We’re expectant and excited about our annual Week of Prayer and Fasting and look forward to carving out time to linger over the Lord’s Prayer as we daily pray and fast together from 20 to 26 January!
Keep scrolling for an overview of the week and what we have in store for you.
Daily E-devotionals
This year, we don’t have a hardcopy prayer booklet, but you’ll receive a daily e-devotional in your inbox during the week, starting on Sunday, 19 January. If you don’t yet receive emails from us, sign up at the bottom of this page to receive the daily e-devotionals and other Hatfield news.
Spend some time quietly reading and praying through the email content every day. If possible, consider praying the Lord’s prayer slowly three times a day: in the morning when you wake up, in the afternoon, and in the evening before you sleep.
Online Morning Prayer
Monday to Saturday, 06:00-06:30. Start each morning together in prayer.
Dial in online via Zoom: Bit.ly/HCCpray
Evening Prayer Gatherings
On Tuesday and Thursday at 19:30. Join us onsite for our corporate sessions as we pray together as a community.
24/7 Prayer
We want to cover the whole week in prayer with an unbroken prayer time from 06:00 on Monday to 06:00 on Sunday.
- From 06:00, join our Online Morning Prayer by dialing in via Zoom: Bit.ly/HCCpray – PURPLE blocks.
- From 06:00 to 20:00, prayer takes place on-site in our Prayer Room – YELLOW blocks.
- From 20:00 to 06:00, prayer takes place in your home – pray with your family or invite your Community Group round to join you – GREEN blocks.
Sign up for your prayer slot via 24-7 Prayer International, and let’s have every hour covered in continuous prayer. 🙏🕊️ If you don’t want to create a login to sign-up, simply choose the guest option. 😉
For Parents and Children
Join us on Wednesday evening for an online corporate prayer time from 18:00 to 19:00, when you can pray together as a family in the comfort of your own home. Dial in online via Zoom: Bit.ly/HCCpray
Fast Food
No. We don’t mean fast food (as in, Nando’s, KFC, or McDonalds) … we mean let’s fast our food for the week. When we fast, we voluntarily reduce or eliminate food intake for a specific time and purpose.
There are different ways to fast, and it’s important to seek God (and, where necessary, your health practitioner) when choosing which type and time of fast to follow.
- Normal fast: No food, water only.
- The Daniel fast: Drink water and juice. Eat fruits and vegetables.
- Partial fast: This could mean fasting certain meals of the day or abstaining from certain foods (for example, no meat or sweets, soup only, fruit and vegetables only).
Fasting plus prayer: Remember, fasting should be combined with prayer. God calls us to both fast and pray. If you are fasting a certain meal of the day, use the time you would normally be eating to pray. The combination of prayer and fasting is a powerful way to focus on seeking God for breakthroughs and answers to prayer.
Fasting and abstinence: Although the word “fast” is used as abstaining from food in the Bible and does not refer to giving up other things, during a fast, one can practice abstinence from other pleasures, such as fasting social media, entertainment, etc.
Sunday Celebration
Join us for our special commissioning service at 10:00 on Sunday morning, 26.January.
May you draw closer to the Father as you pray this week in the way Jesus taught us, and may you become more like Him in your everyday frontline living.
