PEEKSKILL, NY: A memorial service in remembrance of the events of September 11, 2001 was held by the City of Peekskill, NY at the city's Riverfront Green Park. It began at 8:30 a.m. it was hosted by Mayor Mary Foster and attended by civic, religious and political leaders. Two times, the service was interupted for the tolling of the bell, at the times when the two planes hit the World Trade Center towers.

Metropolitan Mykhayil was in attendance, together with other members of the local clergy association. His Eminence addressed the crowd, at the invitation of Mayor Foster.

Later in the day Vladyka Mykhayil attended and spoke at two other memorial services. The second took place at 12:00 p.m. at the Riverfront Green Park and was hosted by the Rotary Club.

The third, graveside service was observed in the evening at twilight, in the Assumption Cemetery, where an FDNY firefighter from Peekskill, who perished in the towers is interred. The service was led by Peekskill Fire Department chaplain, Fr. Vernon P. Wickrematunge, joined by the Peekskill Fire Chief and Metropolitan Mykhayil.

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