"Welcome esteemed friends and beloved family . . . Yadda Yadda yadda (About the Program) . . . Yadda Yadda Yadda . . . (About expected Results) . . . Yadda Yadda Yadda . . We hope this will bring us ALL, a little bit closer . . . I am reminded of a story - (Insert appropriate story with amusing anecdote) - . . . Yadda Yadda Yadda . . Close with (Prayer, Joke, additional information)."