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Remembering with Hope

A Serviceto commemorate the

Tenth Anniversaryof the terrorist attacks on

the United States of America

and the

Twentieth Anniversaryof the Firefighters’ Memorial Trust

Sunday 11th September 2011

11 am

’Remembering with Hope’ - 11 September 2011.qxd 06/09/2011 15:16

The Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral is directed by Andrew Carwood, Director of Music.

The Organ is played before the service by Timothy Wakerell, Sub -Organist, andduring the service by Simon Johnson, Organist and Assistant Director of Music.

The Band of the West Midlands Fire Service is directed by Patrick Ryan BA (Hons),LRSM ARCM.

The St Paul’s Cathedral Guild of Ringers will ring Stedman Cinques, half muffledbefore the service and fully open afterwards.

The anthem Grief is the price we pay for love, has been speciallycommissioned for this service. The title is a quotation from a message from HerMajesty The Queen, read at a memorial service for the British victims of 9/11held at St Thomas’s Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, on 20th September 2001. Thewords are inscribed on the memorial to British victims in Grosvenor Square,London. The anthem is commissioned in memoriam 9/11 by the Music Patronsof St Paul's Cathedral.

Music before the Service

From 10.10 am, the band plays

Suite No 1 in E flat (Op. 28 No. 1) Gustav Holst (1874-1934)Chaconne - Intermezzo - March

Finlandia (Op. 26) Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Pilatus: Mountain of Dragons Steven Reineke (b.1970)

From 10.45 am, the Sub-Organist, plays

Prelude in C minor (BWV 546) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Choral No 2 in B minor César Franck (1822-90)

As you prepare for worship, please be sensitive to the needs of those around you whomay wish to pray in silence. Please switch off mobile telephones and do not usephotographic, video or recording equipment at any time.

A loop system is in operation throughout the Cathedral. Hearing aids should beswitched to the ‘T’ position.


ORDER OF SERVICE

The congregation is asked to join in all texts printed in bold.

At 10.35 am Standards of the Fire Brigade form a guard of honour on the WestSteps of the Cathedral.

At 10.40 am remain seated as the Dean and Chapter leave the Dean’s Aisle andproceed to the Great West Door of the Cathedral.

At 10.45 am remain seated as the Leaders of Faith Communities proceed fromthe Dean’s Aisle to their places under the Dome.

At 10.50 am The Ambassador of the United States of America and Mrs Louis B.Susman are received by the Dean and Chapter at the Great West Door, beforebeing conducted to their seats under the Dome.

At 10.55 am remain seated as the Choir, the College of Minor Canons, visitingEcumenical dignitaries, Chaplains of the Fire and Rescue Services and the Collegeof Canons leave the Dean’s Aisle and proceed to their places in Quire and underthe Dome.

At 10.55 am the Lord Mayor Locum Tenens is received at the Great West Doorby the Dean and Chapter.

At 11 am stand to sing

Hymn

during which the Dean and Chapter conduct the Lord Mayor Locum Tenens tohis place in Quire and the Colour Guard presents the Union Flag, the AmericanFlag, the U. S. Marine Corps’ Flag and the Firefighters’ Memorial Standard at theDome Altar.

Dear Lord and Father of mankind,Forgive our foolish ways!Re-clothe us in our rightful mind,In purer lives thy service find,In deeper reverence praise.

In simple trust like theirs who heard,Beside the Syrian sea,The gracious calling of the Lord,Let us, like them, without a wordRise up and follow thee.

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O Sabbath rest by Galilee!O calm of hills above,Where Jesus knelt to share with theeThe silence of eternity,Interpreted by love!

Drop thy still dews of quietness,Till all our strivings cease;Take from our souls the strain and stress,And let our ordered lives confessThe beauty of thy peace.

Breathe through the heats of our desireThy coolness and thy balm;Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,O still small voice of calm!

