanese American community, Riki Ito, President of Japanese American Lions Club

Interfaith Peace Prayer and Meditation: Religious Leaders

Introduction: Rev. Chloe Breyer, Executive Director, Interfaith Center of New York

Sikh: UNITED SIKHS

Judaism: Rabbi Justus Baird, Auburn Seminary

Hinduism: Chan Jamoona, Hindu Cultural Center

Buddhism:  Ven. Myoji Sunim; President, Buddhist Council of New York

Christian Prayer: Florence Coppolla, National Director of the United Church of       Christ Disaster Ministries or Lyndon Harris, former Vicar of St. Paul’s Chapel

Michael Manswell: Priest, Orisha Tradition of Trinidad and Tobago

Islamic Prayer: Imam Sheikh Bashrilo

Greetings

Rev. T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki, Buddhist Council of NY

Noriko Hino, NY de Volunteer                    

Randall Henriksen, NY Kayak Company

Music Tribute -

Paul Winter

Shinji Harada “Light” and “Yamato (Global Harmony)”

Messages:

Families for Peaceful Tomorrows

ribute WTC Visitor Center offers remarks about Dream Catcher Project

Music Tribute  (around 7:20pm)

“Tower of Light” byTomoko　shibata and  Russell Daisey (introduction by Dr. Judy Kuriansky)

“Karjalan kunnailla” (Finland Folk Music) arranged by Tomoko Shibata  

“Aki-Tsuki-Yo (Moon in Autumn Night)”  Harp Music by Sai Ailing

Traditional Buddhist Chant by Buddhist Council of New York

            (Light the lanterns while chanting)

Acknowledge: MC

Paul Winter  (after a few minutes, we start to walk to the dock)

8pm Floating lighted lanterns to Hudson River  

(Chanting by Buddhist priests during floating lighted Lanterns)