Saturday morning was the knitters group at Riverside Church. Kevin took the 3 girls across the street to explore a new park and Serena went to knit. She enjoyed being a part of the knitters group, Yarning to Make a Difference, at the Presby Church in Carbondale and was eager to meet some new friends here. The group was made up of 6 women and met on the 6th floor of the church building. Serena didn't feel comfortable yet photographing the inside of the church although it is absolutely amazing. Here are two photos of the entrance though. The building is huge and this is just the decoration around the door.
Today is September 11 and when you live in Manhattan it takes on a whole new significance. All of the TV channels covered the event this morning and the general message was not of anger but of pain. Vice President Biden came to the service held here in New York. There is a memorial with a never ending flame at Battery Park. They are buildign new buildings at Ground Zero and at the sight of the original towers will be huge water fountains. At knitters the women spoke of the medical care still needed by the workers that day. The men from the power company are still receiving medical care for breathing in the dust and are also receiving counseling services due to the trauma they witnessed that day. We have not ventured that far from home and Kevin did not want to try today when it would be very crowded, but we watched the events on the television. They replayed lots of news coverage from that day and the girls, Katie too young and Abby not born yet, had lots of questions.
Tomorrow is Sunday again and the family is going to visit a Presbyterian Church they found while looking at bookstores. This new church is on Broadway. Kevin later found another Presby Church on Morningside so they may try it the following week.
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