Words: John Whittier (1807-92) Tune: ReptonC. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918)

Bidding

given by

The Right Reverend Graeme Knowles,Dean

We gather in this Cathedral today to remember before God all who diedin the atrocities in New York,Washington and Pennsylvania ten years agoand to pray with those whose lives were changed forever on that day. Wealso remember those innocent people who, in our lifetime, have had theirlives taken from them through acts of terrorism in the cities of our world.

We remember too with pride and gratitude the men and women whoserve in the Emergency Services of this and every nation, giving thanks fortheir courage when facing unknown perils and their sacrifice made to saveothers in danger. We particularly remember those firefighters who losttheir lives in defence of this Nation and City of London in the SecondWorld War, as well as those who have lost their lives in responding toother terrorist attacks.

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We come as people from many backgrounds to pray for the futuresecurity of our world, for a spirit of tolerance and mutual respect, forpeace and freedom, for justice and the rule of law, that together we mightgo forward with confidence and hope.

We join our thoughts and prayers with those of people around the world,and particularly on this day with those who have gathered forremembrance in Pennsylvania, in Washington and especially at GroundZero in New York.

In sorrow, we pray for those places where there is no peace and for all whosuffer as a result of violence and discord. In penitence, we reflect on thedestructiveness of ancient enmity and bitterness which persists in theconflicts of our day. In hopefulness, let us promise to overcome all that stillseparates us from one another, to recognise and to draw out the best fromour respective traditions.

So, in friendship, let us commit ourselves to bring healing andtransformation to the world, and to foster a common vision of peace, aswe pray together in the words Jesus gave us:

Our Father, who art in heaven,hallowed be thy name,thy kingdom come,thy will be done,on earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread;and forgive us our trespasses,as we forgive those who trespass against us;and lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil.For thine is the kingdom,the power, and the gloryfor ever and ever.Amen.

Sit

Reflection

given by

Courtney Cowart,Survivor of 9/11

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Anthem

In paradisum deducant angeli;in tuo adventu suscipiant temartyres et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Jerusalem.Chorus angelorum te suscipiat,et cum Lazaro quondam paupere,aeternam habeas requiem.

May the angels receive you in paradise;at your coming may the martyrsreceive you, and bring youinto the holy City, Jerusalem.There may the choir of angels receive you;and with Lazarus, once a beggar,may you have eternal rest.

Words: from the Requiem Mass Music: Messe de RequiemGabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

Act of Remembrance

led by

The Dean

Peter McCollough,Lay Canon

Time is too short for those who wait.Too swift for those who fear.Too long for those who grieve,Too short for those who rejoice.But for those who love, time is eternity.

Words: Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933)

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A bell is rung and then a candle lit by ten year old Rebecca Goldrup from theAmerican community in London, in remembrance of those who died in theterrorist attacks in the United States of America, ten years ago.

Silence is kept.

A bell is rung and then a candle lit by Trainee Firefighter Sean Oakley, inremembrance of those members of the fire service who have died in the line ofduty.

Silence is kept.

A bell is rung and then a candle lit by Pamela Dix from Disaster Action, inremembrance of those who have died in terror attacks on the cities of our worldin recent years.

Silence is kept.

With the stirring of the wind and in the chill of winter;under the blue sky and in the warmth of summer:We remember them.

With joys we long to share and in sorrow we bear alone;in work we have to do and with life we have to give:We remember them.

In treasured memories of the past and during days to come:We remember them.

In all that they achieved and for all that might have been:at the dawn of day and in the setting sun:We remember them.

Sit

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Anthem

Grief is the price we pay for love.

O Lord, let it be thy pleasure to deliver me:make haste, O Lord, to help me.


I will hearken what the Lord God will say concerning me:for he shall speak peace unto his people,and to his saints, that they turn not again.


Where charity and love are, there is God.


Words: Psalm 40. 16, Psalm 80. 8 and Music: Nico Muhly (b.1981)Antiphon for Maundy Thursday

Merciful Father,hear our prayers and comfort us;renew our trust in your Son,whom you raised from the dead;strengthen our faiththat all who have died in the love of Christwill share in his resurrection;who lives and reigns with you,now and for ever.Amen.

