Remembrance Ceremony
REMEMBERING 9/11
23 YEARS LATER
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
AT THE GARDEN OF REFLECTION
Commemoration at Pennsylvania’s Official 9/11 Memorial
On September 11, 2001 our country was forever changed by a series of unprecedented events. That day almost 3,000 lost their lives in a series of targeted attacks. The World Trade Center in New York City, The Pentagon in Washington DC, and an open field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. In response to these despicable injustices, thousands of acts of valor followed.
As our shocked and grieving nation processed the events, a group of residents from Lower Makefield Township who lost loved ones in the attacks sought a way to remember and honor their memories. Eighteen residents of Bucks county including nine from Lower Makefield Township were among those lost during these attacks, representing the highest highest number of casualties throughout Pennsylvania. The 9-11 Memorial Garden of Reflection was created in Memorial Park on Woodside Road to honor them. This memorial stands as both a Bucks County memorial and as The Pennsylvania’s Official State 9/11 Memorial to the victims of the September 11th attacks. Since its dedication in 2006, this Memorial has served the community as a place to gather while embarking on a healing journey of remembrance and honor.
On this 23rd commemoration of the 9/11 attacks, The Garden of Reflection will host a morning ceremony to commemorate the tragic day and a bell will mark the chronological events.
The ceremony will commence at 8:30AM and conclude within an hour, followed by a period of reflection and an invitation to stroll through the memorial.
Timeline:
8:30 Tolling of the bell 9 times for the 9 victims from Lower Makefield Township
8:47 Bell Toll for North Tower
9:03 Bell Toll for South Tower
9:37 Bell Toll for Pentagon
Conclusion of Ceremony, visitors are invited to walk the grounds as the bells continue to toll in remembrance.
9:59 Bell Toll marking collapse of South Tower
10:07 Bell Toll for Flight 93 in Shanksville, PA
10:28 Bell Toll marking collapse of North Tower
The remainder of the day will offer a quiet time of remembrance as the community is invited to walk the memorial on a self-guided tour.
The nighttime “Remembrance in Light” Ceremony will be held in September 11, 2026 to commemorate the 25th anniversary.
The “Remembrance Fund” endowment will support the maintenance of the memorial in perpetuity. For those wishing to support The Garden and ensure its legacy, please consider a donation and help guarantee its light will continue to overcome the darkness. Donation over $2,500 will be displayed on Endowment Donor Plaques located in The Garden.