FLUSHING — Thanksgiving and Sept. 11 are linked together at an annual Mass Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, holds close to Thanksgiving every year, a liturgy that honors the 17 alumni who died during the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
This year’s Mass, held on Nov. 21 in the school’s auditorium, was celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto, who spoke of another theme of the Mass — the connection between the Catholic faith and the service of first responders, again remembering the sacrifice that many first responders made on Sept. 11…
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