kiwanis invocations - athelstone club

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KiwanisClub of Athelstone IncServing the Children of the World .

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Printed by the Kiwanis Club of Athelstone Inc, South Australia, in March 2011for use in club meetins! Some licence has been ta"en in modifyin in#ocations commonly in use in KiwanisClubs in Australia! $owe#er, other in#ocations ha#e been written by club members!


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INVOCATIONS

for allCLUB OCCASIONS

INTRODUCTION

The Kiwanis Club of Athelstone acknowledges the value of the "Invocation" as an expression ofgratitude and blessing related to a force or forces beyond our control and comprehension. owever! as

part of an international! humanitarian organisation! it seeks to make the invocation a celebration of our

shared humanity and our diversity as individuals.

e have been careful! in the following collection of invocations! to avoid discriminatory terms and titlesrelating to gender! belief or race.

#o titles of address have been used in the following pages. owever! members may wish to add anappropriate title to suit the occasion. ere are some titles in common use."Creator and sustainer of all""$ord of the %niverse""&ource of all being""&pirit of life and truth"

"'reat creator""&ublime presence".

An alternative for those who wish to remain within a tighter belief structure is to commence by sayingsomething like" I invite you to celebrate with me! my belief as a ...(Christian! )uddhist! &ikh..* in this invocation" thenuse a title that you are familiar with in your religion.


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I%&'CA(I'%

)ord, *less this occasion as we endea#our to carry out the ob+ects of Kiwanis in i#in rimacy to the

human andsiritual #alues of life, encourain hiher standards of human relationshis andencourain the daily li#in ofthe -olden .ule!

/or the continuin comanionshi of our fellow members, and for the oortunity to wor" toether asKiwanians for the betterment of our community, we i#e than"s!

e i#e than"s for the oortunity to hel build better communities, for the +oy of li#in, and the funandwarmth of our fellowshi! Instil in us a comassion for the frail, the disabled and disad#antaed inour community!May our belief in +ustice for all and your -olden .ule uide us in our daily li#es, andmay that belief be e#erstrenthened! /or the ri#ilee to ser#e as Kiwanians we i#e than"s!

e are rateful for this oortunity to meet with our fellow Kiwanians and for thefriendshi,encouraement and ifts we find amon one another! May we ha#e comassionate heartsas we consider the needs of eole, strenthenin our resol#es to ma"e a difference to our world!-uide our reflections and accet our than"s!

*less this meetin of Kiwanians and the fellowshi it ro#ides! $el us to ositi#ely romote theob+ectsof Kiwanis in all our daily endea#ours and ser#ice!

e ather toniht as members of the Kiwanis Club of ueens .ow to further the ob+ects ofKiwanis

within our community! *e with us as we meet for ser#ice and fellowshi! -uide us as we o about our#arious tas"s! May the e#enin toether enrich our minds in order that we may better ser#e man"ind

with faith and understandin!

e are than"ful for the fellowshi we share, the friendshis we ain and the ser#ice we are able to i#ethrouh Kiwanis!

e i#e than"s for the fellowshi and oortunity to ser#e ro#ided throuh Kiwanis! May the eole ofour community be conscious that Kiwanis is a helful and carin rou! May they "now us as eole ofurose and character, oodwill and ser#ice, a #ital resource on which they may deend! May we beaware of what we can mean to those about us, and direct our ser#ices in Kiwanis to the area where weare most needed!

/or the warmth of fellowshi in Kiwanis and the challene of ser#ice to our community and the childrenof the world, we i#e than"s!

e ha#e been called to ser#e all eole! May we show comassion for the needy and be acti#e inwor"s of charity with unselfishness!

e i#e than"s for the fellowshi and oortunity to ser#e our community throuh Kiwanis! As di#erse

as our interests and bac"rounds are, we meet and wor" toether as Kiwanians, with the commonresol#e to imro#e the uality of life and to show in a carin, ositi#e way, our suort for all humanity!


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e are rateful for the oortunity to meet toether in order to ser#e our community, and to attemtthrouh Kiwanis to ma"e the world a better lace in which to li#e! *less this meetin and strenthen ourfellowshi and desire to ser#e!

e come toether at this occasion to learn and row in Kiwanis ser#ice! e are conscious of the manyri#ilees we en+oy and see" to be outward loo"in and sensiti#e to the needs of others inourcommunity and throuhout the world!

e i#e than"s for all the blessins of life! e are mindful of our duties to Kiwanis! May we be astronrou in our community and a useful resource on which they can deend!

/or the fellowshi we share, the friendshis we ain and the ser#ice we are able to i#ethrouhKiwanis, we i#e than"s! May we row toether throuh the endea#ours we underta"e as members of

the Kiwanis Club of ueens .ow


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YOUTH AND YOUNG CHILDREN PRIORITY ONE

elcome to Meetin %o!!!! where we hoe to ursue, with e#eryone3s hel, the ad#ancement of thehealth and welfare of the children of the world!

/or all the romise of the youn children of our world we i#e our than"s! (o all of their needs we i#eour commitment!

