Special Service (Week of Prayer)

The first week of every new year, we at Mercy Hill devote ourselves to what we call a Week of Prayer.  This year's Week of Prayer is running from January 7-14.  We hope you've been enjoying it so far. 

On the last day of this week—the 14th (this Sunday!)—we are planning to do something we've not done in previous years.  We are going to devote the entire service to an extended time of musical worship and prayer!  We will sing about twice as many songs as we usually do and punctuate our singing with times of open (but organized) prayer.  These times of prayer will be divided along similar lines as the Prayer Guide you should've received last Sunday (download it here).  In other words, your time in prayer privately this week should prepare you quite nicely to pray with us corporately on Sunday.  (Note: You may want to bring your Prayer Guide with you to the service.) 

Here are a few other things you should know:

• During the service, we will likely pray in different contexts: open mic, small group, private to ourselves, etc.  Don't be afraid.  There is no pressure to pray out loud.  But we do encourage you to come ready to engage if you're willing!
• We will not be streaming the service live on Facebook.  Because we anticipate many different people praying for many different things in many different contexts, it doesn't seem appropriate (or feasible!) to stream this in some public way.  So please plan on coming in person, and try not to be late!  
• If you were wondering about your kids, we've got you covered.  Mercy Hill Kids will be up and running as usual.  So head to the classrooms in the back and get them checked in before the service starts!

Would you pause and pray for our time together even now?  Ask God to meet with us in fresh and surprising ways.  We're excited to see what he will do!