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Sacred Assembly
1-21 September 2026
You are invited to set aside time in your calendar to join in the rhythm of prayer and fasting during this 21-day season of consecration.
The Prayer Room will be open for extended hours during the Sacred Assembly with times for corporate worship, group prayer, and personal prayer and reflection. Resources are also available to help individuals and families engage with different topics and themes.
More information on our Sacred Assembly will be made available closer to the dates.
GATHER
A Sacred Assembly is a set apart season, when we gather to worship, to pray and to seek God’s face intensely. We gather because it is an expression of our humble dependence on God. He is the only One worthy of our allegiance and our sincere worship.
We gather when we are connected to our weakness, our lack of love, our compromise, our propensity to be weighed down with the burdens and distractions of our lives, our pride, our fears.
We gather because we know we need Him; we need His presence; we need His grace and we need to be still before Him. We need Him to cleanse us, fill us afresh with His Spirit and send us out clothed with real power.
We gather because we are desperate people. We gather because the days are dark and we must walk in His pure light.
The Day of the LORD is coming. Gather the people. Consecrate the assembly. Gather.
FAST
We invite you to join us for a 10-day fast from September 12-21.
Fasting is an expression of mourning and deep longing for God’s presence. Through denying ourselves everyday pleasures and simplifying our days, we clear away distractions, reorder our priorities, and offer our undivided hearts to Him once again.
Some resources on fasting and prayer are included below.
PRAY
Each day we provide a Scripture focus for your devotional topic and prayer. We encourage you to commit to spending some time in with these readings and asking the Lord to speak to you, and also use them to fuel your prayers. We also encourage you to choose a time to come into the Prayer Room and pray together with others.
If you would like to join the mailing list to receive the daily Scriptures, please email info@newlifefremantle.com.
RESOURCES ON PRAYER & FASTING
Everyone who is able to is invited to voluntarily participate in fasting during our 2026 Sacred Assembly. Participation in food fasts will always vary according to age, life circumstances and health. No-one should endanger their health with a food-fast. However, in Australia many people engage in comfort-eating or over-eating and while fasting is uncomfortable it does not pose a health risk for many people. If in doubt consult your doctor first.
Below are some suggestions of how you might engage in fasting from September 12 - September 21 (these are not prescriptive, these are a few ideas to help you start a conversation with the Lord about your own fasting).
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Food
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A 10 day ‘Daniel fast’ – no sweets or meats. Only, or mostly fruit and vegetables
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No eating after 12pm each day (or another period of time each day)
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Only consume water/juice on a selected day or days each week
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Fast from all dessert/treats
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Fast from ‘fast food’
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Media/entertainment
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Pause all social media activity, movies, TV
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Pause or reduce interaction with News platforms
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Only engage with music and books that are for the purpose of intimacy with Jesus
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Activity
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Reduce spending/shopping
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Reduce social activity in order to gather more often in prayer and worship
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Choose to stay in the Prayer Room for specific hours instead of other ‘normal’ activities
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After the fasting comes the feasting as we celebrate God’s Festival of Shelters! Stay tuned for more information on our 2026 Shelters Celebrations!