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Saturday, December 21, 2013

At Syracuse University, D.C. area, London, England, and Lockerbie, Scotland acts of memorial for those killed in terrorist bombing Pan Am Flight 103 -- Dec. 21, 1988 (25th anniversary)

To mark the 25th anniversary, of Pan Am 103, five services are planned in the United States and the United Kingdom on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 (please note that all times listed are local times). Syracuse University will be represented by staff members, students and/or alumni at each location. On the SU campus, a service of hope and remembrance will begin at 2:03 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel, followed by a procession to the Wall of Remembrance. All are welcome to attend. Other services include: Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington Va., at the Pan Am 103 Memorial Cairn at 1:30 p.m. New York City at SU’s Lubin House (11 East 61st St., in Manhattan) at 2:03 p.m. Those wishing to attend this service are asked to RSVP to Scott Austin at scott.austin.sca@gmail.com. Westminster Abbey, London, England at 6:45 p.m. Lockerbie, Scotland at Dryfesdale Cemetery at 2 p.m. and at Dryfesdale Church at 6:30 p.m. Many of the Lockerbie Scholars have joined local officials and clergy in planning and carrying out the services in Lockerbie. The Scholars are hosting a gathering on Friday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m. in the Lockerbie Academy Assembly Hall. For more information, contact Jessica Liddon at jess0593@hotmail.co.uk. Hendricks Chapel Dean Tiffany Steinwert and Lockerbie’s Rev. Sandy Stoddart have composed a Common Prayer, an ecumenical statement distributed widely – especially via social media – and intended to be read on Dec. 21, 2013 at 2:03 p.m. (Eastern time, 7:03 p.m. Greenwich time). The prayer appears below. http://syr.edu/pa103remembrance25/

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