{"id":348984,"date":"2026-09-17T04:31:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T04:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/348984\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T04:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T04:31:23","slug":"memorial-of-music-queens-gazette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/348984\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Of Music – Queens Gazette"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\"RoseMarie<\/a><\/p>\n

RoseMarie Poveromo, president of UCCA, with clergy and both present and former elected officials. Photos: Phyllis Parra.<\/p>\n

The United Community Civic Associa\u00adtion held its September 11th Candlelight \u201cMemorial of Music\u201d on Saturday, Septem\u00adber 12, at McManus Memorial Park (81st Street and Ditmars Blvd. in Astoria Heights), \u201cTo remember, glorify, and cele\u00adbrate with song and prayer the thousands of innocent souls lost on September 11, 2001.\u201d This was the 25th Anniversary commemo\u00adration.<\/p>\n

The event is hosted annually by the United Community Civic Association (UCCA), together with the Port Authority of NY & NJ, welcoming all religious de\u00adnominations. Complimentary candles and wreaths were provided courtesy of UCCA member Gus Antonopoulos.<\/p>\n

The Program for the event was as fol\u00adlows:<\/p>\n

National Anthem\/Pledge of Allegiance. Eva Boyce-Leonard and daughter Amanda (Port Authority of NY & NJ)<\/p>\n

Musical Selections by Antioch Baptist Church Choir<\/p>\n

Opening Address\/Welcome: RoseMarie Poveromo, President, UCCA<\/p>\n

Invocation: Rev. Monsignor Fernando Ferrarese, Pastor, Immaculate Conception Church <\/p>\n

\"Antioch<\/a><\/p>\n

Antioch Baptist Church Choir.<\/p>\n

Musical Selections by Antioch Baptist Church Choir<\/p>\n

Candle Lighting\/Laying Memorial Wreaths<\/p>\n

Amazing Grace: Antioch Choir<\/p>\n

Guest Speakers: Port Authority of NY & NJ; Family Members of 9\/11 Victims<\/p>\n

Elected Officials: Former US Represen\u00adtative Joseph Crowley, Council Member Tiffany Cab\u00e1n, Assembly Member Jessica Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas, Former NYS Representa\u00adtive Michael DenDekker, Former Assembly Member Jeffrion Aubry, Former NYC Council Member Costa Constantinides, Council Member Shanel Thomas-Henry.<\/p>\n

Closing Prayers: Rabbi Jonathan Pearl, Ashreynu Synagogue; Pastor James Klockou, Grace Lutheran Church<\/p>\n

Benediction: Msgr. Cuong Pham, Pas\u00adtor, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church<\/p>\n

Conclusion of Ceremony<\/p>\n

Closing Remarks\/Thank You\u2019s: Rose\u00adMarie Poveromo<\/p>\n

Musical Selections by Antioch Baptist Church Choir<\/p>\n

As Americans, we are morally obligated to never forget September 11, 2001. \u201cNo day shall erase you from the memory of time.\u201d \u2013\u2013 Virgil <\/p>\n

\"Laying<\/a><\/p>\n

Laying the Memorial Wreaths.<\/p>\n

\"Candlelight<\/a><\/p>\n

Candlelight \u201cMemorial of Music\u201d on Sat\u00adurday, September 12.<\/p>\n

\"UCCA<\/a><\/p>\n

UCCA President RoseMarie Poveromo with Al and Maureen Santora (seated), mother of Christopher Santora, youngest FDNY firefighter to give his life on 9\/11.<\/p>\n

\"Wreaths<\/a><\/p>\n

Wreaths on the Memorial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RoseMarie Poveromo, president of UCCA, with clergy and both present and former elected officials. Photos: Phyllis Parra. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":348985,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-348984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}