The shrine will house reproductions of 28 of the most important historic American documents, including the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Gettysburg Address.

The documents serve as windows to America's past. "We hope these documents will remind everyone who passes the convention center of America's struggle for freedom," said Jerry Hall, chairman of the San Jose Exchange Club.

The club's objective is to install a Freedom Shrine in every junior ans senior high school in the country. However, Freedom Shrines have also found places of honor in universities, libraries, state capitols, airports, city halls and other public places where they can be studied and admired.

For more information, call 408.421.6698 or 408.299.3870.


Annual music festival observes Sept. 11

The office of San Jose District 4 Councilman Chuck Reed and the Berryessa Community Center Advisory Council invite residents to join the eighth annual Berryessa Music Festival Sept. 7 at Penitencia Park, 3050 Berryessa Road.

This year's theme is "United We Stand," and the event will commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The highlights of this year's festival include local musical talent, a mobile skatepark and a community barbecue. Admission is free.

For more information, call event coordinator Traci Tokunaga at 408.251.6392 or entertainment coordinator James Carter at 408.971.4760.


SJ City Council plans an invocation Sept. 10

The San Jose City Council will have a special invocation on Sept. 10 in memory of the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The ceremony begins at 1:30 p.m. at San Jose City Council chambers, 801 N. First St., San Jose. For more information, call 408.277.4000.


Choral concert to honor fallen heroes

The Willow Glen­based Choral Project, San Jose State Choraliers, the San Jose Chamber Orchestra and the American Beethoven Society will present a concert of choral music honoring those who perished in the Sept. 11 tragedy.

The concert, titled "Remembering Voices," will be on Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Mission Santa Clara, on the Santa Clara University campus, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara.

Conductors Charlene Archibeque, Daniel Hughes and Barbara Day Turner have selected a series of compositions that they hope will facilitate spiritual comfort and healing. The centerpiece of the evening is Requiem by Gabriel Faure.

"Sept. 11 was the ultimate example of the American community coming together in unity and aid in the face of shocking and terrible circumstances," Hughes said. "In memory of those valiant people, we bring our talents together through music and words to honor those we have tragically lost."

Tickets for the event are $25 for preferred seating, $15 for general admission and $10 for students. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Runaway and Homeless Shelter of the Bill Wilson Center. For more information, call Daniel Hughes at 408.924.4590.


SJ firefighters to have Mass, procession

The San Jose Fire Department will hold a Mass, procession and reception in memory of the 343 firefighters missing or identified as dead in the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attack.

People can join the Mass at 9 a.m. at Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph, 80 S. Market St. A procession will follow the Mass. Participants will walk from Market Street to the memorial bell of Fire Station One. After ringing the alarm, the fire department will host a barbecue reception at the station.

For more information, visit www.sjff.org.


Program celebrates peace, justice and unity

Representatives of various cultures, religions and races will hold an art and music event on Sept. 14 between 1 and 5 p.m. at Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park to celebrate peace and unity.

The program consists of songs by the San Jose Peace Chorale; music by Grupo Germinal, a Latin group; the production of a Persian drama; a performance by a Baha'i youth choir; and the exhibition of an interactive art project by the Muslim Artists Collective; as well as other presentations.

The event will be sponsored by the Council of Churches, the San Jose Peace Center, San Jose Interfaith Peace Action, the San Jose Peace Chorale, Grupo Germinal, the Monthly Meeting of Quakers, Grace Baptist Church, First Unitarian Church of San Jose, San Jose School of the Americas, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, the Iranian Federated Women's Club and Payvand Cultural Center, Islamic Networks and others.

For more information, call 408.297.2299 or 408.297.2660.


Church observes World Day of Prayer

Unity School of Christianity welcomes people of all faiths and all walks of life to join the ninth annual World Day of Prayer in its local churches on Sept. 11.

Although the event usually occurs on the second Thursday of September, this year's World Day of Prayer was moved ahead to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

"As we began making plans for this annual sacred event, we realized that people of this nation and many other nations around the world would be uniting in prayer on Sept. 11," said the Rev. Elizabeth A. Ferguson of UNITY CommUnity Church in San Jose. "By holding World Day of Prayer on Sept. 11, we are able to support one another through prayer as we each seek to renew our faith and sense of hope."

This year's World of Prayer theme is "Inner Peace."

UNITY CommUnity Church will hold its gathering at 2682 Union Ave.

For more information, call 408.377.7555.


Episcopal Church holds prayer service

The Episcopal Church welcomes the public to join a prayer service at noon on Sept. 11 at Trinity Cathedral, 81 N. Second St., San Jose, for the one-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The prayer service will last about 30 minutes.

Another service will be held at 6 p.m. that day. The service will be about one hour and will include communion.

"These services are held in memory of those who suffered," said cathedral administrator Bruce Friesen. "Through prayer, I hope people will have peace and a better understanding of each other."

On Sept. 10, the Commonwealth of Silicon Valley will host a community forum at noon at Trinity Cathedral to discuss the impact of the terrorist attacks.

For more information, call 408.293.7953.


SJ association hosts concert tribute

The San Jose Downtown Association will host a tribute concert Sept. 11 between 5 and 8 p.m. at Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park at the intersection of Market and San Carlos streets in downtown San Jose.

For more information, visit www.sjdowntown.com or call 408.279.1775.


WVC associated students hold service

West Valley College also has events scheduled as part of its Sept. 11 Day of Remembrance, coordinated by the school's Associated Students. At 8:46 a.m., the school will hold a moment of silence as a Marine color guard raises the U.S. flag on the school's main flagpole, by the admissions office. At 12:20 p.m. the school will hold a dedication ceremony for a memorial garden behind the student union.

The school is welcoming the community and families of the victims, including those of former West Valley student Nicole Miller.