Stand

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Hymn

God is Love: let heav’n adore him;God is Love: let earth rejoice;Let creation sing before him,And exalt him with one voice.He who laid the earth’s foundation,He who spread the heav’ns above,He who breathes through all creation,He is Love, eternal Love.

God is Love: and he enfoldethAll the world in one embrace;With unfailing grasp he holdethEvery child of every race.And when human hearts are breakingUnder sorrow’s iron rod,Then they find that selfsame achingDeep within the heart of God.

God is Love: and though with blindnessSin afflicts and clouds the will,God’s eternal loving-kindnessHolds us fast and guides us still.Sin and death and hell shall neverO’er us final triumph gain;God is Love, so Love for everO’er the universe must reign.

Words: Timothy Rees (1874-1939), alt. Tune: BlaenwernWilliam Rowlands (1860-1937)

Sit

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First Reading

read by

Bob Neill MP,Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communitiesand Local Government

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,his mercies never come to an end;

they are new every morning;great is your faithfulness.

‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul,‘therefore I will hope in him.’

The Lord is good to those who wait for him,to the soul that seeks him.

It is good that one should wait quietlyfor the salvation of the Lord.

For the Lord will notreject for ever.

Although he causes grief, he will have compassionaccording to the abundance of his steadfast love;

for he does not willingly afflictor grieve anyone.

Lamentations 3. 22-26, 31-33

Psalm 42

Like as the hart desireth the water-brooks:so longeth my soul after thee, O God.My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the living God:when shall I come to appear before the presence of God?My tears have been my meat day and night:while they daily say unto me,Where is now thy God?Now when I think thereupon, I pour out my heart by myself:for I went with the multitude, and brought them forthinto the house of God;In the voice of praise and thanksgiving:among such as keep holy-day.

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Why art thou so full of heaviness, O my soul:and why art thou so disquieted within me?Put thy trust in God:for I will yet give him thanks for the help of his countenance.My God, my soul is vexed within me:therefore will I remember thee concerning the land of Jordan,and the little hill of Hermon.One deep calleth another, because of the noise of the water-pipes:all thy waves and storms are gone over me.The Lord hath granted his loving-kindness in the day-time:and in the night-season did I sing of him,and made my prayer unto the God of my life.I will say unto the God of my strength,Why hast thou forgotten me:why go I thus heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me?My bones are smitten asunder as with a sword:while mine enemies that trouble me cast me in the teeth;Namely, while they say daily unto me:Where is now thy God?Why art thou so vexed, O my soul:and why art thou so disquieted within me?O put thy trust in God:for I will yet thank him,which is the help of my countenance, and my God.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:world without end. Amen.

Chant: Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)

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Second Reading

read by

The Honorable Louis B. Susman,Ambassador of the United States of America

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he satdown, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them,saying:

‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for theywill be filled.

Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, fortheirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utterall kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and beglad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way theypersecuted the prophets who were before you.’

Matthew 5. 1-12

Stand

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Hymn

He who would valiant be’Gainst all disaster,Let him in constancyFollow the Master.There’s no discouragementShall make him once relentHis first avowed intentTo be a pilgrim.

Who so beset him roundWith dismal stories,Do but themselves confound –His strength the more is.No foes shall stay his might,Though he with giants fight:He will make good his rightTo be a pilgrim.

Since, Lord, thou dost defendUs with thy Spirit,We know we at the endShall life inherit.Then fancies flee away!I’ll fear not what men say,I’ll labour night and dayTo be a pilgrim.

Words: John Bunyan (1628-88) Tune: Monks Gateand Percy Dearmer (1867-1936) Adapted from an English folk song

by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Sit

Sermon

given by

The Reverend Canon Mark Oakley,Treasurer, Canon in Residence

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Anthem

Many waters cannot quench love,neither can the floods drown it.Love is strong as death.Greater love hath no man than this,that a man lay down his life for his friends.Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree,That we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness.Ye are washed, ye are sanctified,ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus.Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation;That ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.I beseech you brethren, by the mercies of God,that you present your bodies, a living sacrifice, holy,acceptable unto to God, which is your reasonable service.

