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WHY would you have that on Labor Day weekend?!
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it's so you don't get drunk and go sinning
just kidding....that really sucks. my grandmother is super religious and when she found out i never went through confirmation (my family is catholic) she went through the roof. but my mom explained to her that it was my own personal decision to wait because i wasn't sure if i wanted to be 100% catholic. my grandmother started crying and telling me how i was going to hell and now i could never get married in a catholic church (which isn't completely true because if i want to get married in one, i can go through confirmation classes then).
you're best bet is talk to your mom. as you said, your parents guilt trip you into going there a lot but if you get the straight story from her and speak your mind competely either she'll say it's okay if you can't make it because of the holiday or you'll see that it would mean a lot for you to be there for her.
i've never had good experiences with "religious things" like what you're mentioning above and if anything, it's pushed me farther away from actually having religion as a part of my life. i live in the deep south so it's hard now when the topic comes up because i get weird looks for being raised catholic to begin with and then people will question my reasons for not being a part of a church.