Lipscomb community remembers 9/11 with series of events

Sunday marks the tenth anniversary of these attacks. The Lipscomb community has planned a series of events to reflect and remember the victims of 9/11 and the events of that day.

 

David Lipscomb High School students and faculty commemorated the anniversary with a Patriot’s Day Program Sept. 9 around the flagpole on the lawn in front of Harding Hall.

 

“As we remember the significant events of ten years ago, I want us to appreciate the significance of living in a free country, to remember the tremendous loss of life but also the great bravery shown by so many in the hours and days following 9/11. I also want to challenge us to renew our spirit of service and to remember to always have faith that God is in control. In all things, God is in control,” Mike Hammond, vice president and headmaster of the campus school, told high school students assembled around the flagpole.

 

Middle school students were encouraged to remember the day although most of them were toddlers on Sept. 11 and did not experience the event.

 

"It was a terrible day, but it was also one of our country's finest hours," David K. Hughes, director of Lipscomb's Yellow Ribbon Program and a retired captain who served with United States Army Special Forces in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, told the middle schoolers during a special chapel service on Sept. 9. "It's important that you remember that day and reflect on it even though you didn't experience it. There are still men and women on the front line making sure that the evil that reached our shores doesn't reach us again. I also want you to realize that this is the greatest nation on this earth."

 

At the university a series of events is planned to commemorate 9/11. All events are open to the public. Events include:

 

Members of the Lipscomb community are encouraged to reflect on and remember the events of 9/11 by visiting dvlp.911day.org.

 

As a tribute to 9/11 victims and heroes, engage in Nashville by answering Mayor Karl Dean's appeal to serve through Hand's On Nashville in Nashville's Firefighter’s Appreciation Day. Sign up at www.hon.org.

 

We invite the Lipscomb Community to a communion service on campus Sunday night at 9 p.m. led by Jake Burton and the campus ministry team. (rain location-Ward Hall)

 

A panel discussion of "10 Years Later: The Impact of 9/11 on America" featuring:

• The Intelligence Perspective — Guy Vanderpool

• The Islamic Perspective — Howard Miller

• The Military Perspective — David K. Hughes

• The Pastoral Perspective — Ken Durham

 

Join us for an experiential version of The Gathering focused on a time of prayer over the victims of 9/11.