Words: Song of Solomon 8, John 15, Music: John Ireland (1879-1962) I Peter 2, I Corinthians 6, Romans 12

Remain seated or kneel

Prayers

led by

The Reverend Jason Rendell,Minor Canon and Sacrist

David Buik,Partner, BGC Partners

Angela Ridge,September 11th UK Families Support Group

Lee Howell,Chief Fire Officer

Huda Nassar,The Awareness Foundation

The Reverend Canon Peter Mortimer,Chaplain to the Firefighters’ Memorial Trust

James Cudmore,September 11th UK Families Support Group

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Let us pray.

Eternal and gracious God, hear the prayers of your people as weremember in sorrow all those who died on this day in New York,Washington and Pennsylvania ten years ago. As we commemorate theprecious gift of their lives we commend them, in faith and trust, to yourembracing love and mercy. We remember too those people from othernations who have died through acts of terrorism in past years.

God of mercyhear our prayer.

God of all care and compassion, hear our prayer for all families and heartseverywhere which have been broken through acts of violence andterrorism. Hold them through the pain of grief, surround them with thegentle care they need and give them the strength to continue their lives inhope and peace.


God of life and love, we pray in gratitude for the bravery and endurance ofthe emergency services throughout the world, especially for the membersof the Fire and Rescue Services. Keep in safety all who risk their own livesto rescue others in danger.


God of wisdom and truth, we pray for the leaders of the nations; forwisdom and courage in those who stand firm against terrorism; forpatience and persistence in all who work to secure freedom, justice andpeace on earth as we pray too for all those throughout the world whosuffer in innocence.


God of mercy, we pray for peoples and nations bleeding still from theunhealed wounds of their history. Deliver them from violence andvengeance; nurture in them the ancient wisdom of respect and mutualunderstanding, that your people everywhere may grow up free from fearand in fullness of life.


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God of time and eternity, you travel with us through deep waters yet neverabandon us in the storm. Renew our confidence, rekindle our hope,deepen our faith, guide us in truth and give us peace in our day.


Lord God,help us to knowthat goodness is stronger than evil,love is stronger than hate,light is stronger than darkness,life is stronger than death,and that victory is oursthrough him who loves us.

O Lord, support us all the day long of this troublous life, until the shadowslengthen and the evening comes, the busy world is hushed, the fever of lifeis over and our work is done. Then Lord, in your mercy, grant us safelodging, a holy rest, and peace at the last. Amen.

Stand

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Hymn

during which the Union Flag, the American Flag, the U. S. Marines Corps’ Flag andthe Firefighters’ Memorial Standard are returned to the Colour Guard.

For the healing of the nations,Lord, we pray with one accord,For a just and equal sharingOf the things that earth affords.To a life of love in actionHelp us rise and pledge our word.

Lead us forward into freedom,From despair your world release,That, redeemed from war and hatred,All may come and go in peace.Show us how through care and goodnessFear will die and hope increase.

All that kills abundant living,Let it from the earth be banned:Pride of status, race or schooling,Dogmas that obscure your plan.In our common quest for justiceMay we hallow life’s brief span.

You, Creator -God, have writtenYour great name on humankind;For our growing in your likenessBring the life of Christ to mind;That by our response and serviceEarth its destiny may find.

Words: Fred Kaan (b.1929) Tune: Regent SquareHenry Smart (1813-79)

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Blessing

given by

The Dean

Now to him who is able to keep us from falling,and lift us from the dark valley of despairto the bright mountain of hope,from the midnight of desperationto the daybreak of joy;to him be power and authority, for ever and ever:and the blessing of God almighty,the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghostbe upon you and remain with you now and always.Amen.

The National Anthems

God save our gracious Queen,Long live our noble Queen,God save The Queen!Send her victorious,Happy and glorious,Long to reign over us,God save The Queen!

O! say can you see by the dawn’s early light,What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming.Whose broad stripes and bright starsThrough the perilous fight,O’er the ramparts we watched,Were so gallantly streaming.And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.O! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,O’er the land of the free, and the home of the brave?

