Four
Durban Catholic schools will unite to show their support for the
soon-to-be-built Denis Hurley Centre by presenting an evening of choral music
at the Emmanuel Cathedral tomorrow night (July 26).
This
has evolved as a result of an initiative by Matric learners at Maris Stella
Convent, Holy Family College (Glenmore), St Francis College, Mariannhill and
the KwaThintwa School for the Deaf at Inchanga who will join the Maris Stella
Choir in presenting a special concert of much-loved sacred choral music.
Last
year, a group of Grade 11 girls from Maris Stella visited the projects at the
Cathedral and were so impressed by the work with refugees, homeless and
unemployed people as well as those with HIV/AIDS, that they decided to do something to help,
especially now that the Hurley Centre is about to be built. So they approached
other schools in the Durban area to join them in a concert of sacred music.
Learners from KwaThintwa will perform some dances.
The
Denis Hurley Centre will provide an enabling environment for care, education
and community building in one of the most diverse and challenging
neighbourhoods of downtown Durban, close to the busiest road and rail transport
hub in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
The
precinct surrounding the Cathedral and the proposed Denis Hurley Centre is rich
in religious, cultural and historic sites, including the Juma Musjid (Great
Mosque) Gandhi library and Gandhi memorial as well as the Victoria Street
Market making it an attractive destination for foreign and local tourists.
The
Denis Hurley Centre will be a legacy project honouring Archbishop Denis Hurley
OMI who was bishop and archbishop of this city from 1947 to 1992. He played a
significant role in opposing apartheid and promoting the vision of just a
society. In serving the poorest and most marginalised citizens of Durban (the
eThekwini Municipality) the Denis Hurley Centre will live out Archbishop
Hurley's dream that the Church would be a "community serving
humanity"
The
concert will take place at the Emmanuel Cathedral tomorrow (July 26) at 17h30
for 18h00. A collection will be taken for the Denis Hurley Centre and
refreshments will be on sale after the concert. For further information,
contact Paddy Kearney on 031 201 3832 or 072 806 4417.
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