Newark Events Will Remember 9/11 Victims On 20th Anniversary

Newark NJ

07 September, 2021

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NEWARK, NJ — There will be multiple events to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in Newark this year. Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the Archbishop of Newark, and the Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children (SFIC) will hold a remembrance ceremony at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark on Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 5 p.m. All are invited to attend the ceremony, which will feature a special Mass led by Tobin. The Mass will be a "solemn and sacred opportunity to honor those who died during the 9/11 terrorist attacks while praying for those they left behind two decades ago," the archdiocese said. The ceremony will also bring attention to three SFIC "remembrance scholarships" that were created in tribute to 9/11 victims. The first — the Patrick S. Murphy Scholarship — was established by Vera Murphy-Trayner in 2006 to honor her husband following his death in the World Trade Center. Murphy-Trayner and her daughter, Maggie Murphy, will participate in the Mass as gift bearers. The other two scholarships were newly-endowed by Mother Seton Regional High School in Clark and Immaculate Conception High School in Montclair to acknowledge the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Each of these scholarships helps fulfill the SFIC's mission of providing partial-tuition assistance to economically-disadvantaged children attending private and parochial schools within Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union counties. Thanks to donors, approximately $150,000 will be given to those three scholarships, as well as other schools in honor of the remembrance ceremony. See related article: 20 Years Later: Essex County To Hold Annual 9/11 Ceremony Cardinal Tobin and @SFICNJ will hold a special Mass for the 20th anniversary of 9/11 at the @NewarkBasilica on September 8 at 5 p.m. #SFIC is also offering three scholarships to honor those who died. To learn more, visit https://t.co/w750hHRNw3.@CardinalJWTobin #September11 pic.twitter.com/szV9VrABzF— Newark Archdiocese (@NwkArchdiocese) August 24, 2021 According to a municipal advisory, another event will take place at the dog park at West End and Carolina Avenues from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11. It will be presented by the Newark West Ward Clergy Alliance. Send local news tips and correction requests to [email protected] Sign up for Patch email newsletters. Learn more about posting announcements or events to your local Patch site. Don't forget to visit the Patch Newark Facebook page.