Since 1997, he had been the organiser of the Polish Youth Meeting Lednica 2000 at the Lednica Fields. Animator for the academic chaplaincy centre "Respublica Dominicana" in Jamna. Author of numerous books and articles
During the years 1977-1987, he was chaplain to secondary school pupils in Poznań and since 1987 he is an academic chaplain in Poznań at the Queen of the Holy Rosary church.
His first evangelising work was the annual summer youth colloquia in Ustronie-Hermanice. In 1991, he was co-organizer of the VI World Youth Days at Jasna Góra.
lieutenant was then that the words of the hymn entitled "Abba Ojcze" were composed for this meeting. During the winter of 1992, he set up the "Dom Świętego Jacka" – a chaplaincy centre on the Jamna Mountain near TarnóWest
Initially the "School of Faith" started in the old building of the school and later on, due to the personal intervention of Pope John Paul II, he built the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Unfailing Hope.
In 1997, he organized for the first time the Polish Youth Meeting Lednica 2000 nearby the Lednica Lake near Gniezno. Since that time youth meetings by the Fish-Gate have taken place, initially on the Eve of Pentecost and now on the first Saturday of June. Since 2004, annually, at the beginning of September, he also organizes Lednica for Seniors.
On 21 December 2015, he died at the age of 67 in Poznań.
Father January Góra propagates the idea of Small Nations, works closely with many Catholic and cultural publications and publishing houses. 1983 - Literary Prize Kościelskich in Geneva for the book "Mój dom"
1996 - distinction in "Małe Ojczyzny.
Tradycja dla przyszłości" contest
1997 - "GIGANT 97", Gazeta Wyborcza prize
1998 - Honorary Citizenship of Zakliczyn nad Dunajcem Gmina
1999 - Włodzimierz Pietrzak Prize
2001 - Piotr Wawrzyniak Prize
2003 - Prize of "Głos Wielkopolski" and Great Seal of Poznań Town
2007 - "Honorary Citizen of Poznań Town"
2008 - Poznań Television Creator Prize.
2001 - Honorary Member of Poznań Town.
