Memorial Day Events in the Lehigh Valley

SATURDAYAmerican Legion Brown & Lynch Post 9, Palmer Township, will hold services at 8:45 a.m. at the veterans’ section of the Northampton Memorial Shrine, 3051 Green Pond Road, Easton. Breakfast will follow at Brown & Lynch Post No. 9, 2260 Corriere Drive, Palmer Township.SUNDAYThe Emmaus Veterans Committee will hold a short prayer service, rifle salute and taps beginning at 8 a.m. at Calvary Cemetery, then proceed in the following order to Old Moravian, Moravian at Ridge Street, Lutheran Reformed, Northwood and ending at Evangelical, Second and Ridge streets.American Legion Post 16, Slatington, will visit the following cemeteries: Williamstown Cemetery, 8:10 a.m.; Jacksonville Cemetery, 8:40 a.m.; New Tripoli United Church of Christ, 9:15 a.m.; Heidelberg UCC, 9:45 a.m.; Neffs Lutheran Cemetery, 10:15 a.m.; Seventh Street Catholic Church Cemetery, 10:45 a.m.; Fairview Cemetery, 11 a.m.; Friedens Cemetery, 11:15 a.m.; Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 11:45 a.m. and Veterans Memorial, Main and Second streets, 12:05 p.m.Sons of Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic will hold services at the following locations: Fairview Cemetery, Cherryville Road, Northampton; 8:15 a.m.; St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, Seemsville, 9 a.m.; Emmanuel Church, Emanuelsville, 10:20 a.m.; Christ Church Little Moore, Danielsville, 11 a.m.; Horner’s Cemetery, Nor-Bath Highway, noon; and Zion Stone Church, Kriedersville, 2 p.m.Macungie Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post 9264 will visit the following cemeteries: St. Peter’s Union Church Cemetery, 10:15 a.m.; Macungie Fairview Cemetery, 11 a.m.; Solomon’s Church Cemetery, Macungie, 11:30 a.m.; Zion’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, Old Zionsville, noon; and Bethany United Methodist Cemetery, East Texas, 12:30 p.m.Patriots Sunday Service, 10:45 a.m. May 26, Zion United Church of Christ, 620 W. Hamilton St., Allentown. Living historians from the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment wearing authentic garb from the Colonial period tell the story of that era and also guests from the Valley Forge Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Following the service the regiment will load and fire their muskets to salute the patriots being remembered Memorial Day weekend. The exhibit “The Little Bell That Rang for Freedom” will be on display in the museum. 610-435-4232, libertybellmuseum.org.Huff’s Union Church, 540 Conrad Road, Hereford Township, will hold a Service of Remembrance and Retiring of the Flag at 11:30 a.m.American Legion Post 950, Riegelsville: Parade will form at 12:30 p.m. at Riegelsville firehouse and proceed on Edgewood, Fern, Durham, Delaware, Easton roads and Elmwood Lane to the cemetery. The parade will continue to the River Bridge for music, prayer of commemoration and launching of a memorial wreath and then moves on to the World War I Monument for placing of the memorial wreath. Program at the cemetery includes music, greetings by Mayor Gregory Stokes, Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address,” Memorial Day address by Marc G. Willard, past district commander. Rain location: 1 p.m. Riegelsville Fire House, 333 Delaware Road.Emmaus Commemorative Gardens Foundation and the Emmaus Veterans Committee will hold a ceremony to install 16 bricks to the Veteran’s Walk at 1 p.m. at the Remembrance garden at the Knauss Homestead, 164 E. Main St., Emmaus. The keynote speaker is retired Master Sgt. Chris Anthony. The program includes a rifle salute and taps by the Emmaus Veterans Color Guard of the Emmaus Veterans Committee.Edward H. Ackerman American Legion Post 397 will hold services at 2 p.m. at Union Cemetery, 85 Main St., Hellertown.Williams Township Municipal Building, 655 Cider Press Road, service at 6 p.m. Reflections on the contribution of the late founder Glen A. Zimpfer by Sharon and Phil Klinger, Helen and Tom Seifert, Tim Koplin, and Jessica Zimpfer. Daniel Zimpfer will lay a memorial wreath and reading of the township’s fallen heroes by members of the Lavoi family. Music by the Wilson Area High School Band.The Allentown Band performs 7 p.m. at Springhouse Middle School, 1200 Springhouse Road, South Whitehall Township.The American Legion Band of Bethlehem performs 7:30 p.m. at the Rose Garden.Municipal Band of Allentown Memorial Day Concert, 7:30 p.m. West Park, 16th and Linden streets, Allentown. municipalband.org.MONDAYTaps Over Bethlehem, beginning at 8 a.m. Buglers and trumpet players, led by the American Legion Band, perform taps continuously in the traditional echo version from Nisky Hill Cemetery to Memorial Park Cemetery in Bethlehem, concluding with a mass performance of taps at 9 a.m.Sons of Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic will hold services at Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Plot, Lincoln and & Dewey avenues, Northampton, 8 a.m.; Allen Union Cemetery, Fourth and Main streets, Northampton, 8:45 a.m., rail location: Grace United Church of Christ, Ninth and Lincoln streets, Northampton; St. Johns United Church of Christ, Howertown, 9:45 a.m.; and Siegfried Memorial Plot, West 21st Street, Northampton, 11 a.m.American Legion Post 16, Slatington, will visit the following cemeteries: Catholic, Washington Street, 8:05 a.m.; Slatedale, 8:30 a.m.; Trout Creek New Covered Bridge, 8:50 a.m.; back to post home to form a parade in Slatington, 9:30 a.m. The parade begins at 10 a.m. at Main and Second streets and proceeds to Union Cemetery for 10:30 a.m. services. Rain location, Slatington Baptist Church, 509 Main St.Macungie Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post 9264 will hold services at 8:30 a.m. at the Macungie Memorial Park Veterans Memorial. Parade begins at 10 a.m. at Shoemaker Elementary School and marches along Main Street from Fairview Street to the Macungie Memorial Park band shell at 10:45 a.m. for the 71st annual Macungie Memorial Day Program. Service follows at noon at the Lehigh-Northampton Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 287 Lehigh St., Macungie. In the event of rain, the parade will be canceled and services will be held at 10:45 a.m. in Macungie Memorial Park auditorium, 50 N. Poplar St. Information or event cancellation updates, see www.macungie.org or call 610-965-0372.Martocci-Capobianco American Legion Post 750, 143 Garibaldi Avenue, Roseto, will take part in services at the following locations: 8:30 a.m., depart from the post home; 9 a.m., New Catholic Cemetery; 9:30 a.m., Roseto Presbyterian Cemetery, Liberty Street; 10 a.m., Catholic cemetery adjacent to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. The Legionnaires will proceed to the Municipal Plaza on Garibaldi Avenue for the Community Services at the War Monuments beginning at 10:45 a.m. These services will include the clergy from area churches. Wreaths will be placed on the War Monuments by the post. Rain location: Post Home, 143 Garibaldi Ave.Bethlehem Memorial Day Parade begins at 9 a.m. at Liberty High School and proceeds to Bethlehem Memorial Park for a brief ceremony. Hosted by the United Veterans of Bethlehem.Emmaus Memorial Day Parade, 9 a.m., will depart from the high school parking lot and proceed to the Memorial Triangle for services. Rain location, Emmaus High School auditorium, 10 a.m.Phillipsburg Memorial Day Parade, 9 a.m. Parade route is South Main Street from Abbot Street to Union Square, stopping at Shappell Park for a remembrance ceremony.Egypt Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7293 will hold services at 9 a.m. at the Cementon Memorial; 9:30 a.m. at Egypt Memorial Park; 10:30 a.m. at Whitehall Veterans Memorial; and 11:30 a.m. at the Post Home, 5209 Springmill Road, Whitehall.Easton Memorial Day Parade, 10:30 a.m. Parade steps off from Sixth and Walnut streets, down Northampton Street and proceeds to Scott Park. Brown & Lynch Post 9 renders honors at the Easton Cemetery GAR plot at 9 a.m.Fullerton American Legion Post 367, 609 Fullerton Ave., will hold services at 10 a.m. Guest speakers are Harry Keiper and Franklin Homme.American Legion Post 927, 646 Fairgrounds Road, Gilbert will be host a Memorial Day Ceremony 11 a.m. There will be guest speakers, and light luncheon will be offered.The West Bangor Memorial Association will sponsor the Memorial Day Services 11 a.m. at the Memorial Site, Second Street. The principal speaker will be USMC Maj. Jenna E. Reed, a former resident of Bangor. She joined the Marine Corps in 2010 after graduating from Villanova University Law School. Rain location: St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church Social Hall, Verona Avenue, West Bangor.East Bangor will hold services at 1 p.m. at the East Bangor Cemetery, Park Road. Speaker will be Scott Saltern, a Navy veteran. There will be a roll call of those veterans who have died in the past year and are now buried in the East Bangor Cemetery. Music by Ellis Williams & Co. A gun salute will be fired by the Martocci-Capobianco Post 750 American Legion, Roseto. Taps will be played by Aryana Smith. Rain location, East Bangor United Methodist Community Church, 136 W. Central Ave. Info: 610-588-4453.The Allentown Band performs 3 p.m,. at the Great Pennsylvania Music & Arts Celebration at the Agri-Plex at the Allentown Fairgrounds.Memorial Day at SteelStacks celebration includes “Our Hometown Heroes” on display May 25-27, empowerment performances, 1 p.m. May 25, Remember Our Heroes Luminaria Display, 7 p.m. May 26, Memorial Service, 5 p.m. May 27 and concerts starting at 3 p.m. May 25-26 and 3:30 p.m. May 27 at Highmark Community Stage and Levitt Pavilion.
Source: Morningcall