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The Dean and Chapter conduct the Lord Mayor Locum Tenens to the Great WestDoor of the Cathedral.

The Ambassador of the United States of America and Mrs Louis B. Susman areescorted to the Great West Door.

The Choir, the College of Minor Canons, visiting Ecumenical dignitaries, Chaplainsof the Fire and Rescue Services and the College of Canons return to the Dean’sAisle.

The Leaders of Faith Communities return to the Dean’s Aisle.

Sit

Members of the congregation are asked to remain seated until invited to leavethe Cathedral by a Wandsman or Steward.

Following the service members of the Firefighters’ National Memorial Trust will laywreaths at the Firefighters’ Memorial on the south side of the Cathedral.

Voluntary

Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (BWV 686) Johann Sebastian Bach(1685-1750)

From deep distress have I cried to you,Lord God hear my call.Turn your gracious ears to me and open them to my entreaty;for if you will take notice of what sin and wrong is done,who can stand before you, Lord?On God therefore will I place my hope, and not on my deserts;on him my heart should place its trust,and on his goodness promised to me by his word;that is my comfort and true stronghold,for which I will ever wait.

Text upon which the music is based: Psalm 130translated into German by Martin Luther (1483-1546)

translated into English by Peter Williams (b.1937)

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Awareness Foundation

The Awareness Foundation is an educational, ecumenical and internationalcharity, founded in 2003 in response to the disturbing increase in religiousconflict and violence around the world. The Patron is the Archbishop ofCanterbury. The Foundation is based in London, with offices in WashingtonDC (USA), Damascus (Syria) and Amman (Jordan).

The Foundation was established to help Christians make sense of theirfaith and culture in the 21st century, and to increase awareness of otherfaiths and cultures. This is essential for life in a diverse society without thefear and suspicion that is created by ignorance. A core belief of theFoundation is that greater understanding among religions and amongpeoples will ultimately defeat extremism, and help nurture an environmentwhere people can live together in peace.

Today, 9/11 Awareness Sunday, is one of many programmes initiated by theFoundation.

www.awareness-foundation.comwww.awarenesssunday.com

Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Partners

Along with many other corporate companies, Cantor Fitzgerald’s headquarters and New York City office, on the 101st-105th floors of numberOne World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan were destroyed during the11th September 2001 attacks. Cantor Fitzgerald was the largest corporatevictim losing 658 employees, about two-thirds of its workforce. Thecompany was able to bring its trading markets back online within a week.Howard Lutnick, CEO, whose brother was among those killed, vowed tokeep the company alive.

On 19th September 2001, Cantor Fitzgerald made a pledge to distribute 25percent of the firm’s profits for the next five years, and committed topaying for ten years of health care, for the benefit of the families of its 658former employees. In 2006 the company completed its promise, havingpaid a total of $180 million.

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In August 2004, Cantor Fitzgerald separated out its voice electronicbrokerage business to create BGC Partners. In September 2005 BGCPartners held its first annual Charity Days in London and New York. Thisannual event has now raised $43 million for hundreds of participating charities in over 18 offices globally. St Paul’s Cathedral Foundation hasalways supported the BGC Partners London Charity Day.

www.bgcpartners.comwww.cantor.com

Courtney Cowart

Dr Courtney Cowart is a survivor of 9/11 who has served the church atthe epicentre of recovery from 11th September (2001-2002) and HurricaneKatrina (2005-2010). On the morning of 11th September 2001, in her roleas Program Officer for Spiritual Formation and Development grants atTrinity Church Wall Street in New York City (located one block from theWorld Trade Center), Dr Cowart hosted the Archbishop of Canterbury,and a group of spiritual formation practitioners, for the filming of a Lentenseries: The Shaping of Holy Lives. Filming was to commence at 8.45am. At8.46 am American Airlines Flight 11 dived into the North Tower.

