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St. Barnabas Anglican Church held a 9/11 Memorial Mass on Tuesday for first responders and congregation members. The service had a large attendance of Picayune Police Department, Picayune Fire Department and EMS personnel.
Father Jon Filkins began the service by thanking the first responders for what their New York City comrades, and those at the other two sites struck, did on Sept. 11, 2001, and what the first responders in the audience continue to do everyday to serve the community. Filkins also is the Picayune Police Department’s chaplain.
He acknowledged the pain in citizens’ hearts when they hear the three digits that drastically changed the country’s perception of safety and way of life, but reminded those in attendance that the same numbers also symbolize the telephone number that is called during an emergency.
“9/11: These are the numbers which have changed our lives, because trust and openness have seemingly vanished. We have seen a handful of terrorists change the course of history and the lives of millions. Each day the evil ones place more stricture on our earthly freedoms and vex the mightiest nation on earth.
“Yet, hearing those same numbers also make us think of heroism. Those numbers have for many years, and continue to symbolize our last result; the telephone number we Americans call in an emergency. These three digits symbolize heroic fire fighters, law enforcement, as well as regular men and women who sought to save lives and bring order out of chaos ... they are men and women who cannot be paid enough for the risks they take, dedication they show and for the sacrifices they made on that fateful day and continue to make today on the behalf of others,” said Filkins.
“On this day, we pray the hearts of those who wish us evil may be converted and that we may remain vigilant until they do. We also pray for the power and the will to forgive them, as Christ calls us to do. On this day, we remember the survivors, those who still suffer the effects of Sept. 11th, 2001. On this day, we remember the victims — the thousands who died in the attack on the twin towers, the Pentagon and the attempted attack on another target which was foiled in a plane crash in Pennsylvania. We remember their victims and the survivors. May they rest in God’s peace.
“On this day, we pray for ourselves, that we may have the strength to bear whatever may happen to us, remembering that we are God’s and with Jesus Christ. We pray that we may have the God-given will and strength to help all those who cry out to us, in their need, not only for assistance, but also for a sense of meaning and purpose, as we remember that whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s,” he said in closing the service.
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MEMORIAL SERVICE- Members of the Picayune Police Department and Picayune Fire Department post with Father Jon Filkins in the front of St. Barnabas Anglican Church. (Photo by Jodi Marze)
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