2026 Family Togetherness Week of Prayer

Anchored Family in a Digital World

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BAHASA INDONESIA

Keluarga Tanga Kokoh
Di Dunia Digital

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BAHASA MALAYSIA

Keluarga Yang Teguh
Salam Dunia Digital

Muat turun Bahasa Malaysia

CHINESE (SIMPLIFIED)

数字世界中
扎根的家庭

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CHINESE (TRADITIONAL)

穩穩扎根
家庭

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FRENCH

Famille Bien Ancrée
Dans Un Monde Numérique

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HINDI

स्थिर परिवार
डिजिटल संसार में

हिंदी वर्शन डाउनलोड करें

ITALIAN

Famiglie Ben Ancorate
In Un Mondo Digitale

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PORTUGUESE

Família Ancorada
Em Um Mundo Digital

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ROMANIAN

O Familie Ancorată
Într-o Lume Digitală

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RUSSIAN

УКОРЕНЁННАЯ СЕМЬЯ
В ЦИФРОВОМ МИРЕ

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SPANISH

Familias Ancladas
En Un Mundo Digital

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SWAHILI

Familia Imara
Katika Ulimwengu Wa Kidigitali

Pakua kwa Kiswahili
Pakua A4 ya rangi moja kwa Kiswahili

TAMIL

நங்கூரமிட்ட குடும்பம்
டிஜிட்டல் உலகில்

தமிழில் பதிவிறக்கவும்

UKRANIAN

МІЦНА РОДИНА
У ЦИФРОВОМУ СВІТІ

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FAMILY TOGETHERNESS WEEK OF PRAYER:
SEPTEMBER 6-12, 2026

Family Togetherness Week of Prayer is scheduled during the first week of September, beginning with the first Sunday and ending on the following Sabbath with Family Togetherness Day of Prayer. Family Togetherness Week of Prayer and Family Togetherness Day of Prayer highlight celebrating families and the church as a family.

FAMILY TOGETHERNESS DAY OF PRAYER:
(FOR MARRIAGES, FAMILIES AND RELATIONSHIPS)
SABBATH, SEPTEMBER 12

Use the Family Sermon idea for the Sabbath worship service found in this Resource Book. 

Get the 2026 Resource Book Here

We live in a world that moves faster than our souls can follow. Volatile markets, Uncertain futures, Complex challenges, and Ambiguous moral landscapes press upon our families from every direction. Into this already turbulent reality comes a relentless digital intrusion—notifications that splinter our attention, algorithms that shape our desires, and screens that so often sit where sacred conversation used to live. Around dinner tables, in bedrooms, and even in quiet moments of family worship, the noise of the world competes for the hearts of those we love most.

This Family Togetherness Week of Prayer invites us to pause, breathe, and return. Not to a nostalgic past, but to the timeless Word of God that has anchored His people through everystorm of history. The psalmist declared, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105). In a VUCA WORLD, Scripture is not merely comforting—it is essential. It orients us when everything shifts, steadies us when the ground trembles, and clarifies what matters when voices multiply.

Families were God’s first sanctuary, designed to be places where faith is nurtured, identity is formed, and love is practiced. Yet no family drifts toward what’s most important by accident. Spiritual grounding requires intention—family worship, open conversation, honest prayer, and sacred time uninterrupted by screens. When parents and children gather around God’s Word together, they build resilience that no algorithm can erode.

During this family strengthening week, let us reclaim our homes as holy ground. Let us silence the noise long enough to hear God’s voice. Let us teach our children—by example—that the deepest belonging is found not in the glow of a device but in the presence of the Savior and the embrace of family.

Remain encouraged and faithful,

Willie and Elaine Oliver, Directors
Adventist Family Ministries

Seventh-day Adventist Church
World Headquarters