INDUCTION MEETING

'n this secial occasion, as we reare to induct !!!!!!!!!!!!!! into the membershi of our4club, we direct

our minds and eneries, to the imortance of introducin more members to our Kiwanis fellowshi! Maywe always remember that it is throuh a stron membershi that we can best romote the adotion ofhiher social, business and rofessional standardsand thus de#elo a better community!

BIRTHDAY MEETING

As we ather we i#e than"s for the !!! years of community ser#ice we ha#e ro#ided as a Kiwanis clubin this community! May we ha#e strenth and uidance to enable us, throuh the ob+ects of Kiwanis, toe5and our ser#ice in our community and beyond into the world community!

6secially toniht, at our birthday meetin, may we be filled with ratitude, for the blessins bestowedon the members andfriends of the Kiwanis Club of Athelstone o#er the ast !!! years! e than" those

who ha#e led our club and all the members and artners who ha#e ser#ed our community withdedication o#er the years! e i#e than"s for the fellowshi and fun we en+oy at this meetin, as wecelebrate this anni#ersary!

HANDOVER MEETING

As we reare to hand o#er the reins of our Club to President !!!! and his7her board, we i#e than"s8- for the food and fellowshi that we will en+oy toniht8- for the fine efforts of retirin President !!! and the retirin board8- for the continuin comanionshi of our fellow Kiwanians, and their artners,- for all the romise of the comin year8- for the oortunity throuh Kiwanis, to further ser#e our community and to ma"e 9oun Children

our Priority 'ne!

e i#e than"s- for the oortunity to meet toether at this our hando#er meetin!- for those who o#er the ast year ha#e ser#ed this club as office bearer and directors,

-and for those who ha#e suorted them!


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May we e5erience wise uidance and counsel from those accetin the resonsibilities of leadershifor the comin year! May they be assured of our understandin, loyalty and suort!*less the food laced before us and the ser#ice we will offer in the comin year!

At this hando#er meetin, we are aware of the challenes before us, and i#e than"s for our ast

achie#ements! May the eatin of this food, not only nourish our li#es, but also increase our desire tofurther ser#e our community throuh the 'b+ects of Kiwanis! May our relationshis with one another,and all li#in thins be strenthened!

May this e#enin be one of celebration, challene and fellowshi, as we ather with our artners andhonoured uests! e i#e than"s for those who ha#e led us o#er the ast twel#e months, and ledeour suort for President !!! and his7her board as they lead us in the comin year! May those chosen tolead remember that their reatness or effecti#eness is determined by the uality of their ser#ant4hood!e i#e than"s for this meal that we are about to share toether!

At this $ando#er Meetin we i#e than"s for the leadershi of President !!! and his7her *oard of:irectors and welcome, in anticiation, the comin year under President 6lect !!! !In the comin year let us be insired with the ualities of ood leadershi, and ha#e

- insiht to ma"e wise decisions,- courae to ma"e riht choices

and- comassion for the needs of others!

)et us always "ee in mind how much can be accomlished if we don3t care who ets the credit!As we share this meal toniht let us be than"ful

- for the ood thins that we ha#e-

for the warmth of hositalityand- for this ood comany!

LT GOVERNOR VISIT

Strenthen our )t -o#ernor !!! to lead us as we carry out our ro+ects and acti#ities to ser#e others inour community!

'n the occasion of this #isit by )t -o#ernor !!!! we ac"nowlede the ser#ice rendered by dedicated:istrict 'fficers! May we accet the challenes our )t -o#ernor brins to us toniht! May our resonseencourae him 7 her! May this meetin and the fellowshi of the members be a blessin to us all!

DISTRICT GOVERNOR VISIT

e are rateful for our :istrict -o#ernor !!! bein here to share with us the en+oyment ofcommunity ser#ice throuh Kiwanis! May what we e5erience in this meetin assist each of us toerform the wor" our communities most need!May our :istrict -o#ernor !!! "now strenth, health and wisdom to li#e out the ob+ects of Kiwanis so, bye5amle, he 7 she will lead us to ser#e others in our community


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CLUB ANNUAL MEETING

May we, as Kiwanians, i#e suort by deed and commitment to those of our members who will beelected toniht, to lead our Club for the ne5t year! May they "now that mi5ture of wisdom, comassionand enthusiasm, that will best assist eole in our community less fortunate than us!

At this annual meetin of the Kiwanis Club of Athelstone, may we ha#e the wisdom to elect thosemembers of our Club, who will reard it as a ri#ilee to ser#e for the comin year! May they ha#e the

will, the foresiht and the dedication to accet the challenes of their office so our Club will be aowerful force in the ser#ice we render to the community!

INTER-CLUB MEETING

e i#e than"s for the fellowshi and encouraement that we will e5erience throuh this interclubmeetin! May the time we send toether enable us to e5chane ideas and encourae us all to ser#eour communities better!

/or the oortunity to meet toether in fellowshi with members of other Kiwanis clubs and uests wei#e than"s!

)et us ne#er foret the ri#ilee of atherin toether at an inter4club meetin! May we always #aluethe friendshi of our fellow Kiwanians who comose our Kiwanis clubs May all of us at this meetin

continue the ractice of formin endurin friendshis and renderin altruistic ser#ice to ourcommunities!

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