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International Dinner

You’re invited to our International Dinner! 🌍🍽️ 
Come celebrate your culture with people from all around the world! Everyone will bring traditional food or drinks, share music and dances from their home countries and enjoy a fun evening together! 🎶🍛💃

All you need to do to participate is to bring a traditional dish or drink from your country and share it with the group. Please prepare your food at home, as there will only be very limited options to warm it up.

We’re looking forward to a night full of connection, celebration and cultural diversity. See you there! 😊

When? Saturday 2 May at 6pm
Where? KHG Auditorium, Berrenrather Str. 127, 50937 Köln

in Cooperation with

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  • Nicole Ringhut

    Culture and public relations

    T: +49 162 1024 195
    E: ringhut@khgkoeln.de

    Office hours: N/A
    Languages: German, French, English

  • Ada v. Lüninck 

    Social Counselling and spiritual accompaniment

    T: Termine nach Vereinbarung
    E: lueninck@khgkoeln.de

    Bürozeiten: Nach Vereinbarung
    Languages: German, English, French

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Paul's Pilgrimage

"To the unknown god...What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you."
(Acts 17:23)

Follow the Apostle Paul on his journey through Greece.

We go to places that were anything but perfect – cities full of chaos, conflict, and real people. That is exactly where Paul founded a community. Not saints. But people like us.

This journey is not a vacation. And it is not a pious leisure trip either.

It is an invitation:
👉 to take an honest look
👉 to be on a journey – both outwardly and inwardly
👉 to rediscover your own path

👥 for young people aged 16–30
📅 October 18–25, 2026
📍Athens • Corinth • Peloponnese
💶 €599 (up to age 25) / €659 (age 26 and above) (instead of € 1.249)

Included:
✈️ Round-trip flight
🍽️ Half board
🚌 Local transfers

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Taizé Summer Trip

Experience a week in the community of Taizé with prayer, silence, nature, and fellowship.
For everyone aged 15 to 27.

Persons aged 28 and over can joinl if it is foreseeable that there are still places available on the bus and will initially be placed on the waiting list.

Price: €209 (for young people from the Archdiocese of Cologne), €339 (for participants from outside the Archdiocese of Cologne and for those over 28, see above).

When? Sunday, 19 July to Sunday, 26 July 2026.

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Open MIC Night

With the Open Mic Evening, we want to offer a recurring platform where students from Cologne's universities and young local artists can present their creative exploration of topics relating to individual, social and ecological well-being.

The stage for this is provided by our modern, sculptural St John XXIII Church or in our Aula Lounge, where participants can express their creativity and explore themes of wellbeing. A great opportunity to socialise with like-minded people, share your artistic talents and inspire each other.

When? Thursday, 11 June 2026 Start 6.30 pm
Where? In the KHG Church or Aula Lounge, Berrenrather Str. 127, Köln Sülz

We cordially invite you to actively participate in the Open Mic: as a musician, poet, storyteller, dancer... apply now for a performance at this first event.

Look forward to a varied evening full of creativity and good vibes!
Ob du selbst performst oder einfach nur dabei sein willst – vernetze dich, komm ins Gespräch und lern neue Leute kennen bei unserem anschließenden Get-Together mit Essen und Drinks.

Further Information:

To apply, simply send an e-mail to Johannes or Nicole with the following information:

Name
Genre (Music, Poetry, Dance, Theatre, etc.)
Performance Time
Equipment and assistance needs
Links to previous work and social media, if available

This event is presented in collaboration with:

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International Dinner

You’re invited to our International Dinner! 🌍🍽️ 
Come celebrate your culture with people from all around the world! Everyone will bring traditional food or drinks, share music and dances from their home countries and enjoy a fun evening together! 🎶🍛💃

All you need to do to participate is to bring a traditional dish or drink from your country and share it with the group. Please prepare your food at home, as there will only be very limited options to warm it up.

We’re looking forward to a night full of connection, celebration and cultural diversity. See you there! 😊

When? Saturday 2 May at 6pm
Where? KHG Auditorium, Berrenrather Str. 127, 50937 Köln

in Cooperation with

Registration

Contact

  • Nicole Ringhut

    Culture and public relations

    T: +49 162 1024 195
    E: ringhut@khgkoeln.de

    Office hours: N/A
    Languages: German, French, English

  • Ada v. Lüninck 

    Social Counselling and spiritual accompaniment

    T: Termine nach Vereinbarung
    E: lueninck@khgkoeln.de

    Bürozeiten: Nach Vereinbarung
    Languages: German, English, French

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Sport & Spirit – Primal Moves

Find your balance through movement!

The fitness class is designed for students who wish to strengthen their mental health through physical activity. Targeted exercises improve body awareness and mobility, reduce stress, and help prevent psychosomatic symptoms such as tension or headaches.

The course combines powerful movements, stretches, breathing techniques, relaxation exercises, and so-called “Primal Moves” – playful exercises inspired by movements from the animal kingdom. At times, we even move on our hands and may eventually work toward standing steadily in a handstand. The movement sequences promote joy of movement, flexibility, and a sense of ease in everyday life. Accompanying reflections also help foster a deeper understanding of the connection between body and mind.

Goals:

  • Joy of movement instead of performance pressure
  • Improvement of body awareness
  • Stress reduction and relaxation
  • Promotion of mental balance
  • Relief of psychosomatic symptoms
  • Improvement of mobility

Course structure

When? Tuesdays 5.30 - 6.30 PM
Duration: approx. 90 min 50 minutes 
Groupe size: max. 20 participants - for all fitness level
Languages: English, German
Where? KHG Sporthalle im Erzbischöfliches Berufskolleg Köln (EBK) (direkt gegenüber der KHG), Berrenrather Str. 121, 50937 Köln
Start: October 28, 2025

The offer is free for students!

Important! Please meet at 5.30 PM in front of the KHG Entrance. Unfortunately, late arrivals will not be able to participate. 

Registration takes place via the university sports page bookable up to 3 hours before the course starts!

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This program is offered in collaboration with the Inclusion Service Center of the University of Cologne and is led by Jaqueline Schirmer (M.Sc. Psychology, Psychological Psychotherapist).

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Holy Year Rome 2025

Jubilee of the youth
From 30th July to 6th August 2025 in Rome.

‘I invite all the young people of the world to Rome in 2025 to celebrate the Jubilee of Youth together,’ were the words with which the Holy Father surprised the 1.5 million young people and young adults at the sending-out Mass for World Youth Day in Lisbon.

Pilgrimage to Rome for the Holy Year by bus, train, bike or on foot. 

Participation fee: 649 Euro

There are still a few places available in the cycling, hiking and train group. If you are interested, please contact Simone directly at. Bei Interesse meldet euch gerne direkt bei Simone unter wosniok@khgkoeln.de

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Sport & Spirit – AcroYoga

Free training acroyoga

We meet every Tuesday between 6.30pm - 8.30pm for free training in the KHG sports hall. This means that there are no instructors and no guidance.

Acroyoga thrives on mutual exchange. The level of experience of the participants varies greatly and beginners are also very welcome.
As it is not a supervised training programme, you are welcome to come along for just an hour to get some exercise or work on your handstand.

An offer from students for students.

Give it a try !

Contact: Lin Schirmer
WhatsApp unter 0177-288 5952

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Sport & Spirit – Badminton

Sport as a mirror of our society?! Well, it all depends on who is looking in! Do you want a sports programme that is geared towards you and your community? Do you want to meet new people in Cologne in a casual atmosphere ?

Then we cordially invite you to our sports programme, always on Tuesdays between 6.30 pm and 10 pm in the KHG sports hall, directly opposite the KHG Centre.

Here, students organise themselves which sports to focus on. You have access to a state-of-the-art and well-equipped sports hall. Badminton is currently offered in several groups.

Off we go!

Give it a go, close your laptop for 2 hours and join us for some sport!

Kontakt: Fiona Krämer
WhatsApp unter 01577-2727 914

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CRUX Kirche

Der Schiefe Turm von Köln

Seitdem der Kirchturm der Kirche CRUX-Kirche St. Johann Baptist im September 2004 durch den U-Bahnbau kippte, war er bekannt als der „Schiefe Turm von Köln“. Das Kippen des Kirchturms war die Initialzündung für das Jugendpastorale Zentrum, weil es den Weg frei machte zur Renovierung der Kirche und der Realisierung eines Zentrums der Jugend und jungen Erwachsenen in Köln.

Das CRUX Café lädt (als ‚Place to be‘) zum Verweilen und Quatschen ein; egal ob über Gott, die Welt oder dein Leben. Hier triffst du auf junge Menschen – Schüler und Studenten. Gönn dir deine Zeit, die du brauchst und wie du sie brauchst. Wir sind für dich da.

Church opening hours

Di – So: 9.00 – 18.00 Uhr 

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