Blessings are at the top of this page.  Below it is a section for Calling in the Directions and opening and closing the circle.
Lammas 2017 Bedtime Blessing: "With thanks and blessing we step towards the time of dreaming..."
Cornmeal ritual to bless bless the circle:  (grains are sprinkled around the outside of the circle as this is read.) "Once again, the wheel has turned. We are 3/4 of the way through our year. At Winter Solstice a spark was born. The seeds of intentions were charged with life. Throughout this year, those seeds were: Gathered, Sown, They Bloomed, and now they are being harvested. We remove the chaff (that which we won't replant), and we store the best to replant in the coming year. Once those decisions are made, we get to relish and celebrate the Fruits of our Labor..."
Breaking bread ritual to do before a meal:  Specifically references Lugh-"This is the time of Lugh, the Shining One, the Bright One, the Golden One, the Sacrificed One.  He was conceived in the depths of Winter, was born in the Spring, danced and loved in the Summer, and now, He dies in the Harvest so that we may live through the long Winter's night..." 
Blessing Before Meal:  A lovely bit of visualizing the harvesting of the bounty before us.
Blessing:  Bless the bounty of your crop, nurtured from seeds you have sown.
We honor the abundance of your being and hope for the fulfillment of your dreams, waiting to be harvested.
Chant to Animal Spirits (while scattering a trail of bread crumbs and seeds)
Invocation:  "What is this Night?"  "What is this night?  It is the night of Lammas.  What is the meaning of this night?  It is the feast of bread.  What do we honor on this night?..."

Calling in the Directions
So, is there a correct sequence for opening the circle and calling in the Directions?  I've looked at many sites that have varied the order (as have we over the years). As with everything you do in ritual, your intention should guide you.  Anything you use on this site, can be changed to meet your needs.  However, I did find the following guidelines if you choose to use them:  
​"Note that the South is the starting point of the Q’ero Wheel, (South, West, North, East), whereas in the Native American tradition the East is the beginning of the cycle (East, North, West, South)"  (https://www.gaia.com/article/four-directions-ceremony)
We've added the following to our openings and closings:
We begin by acknowledging that our celebration takes place on the ancestral and unceded land of the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of the Maidu People. We pay our respects to elders both past and present, and to their stewarding of the land throughout the generations. We pledge ourselves to respect and honor the earth, our Mother, through our celebration.
(To open the circle:)
By the Earth that is her body,
By the air that is her sweet breath,
By the fire of her bright spirit,
And the water of her living womb,
Our circle is cast, and we are between the worlds. And what happens between the worlds changes the world.
(And to close the circle…)
By the Earth that is her body,
By the air that is her sweet breath,
By the fire of her bright spirit,
And the water of her living womb,
Our circle is open and yet unbroken.
May the peace of the goddess be forever in your heart.
Merry meet and merry part / And merry meet again.
2017 Calling in the Directions: "I honor and call the East, where light flows from, to join us and bless us.  Give us your clarity in breakthroughs and inner visions..."
Calling in the Directions (used in the 2009 ritual):  "Oh Spirit of Air (East): Grant a sacred wind to be upon my path that evil’s dark vapors be dispersed and the breath of life rise fresh and pure..."
Click this link for the complete text: The Opening and Closing of the Circle by Ellie.
This opening and closing of the circle was unique for our group.  It was changed from the original to have the group call in the energy.  After the facilitator read each line, the group would repeat it. At the end of the celebration, the words were changed to "We close this circle” instead of “We call in the circle”. It was quite powerful. As the words were said, cornmeal was distributed around the outside of the circle.
 
Opening and Closing the Circle by Ellie
With our gathered intention,
And through my (our)voice (s), 
I (We) call in this circle...