The events of the morning and their impact on Cowart’s ministries, first asa founder of the 24/7 respite centre to recovery workers at St Paul’sChapel immediately following 9/11, and four years later as foundingCo-Director of the Office of Disaster Response for the Episcopal Dioceseof Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina, are vividly chronicled in Cowart’sbook published in 2008, ‘An American Awakening: From 9/11 to Katrina thePeople We Are Free To Be’.

In 2010, Dr Cowart left New Orleans to become Director ofCongregational Learning for The Fund for Theological Education in Atlanta.In this role she develops and teaches congregations shared practices forshaping the next generation of Christian leadership. These practices,informed by her experiences of massive trauma, equip persons of faith togenerate communities of safety, dignity, alliance, and resilience. She viewsthe regeneration of these essentials for human thriving as central to thework of the church and its leadership, as Christians struggle againstinstitutions and social norms that perpetuate violence and domination, andseek to establish contrasting ones supporting non-violence and peace.

www.fteleaders.org

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Disaster Action

Disaster Action is a charity, founded in 1991 by survivors and bereavedpeople from UK and overseas disasters. Its members have personalexperience of 25 disasters, including rail, air and maritime, natural disastersand terrorist attacks. They came together to help create a health andsafety culture in which disasters are less likely to occur, to offer guidanceand support to others who find themselves similarly affected by majortragedy, and to raise awareness of the needs of survivors and bereaved.

www.disasteraction.org.uk

Firefighters’ Memorial Trust

The Firefighters’ Memorial Charitable Trust was formally established in1991 and the Trust negotiated a site to the south of St Paul’s Cathedralwhere a suitable memorial could be placed.

The National Memorial, to the men and women of the United KingdomFire Service (which includes the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands),who had made the ultimate sacrifice in the defence of the realm inWorld War II, is the “Blitz” Memorial Statue, commissioned by the FounderMaster of the Worshipful Company of Firefighters. The very movingsculpture in bronze was the work of John Mills – a very skilled artist.

In 2003 the Memorial was elevated and the additional names of those lostin peacetime were inscribed in bronze on the raised base. The Memorialwas re-dedicated to coincide with the Service of Remembrance inSeptember 2003. A total of some 1,192 names were added in bronze tothe Memorial.

Following the tragedy of the Twin Towers, the UK Government received anumber of approaches seeking their approval and support for the adoptionof a “Firefighters’ Day of Remembrance” to recognise the Internationalnature of the Fire Service. Given that the Trust had fortuitously held theirAnnual Service of Remembrance in September for the last ten years, theTrustees were pleased to receive a formal invitation from Government tobe the body for recognising such a day. Since then, in September each yeara Service of Remembrance is held, followed by a wreath laying ceremonyat the Memorial. The organisation of these services is undertaken with theassistance of the London Fire Brigade, together with other Brigadeswithin the United Kingdom.

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September 11th UK Families Support Group

The September 11th UK Families Support Group was formed at a meetingin London on 11th May 2002 mainly to provide a forum for the mutualsupport of UK families whose loved ones were lost in the terrorist attacksin the USA on 11th September 2001. Since its inauguration it has providedemotional support and family contacts and where necessary thearrangement and financing of counselling for its members. Themembership comprises over 300 family members (including 38 children ofvictims) of the 67 British victims who died on 9/11. A committee of 7 family members under the chairmanship of Mrs Alex Clarke administersthe group.

Since its inauguration it has brought families together to help them dealwith the trauma of the attacks and to enable them to share their commongrief and later to help them come to terms with the reality of their loss.Counselling of family members initially paid for by the Red Cross was laterarranged and paid for by S11UKFSG. It has also assisted financially with thecost of travel for members wishing to visit New York for specific eventsrelated to 9/11 or to visit relatives in the USA. The committee regularlycirculates a newsletter to keep members up-to-date with S11UKFSG newsand other matters such as memorials, new initiatives and financialassistance.

S11UKFSG has been the beneficiary of many generous donations withoutwhich it could not have functioned and members of the Group are indeedextremely grateful for these. Perhaps the greatest gift of all has been theMemorial Garden in Grosvenor Square, London which was created by theBritish Government and for which our members will be eternally grateful.

www.SI IUKFSG.org

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