Emmanuel Cathedral fundraiser concert
A fundraiser will be held at Emmanuel Cathedral, to support the Denis Hurley Centre.
Pinkie Mtshali from Emmanuel Cathedral, Sipho Moorosi from St Benedict, Thabiso Phakathi from Kwa Thinthwa School for the Deaf, Nosipho Ndaba from Holy Family College, (back)Lethiwe Ntaka from Kwa Thinthwa School for the Deaf and Georgina Brink from Maris Stella.
MY Redeemer Liveth, a choral music and dance concert featuring five Catholic schools from the greater Durban area, takes place at Emmanuel Cathedral on Thursday 21 August at 6pm.
Five Durban Catholic schools are uniting to show their support for the soon-to-be-completed Denis Hurley Centre by presenting an evening of choral music at the Emmanuel Cathedral. Participating schools are Maris Stella Convent from the Berea, Holy Family College in Glenmore, St Francis College in Mariannhill, St Benedict School in Pinetown and the KwaThintwa School for the Deaf in Inchanga who will present a special concert of much-loved sacred choral music.
In 2012, 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. They approached other schools in the greater Durban area to join them in a concert of sacred music.
The Denis Hurley Centre is nearing completion, It 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 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 Denis Hurley Centre will live out Archbishop Hurley's dream that the Church would be a “community serving humanity”.
Entry is free and all are welcome! A collection will be taken for the Denis Hurley Centre and refreshments will be on sale after the concert. Contact Paddy Kearney on 031 201 3832 or 072 806 4417.
