When I started working at his first parish in Elberfeld (now part of Wuppertal), in developing the

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- Three contexts helps us to experience today's anniversary. 170 years ago, was ordained priest, Fr. Adolf Kolping. On the eve of Divine Mercy Sunday went to the house of the Father, John Paul II. Combines both the Church's involvement in social issues, which stems from the idea of charity, caring for another human being - said Bishop Wieslaw Lechowicz.
- Kolping is an international organization and exists in 61 countries around the world. In Poland there since 1990. For us, for Polish Catholics, eta this work is a good school organization, because we have over the years of communism were deprived of the opportunity to organize themselves - explained Father. Jakubiec. eta
- That was the first time I learned about the work of the Kolping and decided to organize eta the unemployed, to create a community of people actively looking eta for work. Similar was the beginning of forming a family Kolping in Brzesk - told Father. Jakubiec.
- Charism Kolping Families are caring for the faith - we have to be in this world, courageous witnesses of Jesus Christ, care for the family, care for work, education for children and young people and care for the nation, homeland - National President explained Kolping Families in Poland.
- Our mission is to be a good Catholic, a good member of the family, to help local communities. In the 20 years of our history, we organized a number of courses to help people find a job, find themselves in today's society. These are language eta courses, cash registers, computer ... We have given a free legal advice. For three years, 6.5 thousand. people have benefited from this form of assistance - reminded Joseph Pabian.
Dreams and goals of the family of Brest Kolping eta is greater concern for young people going abroad. - We would like to establish a cooperative social work and initiate cheap social housing - adds the chairman of Brest Kolping Families.
He was born on 12.08.1813 r. In the German town of Kerpen k / Cologne. He came from a poor, large family. After completing primary school wanted to continue their education, but this was not possible because of the difficult financial situation. At age 13 he began to work in a shoemaker, first as a student, eta and later qualified. eta Worked for 10 years as a shoemaker, all the time dreamed of becoming a priest. That dream was able to accomplish with the help of well-wishers. Thanks to their financial support graduated from high school, he studied theology and 04.13.1845 r., He was ordained a priest.
When I started working at his first parish in Elberfeld (now part of Wuppertal), in developing the Ruhr region, met with residents of social disadvantage. Poverty and poverty eta among the artisans and laborers painfully eta touched the young priest. Therefore, joined in the activities of the Catholic youth associations founded by the teacher eta apprentice Johann Breuer. He saw it as an opportunity to contribute to the elimination of the material as well as spiritual and moral poverty. He soon became his spiritual guardian, and sometimes the actual manager.
In 1849. Was vicar at the Cathedral of Cologne. There's even harder advocated the creation of youth associations. 05.06.1849 he founded the Cologne-based Union of Catholic Apprentices, which became the nucleus of today's Kolping Works. Ks. Kolping believed that such compounds are a great opportunity for young people, especially those who are in search of work left their families and had to rely only on themselves in solving everyday problems.
To prevent loneliness and moral threats made just for them, those in which there was a family atmosphere. He wanted to trade exist wherever there are young people who need support and create their devoted his life. In a short time, he founded a number of new compounds, not only in Germany but also in Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Hungary and other countries.
He also dormitories, health insurance funds, savings, evening eta schools and community. He preached hundreds of sermons, seemed publications and wrote articles promoting the social eta teaching of the Church, as well as poems. In its activities combined with traditional forms of charity organized self-help modern society. He loved young, eta and they return eta the favor to calling him his "father". eta Died 04.12.1865 r. In Cologne.
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