War room org9/13/2023 ![]() Lesson #2: We need to fight the real enemy. Clara challenged Elizabeth to pray for her husband, and that’s when the story changed. The movie illustrates the importance of the “trifecta” for christian living: God’s Spirit (and prayer), God’s Word (the Bible), and God’s people (mentoring).Ģ Chronicles 7:14 (ESV) …if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. Clara, who was willing to invest in her as a mentor. There was no tenderness toward each other, and divorce was imminent. In the movie, Elizabeth grew bitter as her husband Tony grew distant. Most people give up too easily on their vows. Marriage is difficult, and it requires a strategy and tools. Lesson #1: We need a strategy to fight for marriage. Watch the movie for yourself and talk with a group or mentor about some of its main lessons: To find out more about cookies and how to change your cookie settings, please go toĬlick Allow if you agree to the use of cookies.The movie War Room from the creators of Fire Proof and Courageous tells the story of a young woman who learns to fight for her marriage through the power of prayer. This website uses cookies, including third-party cookies, to optimize the functionality of the website and for ![]() Knights of Columbus 1 Columbus Plaza New Haven, CT 06510 20 Connect With #KOFC Who We Are Our Mission Our Faith Our History Supreme Officers About Membership Video Library What We Do Charity Insurance Invest Programs Scholarships Churchloan Get Involved Join Donate Find a Council Store College Councils Member Resources Sign In For Members Safe Environment Program Brand Assets Benefits “During these 15 months of war,” Maletskiy said, “our Order in Ukraine has become stronger.”ĬECILIA HADLEY is senior editor of Columbia. This witness has also inspired hundreds of Ukrainian men - many of them in the central and eastern regions - to join the Knights in the last year. “The motto of this organization is ‘Faith in Action’ - that is, not only to believe in Jesus Christ, not only to believe in the truths that we recognize and profess in the symbol of faith, but to act, to put them into practice,” Bishop Bubniy said.Īrchbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki of Lviv, state chaplain of the country’s Latin-rite Knights, likewise applauded their courageous efforts on behalf of their homeland: “I see what great good God is doing through the Knights of Columbus in Ukraine, in this country that is so tired and weary right now.” Knights in Ukraine have tirelessly distributed humanitarian aid throughout their war-torn country, assisted widows and orphans, and called their communities to prayer.īishop Mykhaylo Bubniy of Odessa, state chaplain of the country’s Ukrainian Greek Catholic Knights, praised the Ukrainian Knights for exemplifying the Order’s mission. The convention and exemplification were the culmination of more than a year of difficult work and charitable witness. On May 27, State Deputy Maletskiy conferred the degree on more than 85 delegates and 21 chaplains. Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly presented Maletskiy with a Fourth Degree sword and gave him the authority to induct Ukrainian Knights into the patriotic degree in April 2022, during his Holy Week visit to Poland and Ukraine. “After all, only by believing in our country can we really work together and help others. “The Knights of Columbus need the principle of patriotism more than ever here in Ukraine,” said State Deputy Youriy Maletskiy. More than 100 delegates and nearly 50 chaplains traveled from across the country: Knights were present from Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Poltava and Odessa the now-liberated region of Kherson and the city of Melitopol in southern Ukraine, still occupied by Russia. The Fourth Degree exemplification took place during the Ukraine State Convention held May 26-28 in Bryukhovychi, outside Lviv in western Ukraine. Knights in Ukraine were received into the Fourth Degree for the first time in late May, committing themselves to the Order’s principle of patriotism as their country’s defensive war against Russia entered its 16th month. By Cecilia Hadley Knights of Columbus lay leaders and chaplains, led by State Deputy Youriy Maletskiy and State Chaplains Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki of Lviv and Bishop Mykhaylo Bubniy of Odessa, gather outside the Roman Catholic Seminary in Bryukhovychi after participating in Ukraine’s first Fourth Degree exemplification May 27.
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