Remembering 9.11 Together
Sunday, 9.11.2011, Main and University Greens, Manning Chapel
4:00 p.m., A Rite of Remembrance and Peacebuilding
Celebrating the Work of Peacebuilding, 2:00 to 4:0 p.m.

The Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life at Brown University, together with Rhode Island Voices of Faith and other civic and community leaders, will host two events on Sunday, September 11, in commemoration of the tenth anniversary of 9.11.2001. All are warmly invited.

At 2:00 p.m., the public is invited to take part in the ancient practice of walking a spiritual labyrinth that will be inscribed on the Main Green. Additional peacebuilding and wellness activities will also be available.

At 4:00 p.m., the community will gather for an outdoor multifaith service, "Remembering 9.11 Together: A Rite of Remembrance," on the lawn of Manning Chapel, located just inside the Van Wickle Gates at the intersection of Prospect and College Streets. Beginning with the tolling of the University's bells, the service will include several musical offerings and readings led by the Chaplains of the University and clergy from the Rhode Island Voices of Faith, a multifaith collaboration sponsored by the Rhode Island State Council of Churches. Closing remarks will be given by Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons.

This year, the campus community is invited to participate in B Literate: Religion, a multicultural, interfaith project to promote religious literacy. Led by the Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life, this project builds on last year's campus catalyzing conversation sponsored by OCRL and Brown's Office of Institutional Diversity and is in support of the White House's Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge.