From a 8:30 a.m. flag-raising

assembly at Peachtree City's J.C. Booth Middle School to a multi-church

unity service in Fayetteville, Fayette Countians will be observing the

one-year anniversary of 9-11, the date Muslim terrorists attacked the

United States of America.

Booth staff and students will

pledge allegiance to the flag and then move inside to the gym where they

will hear patriotic music from band and chorus. Speakers will include

a retired New York City firefighter, airline pilots and a U.S. Navy Pentagon

worker.

At 10:05 a.m., church bells

throughout the city will ring and representatives from the Peachtree City

fire and police departments will lay a memorial wreath at the flagpole

near the entrance to the Frederick Brown Amphitheater off McIntosh Trail.

Local clergy will be on hand

at 11 a.m., 1, 3 and 5 p.m to deliver 15-minute messages of remembrance.

Six area churches will have

a joint interracial, interdenominational service Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

at River's Edge Community Church, 1091 South Jeff Davis Dr., Fayetteville.

Participating churches are River's Edge, North Fayette Baptist, New Generation

Christian Fellowship, Community Christian, New Covenant Metropolitan,

Edgefield Baptist and Fayetteville Church of God. The theme of the joint

meeting is "There's hope in Jesus Christ." Open Holy Communion

will be served.

A remembrance program will

take place at 7 p.m. at the Brown Amphitheater and will feature a military

color guard, a Boy Scout troop, the Peachtree City Wind Ensemble, Music

Alive, other guest performers and local clergy reading selected pieces.

Gates open at 6:30 p.m.

Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran

Church will hold worship services of remembrance, prayer and healing at

noon and 7 p.m. Both services will feature music, guest clergy and the

sacrament of Holy Communion.

Rolling Hills Baptist Church

will present "God Bless America Prayer and Remembrance Service"

at 6:30 p.m.

There will be a special Communion

Service of Remembrance at Hopewell United Methodist Church in Tyrone at

7 p.m. to remember all of those who were lost due to last years attack.

If anyone has a name of a person that they would like to have remembered

during the service, please call the church office at 770-306-7537.

Clayton College and State University

will have a Liberty Tree planting ceremony from 12:30-1:30 p.m. The ceremony

will be emceed by SGA President Rachel Van Ness and will include reflections

and Bethany Townsend. Also featured will be performances by three members

of the Clayton State Gospel Choir, students Jenny King, Celeste Watwood

and Nicole Connell.

The Hampton Inn in Newnan will

honor all police, sheriff and firefighter personnel with an open house

from 6 a.m.-7 p.m. There will be refreshments throughout the day.

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