NCC Hosts 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

Community members are invited to North Central College on Sunday, Sept. 11, for a 9/11 remembrance ceremony.

Naperville’s “9/11 Community Event: Remember, Release, Renew” invites people to come together to remember and honor those lost on 9/11/2001, to continue to release the pain and hurt, and to renew personal and community commitment to treat each other with respect, regardless of race, sex or religion—to build a “community of compassion.”

The 9/11 Community Event consists of three segments, and everyone is invited to participate in any or all of them. Beginning at 4 p.m., a participatory art project in the foyer of Wentz Concert Hall will include various hands-on activities designed for the entire family. Participants will have the opportunity to read and sign the Charter for Compassion, where each individual will affirm a commitment to treat all others as we wish to be treated.  At 5 p.m. the event moves inside Wentz Concert Hall. Representatives from numerous Naperville-area Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and other spiritual and philosophic traditions will present readings, music and a time for meditation and reflection.

The event will encourage everyone to join together as one united voice to affirm our connection to each other, our humanity and our shared vision of peace. The event will culminate with a short procession at 6 p.m. to the Naperville Riverwalk. Artwork created earlier in the event will be carried and displayed.  This event is planned by the One Naperville Project and the Naperville Interfaith Leadership Association (NILA).