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KOLPING YOUTH IN TIMES OF CORONA

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 JerzyWolf 1 Comment

“I can’t believe I forgot my mask again…”, “When is this going to be over?”, “I feel like we’re the first generation ever that didn’t get to celebrate graduation.”, “I miss going out with my friends so much.”, “I think that I will go crazy if I apply for another webinar.”, “I live for the day to take my passport and go on holidays.”, “Okay, sorry, I will turn off my microphone.” Do you find these statements familiar? Probably yes, just like many youngsters from different Kolping societies who joined the Membership Meeting 2020 that took place online on 17th October.

MEMBERSHIP MEETING 2020

November 1, 2020November 20, 2020 JerzyWolf

As the whole world has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, we all had to learn new ways how to adapt to the new situation. As a consequence, on 17th October 2020 Kolping Youth Europe held its annual Membership Meeting online for the first time in the history of the organization. 22 Kolping Youth members from 13 different countries joined.

KOLPING YOUTH EUROPE OPENS NEW OFFICE

October 12, 2020October 17, 2020 JerzyWolf

In September 2020, Kolping Youth Europe opened a new office in Novi Sad (Serbia) and hired Nikolina Lazendić as a new youth advisor. She cooperates with Patrycja Kwapik who is located in Kraków (Poland) and started to work for Kolping Youth Europe in 2013. Both youth advisors work part-time for Kolping Youth Europe and are additionally involved in current projects of their national Kolping Societies.

MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN CRACOW

January 7, 2020October 17, 2020 JerzyWolf

Full of positive memories, we are looking back to the Membership Meeting of Kolping Youth Europe in Luborzyca (near Krakow), which took place between the 22nd to 24th of November 2019. More than 30 young Kolping members from 15 different countries participated and shared our experience regarding youth work in their country. But let’s start from the beginning…

MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN BUDAPEST

March 15, 2019October 17, 2020 JerzyWolf

23 representatives from 11 different countries met in Budapest from 08.-10. March 2019 for the annual Membership Meeting of Kolping Youth Europe. The delegates represented the national Kolping Societies from Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Ukraine.

MEMBERSHIP MEETING 2017 IN TIMISOARA

November 24, 2017October 17, 2020 JerzyWolf

Albania, Czech Republic, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine and Hungary are the 12 countries from where 22 youngsters came to Timi?oara (Romania) to represent their national associations at the Kolping Youth Europe membership meeting, which took place on the 9th-12th of November 2017.

YOUTH WEEK 2017: „EUROPE – COMMON VALUES?!“

September 1, 2017October 17, 2020 JerzyWolf

Which values connect us in Europe? And which values connect us as Kolping Youth? In August, 41 youngsters from 15 European countries dealt with these questions in Nuremberg. The Youth Week 2017 was hosted by Kolping Youth Bamberg. “Even though the participants stem from so different parts of Europe, the week showed that some values are shared by all of us”, said Sven Messing (Kolping Youth Leader in the Diocese of Bamberg) who prepared the event together with Johanna Gärtner, Natascha Künkler, Johannes Mayer, Christoph Will and Theresa Straub.

FIRST UNOFFICIAL KOLPING YOUTH EUROPE MEETING – A SMALL IDEA WITH A BIG EFFECT

December 15, 2016October 17, 2020 JerzyWolf

A visit turned into a small unofficial international meeting. With a dash of motivation, happiness and work, Kolping youth Europe overcomes boundaries and offers activities, adventures and friendship.

„CREATIVE LEADER-MOTIVATED GROUP“

October 16, 2015October 17, 2020 JerzyWolf

8th-11th October 2015, Ludbreg, Croatia

From October 8th until October 11th 2015 all Kolping roads were leading to the „centrum mundi“, to Ludbreg, Croatia. Catholic apprentices society-Kolping from Zagreb Archdiocese, Kolping society of Varaždin diocese and Kolping Youth Europe were organizers and hosts of workshop meeting „Creative leader-motivated group“.

MEDIA WORKSHOP OF THE KOLPING YOUTH EUROPA

February 15, 2015October 17, 2020 JerzyWolf

Nearly 30 members of Kolping Youth Europe from 12 countries met for a media workshop from 12 to 15 of February 2015 in Voiswinkel near Cologne/Germany. The international group learned more about the Public Relations of Kolping International and visited the radio channel “Domradio” in Cologne. The young people prepared a radio transmission, which was broadcasted and now can be downloaded from the internet site: www.domradio.de.