Prayer Leader: For our opening ceremony, we always begin with prayer. Please close your eyes and bow your head in reverence to God. Dear Father in Heaven, we know we are your children, we want to serve you faithfully, and we want to keep our Girl Scout Promise. Help us to listen to your voice; help us to be willing and quick to do your work; help us to be friendly and loving; and help us to thank you every day for all your gifts to us. In Jesus's name, Amen.

Source: Girl Scout Sunday and Sabbath Prayers & Readings

Girl Scout Promise Leader: We are going to recite the Girl Scout Promise. Please raise your left hand, at the same level of your chin, showing the Girl Scout sign with your three fingers--your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger. You will repeat after me. Ready, begin.

On my honor, I will try to serve God and my country, to help people at all times, and to live by the Girl Scout Law.

Girl Scout Law Leader: We are going to recite the Girl Scout Law. Please raise your left hand showing the Girl Scout sign with your three fingers--your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger. You will repeat after me. Ready, begin.

I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.

Song Leader: In 1761, John Wesley penned these iconic guidelines for corporate singing for church congregations. For our troop, we have adapted these directions to help us do our very best in corporate singing. Opening and closing ceremony songs will be changed from time to time.

1. Learn these tunes before you learn any others, afterwards learn as many as you please. The lesson to be learned here is to form a familiar repertoire. It doesn’t mean don’t incorporate new music, but don’t be so “new” driven that you lose your roots. You should have a core selection of songs.

2. Sing them exactly as they are printed, without altering or mending them at all; and if you have learned to sing them otherwise, unlearn it as soon as you can. The lesson to be learned is that we should stick to the same melody lines that people know.

3. Sing Together– see that you join the congregation as frequently as you can. Let not a slight degree of weakness or weariness hinder you. If it is a cross to you, take it up and you will find a blessing. The lesson to be learned here is: singing together is good for the individual. We want everyone to lift their hearts (and voices) in singing even if you don’t feel like it. Show your thankful heart through song.

4. Sing Joyfully– and with good courage. Refrain from singing like you are half-asleep; but lift up your voice with strength. Do not be afraid of your voice, or be ashamed of people hearing it. If you can sing pop and R & B songs with enthusiasm, then you can sing our Girl Scouts songs the same way--with joy and courage.

5. Sing Modestly – not to be heard above or distinct from the rest of the [troop] that you may not destroy the harmony, but strive to unite your voices together so as to make one melodious sound. Corporate singing is about many individuals joining as one voice. Also, it means that one voice shouldn’t distract other people’s attention from the “chorus” of sound.

6. Sing in time – whatever time is sung, be sure to keep with it. Do not run before and do not stay behind it; but pay attention to the leading voices and move exactly as you can and take care not to sing too slow. The lesson to be learned here is: Singing the melody and rhythms in unison is important.

7. Sing spiritually – have an eye to God in every word you sing. Aim at pleasing Him more than yourself or any one else. In order to attend strictly to the sense of what you sing, and see that your heart is not carried away with the sound, but offered to God continually.

The lesson to be learned here is: we don’t do this for us. It’s for God first and foremost. Put God first and foremost in your offerings of worship. Before singing, we should always make time to turn our hearts and minds to God. Remember it’s not about how tight the arrangement is, how good the guitar solo sounds, or how much vibrato the lead vocalist uses. Ultimately, it’s all about turning our eyes to God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Source: https://www.theworshipcommunity.com/7-rules-for-congregational-singing/

Prayer Leader: For the closing ceremony, we always end with prayer. Please close your eyes and bow your head in reverence to God. Dear Father in Heaven, we know we are your children, we want to serve you faithfully, and we want to keep our Girl Scout Promise. Help us to listen to your voice; help us to be willing and quick to do your work; help us to be friendly and loving; and help us to thank you every day for all your gifts to us. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN