National Council: - Closing Ceremony

Ritual

For Lodges of the International Organization of Good Templars
Used with permission of the National Council of IOGT-USA
(***Not currently used - for historical significance only.***)
Edited for the Internet by Brent B.

Closing Ceremony

C.T. We are now ready to close this meeting. I thank you for your presence and for your attention. We will close by singing Song No ..........

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Ch. The hour of parting has come. During the duties of our daily lives let us preserve the flame of enthusiasm for our work. Our determination to further the high purposes of our organization will then be strengthened and future generations shall reap more ample reward for work done by us in the service of humanity and the common good.

(Alternate, where prayer is preferred.) Our Heavenly Father, we give thanks for the privilege of this meeting and for the good we have been able to accomplish. Deepen our every conviction of duty and strengthen every earnest resolution. Accompany us to our homes and keep us and our loved ones in good faith. Amen.

C.T. The meeting is now closed.

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	Ritual For Lodges of the International Organization of Good Templars Used with permission of the National Council of IOGT-USA (*Not currently used - for historical significance only.*) Edited for the Internet by Brent B. Closing Ceremony C.T. We are now ready to close this meeting. I thank you for your presence and for your attention. We will close by singing Song No .......... • • • Ch. The hour of parting has come. During the duties of our daily lives let us preserve the flame of enthusiasm for our work. Our determination to further the high purposes of our organization will then be strengthened and future generations shall reap more ample reward for work done by us in the service of humanity and the common good. (Alternate, where prayer is preferred.) Our Heavenly Father, we give thanks for the privilege of this meeting and for the good we have been able to accomplish. Deepen our every conviction of duty and strengthen every earnest resolution. Accompany us to our homes and keep us and our loved ones in good faith. Amen. C.T. The meeting is now closed. [Initiation Ceremony] [Top of Page] [Installation Ceremony]