Hoboken To Hold 9/11 Commemoration

Hoboken will commemorate the ten year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at Pier A Park, against the backdrop of downtown Manhattan, on Sunday Sept. 11 at 6 p.m.

The theme of this year's annual interfaith memorial service to remember those who were lost on Sept. 11, 2001, is "A Time To Come Together, A Time To Remember," according to an announcement from the city.

The planned, permanent 9/11 memorial will not be finished before Sept. 11 this year. Bids for construction of the memorial are supposed to go out next month.

City Officials, members of the Hoboken clergy coalition and other community organizations will be present. The mayor said that other offiicials—such as U.S. Senators Frank Lautenberg and Bob Menendez as well as Gov. Chris Christie—have also been invited to attend.

Following the memorial ceremony, Pier A will also be the site of an NFL tribute, according to the city.

There are some other community plans scheduled: the All Saints Episcopal Parish will hold their annual commemoration with a morning liturgy at 8:00 a.m. followed by the ringing of a bell from 8:46 a.m. to 9:03 a.m. Additional services will take place at 9:20 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.

Stay tuned to patch for more stories about the 10-year anniversary of the attacks and about Hoboken's 9/11 memorial.