The Chaplain is the spiritual leader of your unit or district. Begin and close each meeting with a prayer, you can use the Manual of Ceremonies found on the website for guidance. Units work with your Legion family, make plans this year to hold a Memorial Service, and drape your Charter for Unit members who have died. Keep a list of your deceased members with the date they passed, along with whether they were a Charter Member, Gold Star Mother, Senior or Junior member. This information will be needed for your annual report. The annual report this year will be yes and no questions, but you can write a narrative if you wish, after answering the questions. Asking unit chaplains to send well and sympathy cards all year long, to let members know we are thinking of them.

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This year’s prayer book for President Linda will be posted on the department websites in a printable form so members and units can print a copy, if they wish. It is open to all the Legion Family. I will take prayers, poems, and scriptures, until December 30th, 2026. The four Minnesota Chaplains plan to work together this year as a team. If you have a need for a chaplain, each of us are willing to come visit you or attend an event. We believe in working together as a Legion Family “For God and Country.”

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Lord, I thank You for this day, and as we reflect on today’s blessings, I am filled with gratitude for your understanding, Love and Grace. Amen