Plans for New York City's observance of the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks:

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

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1-3 a.m.: Bagpipe processionals from spots in the five boroughs to the World Trade Center begin; by pipe and drum corps from the FDNY, Port Authority, NYPD, and City Corrections and Sanitation groups. See map routes (in pdf) of procession or see text version of procession routes (in pdf).

6-7 a.m.: Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields hosts 9/11 Ecumenical Sunrise Service at Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park, Esplanade Plaza, West Street and Battery Place.

8 a.m.: Bagpipes and drums processionals originating in New York's five boroughs arrive at ground zero. Worship service at Trinity Church near ground zero begins.

8:45 a.m.: Introduction of citywide moment of silence.
8:46 a.m.: Citywide moment of silence, marks the time of the crash into the North Tower at the World Trade Center.

Gov. George Pataki will read the Gettysburg Address.

Mayor Mike Bloomberg introduces 'Readings of Names.'

Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani begins the reading of the 2,823 names of people killed in the World Trade Center attack. Other readers include victims' family members and those who lost co-workers.
9:03 a.m.: A second moment of silence marks time of the crash into the South Tower.
9:04 a.m.: 'Reading of Names' continue as families begin to descend the ramp into the site to leave flowers or other momentos.
9:59 a.m.: Pause a for moment of silence in observance of the collapse of the South Tower.
10:00 a.m.: 'Reading Of Names' continue. New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey reads an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence.
10:29 a.m.: Moment of silence marking collapse of second tower. Trinity Church bells ring, joined by houses of worship throughout the city.

11 a.m.: Michael Oliver, the Lord Mayor of London, presents Trinity Church, just two blocks from the WTC site, with a bell in memory of those who died on Sept. 11 during daylong commemorative program.

12:15 p.m.: The Wall Street Synagogue holds 9/11 Service of Remembrance and Memorial at 47 Beekman St.

1:30 p.m.: United Methodist Church holds 9/11 Remembrance Service at John Street United Methodist Church, 44 John St., just south of Fulton Street.

2 p.m.: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey holds Interfaith Remembrance Service honoring Port Authority employees and staff members killed Sept. 11 at Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive, Manhattan.

2 p.m.: Borough of Manhattan Community College, located one block from ground zero, hold memorial flower planting in honor of eight students killed in the WTC attack; Icarus Plaza, 199 Chamber St.

3-4 p.m.: Australia and New Zealand consulates sponsor memorial service; Epiphany Church, 22nd Street and Second Avenue.

4:30 p.m.: President Bush lays a wreath at ground zero.

5:30 p.m.: Edward Cardinal Egan celebrates a Memorial Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Fifth Avenue and 50th Street.

6:30 p.m.: Center for Jewish History hosts panel discussion titled "Days of Awe: Personal Reflections from Ground Zero by the Jewish Chaplains" at 15 W. 16th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues.

6:30 p.m.: The New York Public Library's New Amsterdam Branch, three blocks from the WTC site, presents "Poetry After 9/11: An Anthology of New York Poets."

7 p.m.: The ceremony to light the Eternal Flame at the Sphere memorial begins in historic Battery Park with a performance of "Fanfare for the Common Man."
7:04 p.m.: Mayor Bloomberg reads from Frankin D. Roosevelt's 'The Four Freedoms.'
7:05 p.m.: Lighting of the Eternal Flame
7:06 p.m.: Sharing of the Eternal Flame with Heads of State
7:26 p.m.: Performance of "America The Beautiful"
7:30 p.m.: ceremony ends

7:15 p.m.-9 p.m.: Candle-lighting and commemorative gatherings in each borough begin with lighting an eternal flame at the temporary memorial in historic Battery Park. This ceremony will be broadcast live to the gathering sites in all five boroughs:

Central Park in Manhattan

Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx

Prospect Park in Brooklyn

Flushing Meadows in Queens

Snug Harbor in Staten Island.
New Yorkers, wherever their location are encouraged to join in lighing candles at this time. Commemorative musical performances will follow at these gathering sites.

7:30 p.m.: Staten Island hosts Interfaith Memorial Service featuring the reading of names of Staten Island victims at Richmond County Bank Ballpark in St. George, Staten Island.

9:01 p.m.: President Bush will address the nation from Ellis Island.

11:00 p.m.: NewsChannel 4 and WNBC.com wraps up the day's events.