Yankee Stadium Vigil to Be Broadcast;

By Margaret Ramirez | STAFF WRITER

September 21, 2001

"A Prayer for America," a service for the families and colleagues of victims of the World Trade Center disaster, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Yankee Stadium and will be beamed across the city.

"This event will give families of victims and those affected by the tragedy an opportunity to come together, worship together and gain strength from the support of their fellow New Yorkers and Americans," Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said yesterday of the interfaith service.

The service will be broadcast via satellite, Giuliani said, to large television screens at KeySpan Park in Coney Island, home of the Brooklyn Cyclones, and to the Richmond County Savings Bank Ballpark on Staten Island, where the Staten Island Yankees play.

Giuliani said the broadcast also will be transmitted by local television stations and shown at houses of worship throughout the city.

Tickets for the event will be distributed free of charge, with priority going to family members of victims and rescue workers.

Tickets will be available from 8 a.m. today until noon tomorrow at the following city police precinct houses: the 13th and 24th precincts in Manhattan; the 48th, 67th and 90th precincts in Brooklyn; the 107th and 112th precincts in Queens; and the 122nd Precinct in Staten Island.

Tickets also will be available at the Family Assistance Center at Pier 94 in Manhattan. Persons outside the city should contact their local police precincts tickets.

Doors to the stadium will open at 11 a.m. Sunday and seats will not be held after 2 p.m. The mayor urged people to use public transportation, and said that no bags, backpacks, bottles or umbrellas will be allowed inside.

The event will host various spiritual speakers, along with Gov. George Pataki and Giuliani.

Reaching Out in Vigils, Prayers and Services

Vigils and other events related to the World Trade Center disaster:

Northport Baptist Church, 400 Elwood Rd., East Northport, will have a candlelight vigil each night through Oct. 11. Bring a candle. Vigils start at 7 p.m. A benevolent fund has been established to help families and victims of those affected in the area.

Three Village Boys and Girls Club will have a candlelight vigil from 6 to 10 tonight at Percy Rainer Park, Route 347 in South Setauket.

The Huntington Chinese Cultural Association will have a candlelight prayer service tonight at 7:30 in the west wing of Half Hollow Hills High School East, 50 Vanderbilt Pkwy., Dix Hills.

Candlelight vigil from 6:30-7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Eisenhower Park, Field 6, in East Meadow.

The Sachem School District will have a ceremony tomorrow to honor all those killed, injured or missing in the World Trade Center and Pentagon disasters. Adults are asked to bring candles and children are asked to bring flashlights. The vigil will be 7 p.m. at the Sachem High School football stadium, 212 Smith Rd., Lake Ronkonkoma.

Candlelight vigil at Smith Point Park in Shirley at 5 p.m. Sunday. Bring a candle. Monetary donations will be accepted for AmeriCares and the American Red Cross.

Candlelight vigil at 5 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot of Suffolk Life on Route 58 in Riverhead to pray for and honor the families of those missing or killed in the World Trade Center disaster.

The Nassau County Legislature will have a memorial service at 2 p.m. Monday at the legislature's office, 1 West St., Mineola.