The Lehighton United Veterans Organization will conduct services over the weekend in observance of Memorial Day.

Rural services Sunday will begin the events, while both Lehighton and Weissport will hold services on Monday.

“It’s an important holiday,” Commander Kevin Long said. “We do military honors at every cemetery and every monument.”

In case of rain, services will be held in Weissport at Jacob’s United Church of Christ, and in Lehighton at Zion United Church of Christ.

Residents and school children attending services are requested to bring flowers to spread on the graves of the soldiers. At the cemeteries, flags will be given to all children.

Military honors will be given at each location by Lehighton UVO.

In the event of rain, services will be moved indoors at the cemetery locations.

Sunday

West Group

• 8:40 a.m.: Depart American Legion Post No. 314.

• 9 a.m.: Service at St. John’s Church Cemetery, Mahoning Township; prayers by UVO Chaplain John Stefanik; speaker will be Julie Hiester, student at Lehighton Area High School; singing by St. John’s Church Sunday school. In the event of rain, service will be held in St. John’s Church.

• 9:45 a.m.: Military honors at Zimmerman’s Cemetery/Mahoning Veterans’ Memorial/Peter Nothstein grave site at Normal Square.

• 10:15 a.m.: Military honors at Ben Salem Church Cemetery, East Penn Township; prayers by UVO Chaplain John Stefanik; wreath laying.

• 10:45 a.m.: Military service at Dinkey Memorial Church Cemetery, Ashfield; prayers by UVO Chaplain John Stefanik; speaker will be Lizzie Gulich, student at Lehighton Area High School; wreath laying.

• 11:45 a.m.: Service at Packerton Cemetery; prayers by UVO Chaplain John Stefanik; speaker will be Gavin Sherer, student at Lehighton Area High School.

• 12:30 p.m.: Packerton Veterans’ Memorial at Zion Lutheran Church, Packerton. In the event of rain, service will be held in Zion Lutheran, Packerton.

East Group

• 8:45 a.m.: Depart American Legion Post No. 314.

• 9 a.m.: Military honors Lehighton UVO at Parryville Cemetery.

• 9:15 a.m.: Military honors at Bunker Hill/Jewish Cemetery, East Weissport.

• 9:30 a.m.: Service at Long Run Cemetery; prayers by American Legion Post No. 314 Chaplain Carl Haydt; singing by Church Sunday school; speaker Sydney Vincent, student at Lehighton Area High School. In the event of rain, service will be held in Long Run Church of the Brethren.

• 10:15 a.m.: Service at St. Paul’s Big Creek Cemetery, Franklin Township; prayers by American Legion Post No. 314 Chaplain Carl Haydt; speaker will be Kendra Williams, student at Lehighton Area High School. In the event of rain, service will be held in Big Creek Church.

• 11 a.m.: Military honors at Franklin Heights Cemetery.

• 11:15 a.m.: Service at St. Matthew’s Cemetery, North Weissport; speaker will be Comelia Perry, student at Lehighton Area High School.

Monday

Veterans groups will be divided into two sections, with services/honors being held in Weissport and Lehighton simultaneously.

Group A

• 8:40 a.m.: Depart American Legion Post 314.

• 8:45 a.m.: World War II/Sgt. Stanley Hoffman Monument at Lehighton Veterans Memorial Park (bypass).

• 8:55 a.m.: Col. Weiss Monument (lower park).

• 9:15 a.m.: Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital Veterans Monument.

• 9:30 a.m.: SS. Peter & Paul RC Church Cemetery.

• 9:45 a.m.: Vietnam/PFC Clyde Houser Monument at Lehighton Borough Annex Building.

• 10 a.m.: Firemen’s Memorial at upper park.

Group B

• 8:40 a.m.: Depart American Legion Post 314.

• 9 a.m.: Benjamin Franklin Monument and WWI Veterans Monument in Weissport Park.

• 9:15 a.m.: Service at Union Hill Cemetery; prayers by Carl Haydt, Post No. 314 chaplain; speaker will be Stephen Ebbert, Lehighton Area Middle School Dean of Students/U.S.A.F. veteran.

• 10 a.m.: Wreath tossing from Weissport Bridge to honor those veterans buried or lost at sea.

• 10:30 a.m.: Both veterans groups will convene in the upper Lehighton Park Amphitheater for the main service. Kevin “Spike” Long, commander, will be in charge of the service. Ron Rabenold, Lehighton elementary teacher and local historian, will be speaker.

After the main service, those who are able will form up on North Third Street, and proceed to Lehighton Cemetery, where military honors will be rendered.

Immediately afterward, the group will proceed to American Legion Post 314 for the flag raising ceremony and conclusion of Memorial Day Services/honors.