The Prayer Experience
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." - Philippians 4:6
The Prayer Experience
Sunday - Monday - April 13-14 - 3pm - 6pm
Wednesday - Friday - April 16-18
- 3pm - 6pm
Fellowship Hall Building
The Prayer Experience is a new, immersive, and interactive experience coming to La Casa de Cristo this April. It is a journey filled with contemplation, creativity, light, reflection, and most importantly, conversation with the Divine. Travel through various imaginative spaces designed for you to encounter God. Enter into the Presence of the Lord in a way that you never have before. Whether you pray regularly or have never prayed before you will leave this experience full of peace, wonder, and awe.
It is a self-guided experience that you can travel through at your own pace. You will be greeted at the beginning, only to help you begin your journey. Then, after that, you are free to explore the various prayer rooms on your own – as you meet with the Holy Spirit. Each imaginative and Spirit-filled room will invite you into prayer in different ways.
The Prayer Experience will be open during Holy Week during the following times. Come anytime during these hours:
Palm Sunday, April 13, 3:00-6:00 pm
Holy Monday, April 14, 3:00-6:00 pm
Holy Wednesday, April 16, 3:00-6:00 pm
Maundy Thursday, April 17, 3:00-6:00 pm
Good Friday, April 18, 3:00-6:00 pm
The Prayer Experience has been specially created for our church and the surrounding community by members of La Casa de Cristo. It is appropriate for all ages and all are welcome. Come individually or with family and friends. Bring your small group or invite a neighbor or colleague. This Holy Week, come be inspired by the glory of Christ at The Prayer Experience.
Questions and Answers
Prayer is being in conversation with and opening our lives to God. It is both speaking with God and listening to God. “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.” (1 John 5:14-19)
It is a prayer experience with a creative bend to it. It is not a class. It is not a formal worship service.
It is a prayer-filled journey. Different themed-rooms invite participants into various reflective prayer opportunities. The first room is guided as an introduction. After that, participants are free to travel through the other rooms at their own pace. There are a handful of rooms and spaces to explore. It is all indoors.
Whether you pray regularly or have never prayed before, you will benefit from this powerful experience.
Others might be traveling through the experience around you at the same time, but the journey is designed for you to experience individually. You are certainly welcome to go through with family, with friends or by yourself.
There are different prayer stations to experience. One of the stations is an opportunity to pray with a pastor but every station is optional. Participants are free to choose which station they want to visit (or skip) as a part of the journey. It is open for participants to choose as they wish.
Yes, the entire experience is indoors on one level and can be navigated in a wheelchair.
Yes! All ages are welcome. In fact, there is a section of the Prayer Experience that was made by kids. This is a wonderful opportunity for whole family to experience prayer together.
On average, it takes about 30-40 minutes to travel through all the rooms. However, because it is self-guided it can be as short or as long as you desire to make it.
No, in fact it supplements it. If you are planning to come to worship on either Maundy Thursday or Good Friday, you might want to consider coming to The Prayer Experience before worship. You can enter into The Prayer Experience before 6:00 pm and be done just in time to attend worship which begins at 7:00 pm on Thursday and Friday evenings.
You will enter into The Prayer Experience in the hallway of the southwest building of La Casa’s campus (6300 E Bell Rd, Scottsdale, AZ). Look for The Prayer Experience sign to direct you.
You will be greeted at the entrance and given instructions for the first room. After the first room the experience will be self-guided.
Members of La Casa de Cristo created this experience special for Holy Week. Our kids and youth even participated in the creation and you will see that as a part of the experience.
There is no charge. This is a free experience for all.