"if you deprive yourself for the hungry,

                                                                                                              and satisfy the needs of the afflicted,

                                                                                                                your light  will rise in the darkness,

                                                                                                                  and your darkest hour will be like

                                                                                                                                                     noon."

                                                                                                                                               (Is. 58:10)

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We want to tell you about the exciting new centre which is been built alongside Emmanuel Cathedral in Durban, South Africa. It will replace the existing parish centre, a 105-year old building which is run down and dilapidated. We explored the possibility of restoring this building but it proved to be considerably more expensive than erecting a purpose-built facility on the same site.

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 Kwa-Zulu 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"

We invite you to help us make this ambitious dream a reality.

                            PRAYER FOR THE DENIS HURLEY CENTRE

                                God of love, compassion and kindness

                                  In this world of sin, shame and pain

                                you have called us to feed the hungry,

                                shelter the homless, clothe the naked

                                         speak out for the voiceless     

                                and let your light shine to the nations.

                               As we embark on this spiritual journey,

                     may your desire to touch the most needy in our city

               be achieved through our praying, planning and fundraising

                                    so that the Denis Hurley Centre

                may be a testimony that you are Emmanuel- God with us.  

                                                         Amen