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.
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.
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.
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“.
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.
Esztergom – where is it? I have never heard about this place and I was curious what to expect. Esztergom is located in Hungary, north of Budapest. This town lovely placed by the Danube river is the third place with the biggest cathedral in Europe – I have never known about this fact before.
Loud discussions and serious negotiations in the European Parliament – this is nothing new – but it is surprising when young people from various Kolping associations are present at this place.
Sunday, March 9, 2014, Kolping Youth Association from Oituz, Romania organized a voluntary action called “Market cake” to help 40 children from the local orphanage.
Volunteers of Kolping organized this action willing to practice feeling of solidarity with those children living in children’s home “Maria Montini Lavezzari” .
all of us have been following strained the recent events in Ukraine, from where sorrowful news reached us. Everyone has the right to freedom of speech, and we believe that the situation will turn better according to the happenings at the beginning of this week.
Until the situation in your country turns right, the European Kolping Youth assures its support to our Ukrainian Kolping sisters, brothers and to the whole Ukrainian people by saying a prayer in each day.
We believe that the Ukrainian democracy will rise again after these hard months with the intercession of Adolph Kolping.
We wish you all the best, and we hope we will see each other soon.