Durban Unitarian Congregation
Durban Unitarians often comment that they attend services because they 'enjoy them so much', not because they feel they 'ought to'.
SERVICES FOR 2010
24 January 2010
Topic:
'The Garden'
Presenter:
Irwin Friedman reads from his novella
14
February 2010
Topic:
"Crime, Justice & Punishment: are you willing to be complicit in
legal murder?"
Presenter:
Shirley Bell
28
February 2010
Topic:
"Finding Inner Strength in a Troubled World"
Presenter:
Judy Zingel discusses the work of Robert Wicks
14
March 2010
Topic:
"The War on Democracy"
Viewing of the documentary for discussion, followed by a bring and
share lunch
28
March 2010
Topic:
Current views on Unitarianism
Presenter:
Ivan Baard
11
April 2010
Topic:
Current views on Unitarianism continued
Group
discussion
9
May 2010
Topic:
Report back from the Unitarian National Gathering in Somerset West
23
May 2010
Topic:
'After the Ecstasy, the Laundry'.
Presenter:
Unita Govender will lead a discussion on the books of Jack Kornfield
13
June 2010
Topic:
Health and Spirituality
Presenter:
Daniela Dowell
26
June 2010
Winter solstice in the evening of 26th instead of the Sunday 27th service.
11
July 2010
Topic:
"What Eckhart Tolle means by living in the now, and the role of the
'pain-body' in the way we live our lives" based on Tolle's book, The New
Earth.
Presenter:
Shirley Bell
25
July 2010
Topic:
Group sharing of peak and abyss experiences
Introduction:
Shirley Bell
8
August 2010
Topic:
guest speaker
22 August 2010
TBA
Services
The Durban Unitarian congregation holds relatively informal services on the
second and fourth Sundays of every month.
Venue and Time
9.15 for 9.30am: Second and Fourth Sundays of every month
Function Room
Westville Library
Westville Civic Centre
Durban
Visitors
Visitors of any faith or non-faith are very welcome to attend ALL services.
For more information
For more information about Durban Unitarians or our services, telephone Ivan Baard 031 2621161
or e-mail ivanb@ionet.co.za
Constitution
About Durban Unitarians and services
Our small congregation has no minister.
Members of the congregation take turns (on a volunteer basis) to lead the services.
Services include readings, music, 'sermons' and stimulating discussions thereof and are followed by coffee and tea during which the subject of the next sermon is discussed.
Durban Unitarian services are living proof of a commitment to create a spiritual environment that encourages participants to think for themselves.
The lighting of candles
A feature of all our services is 'the lighting of candles' in which members of the congregation who choose to do so each light a candle.....
in memory of.....(example: a departed friend) in the hope that.....(example: a cure for AIDs will be found) to remind us that.....(example: there are many who cannot afford to celebrate Christmas) in honour of .....
"Durban Sermons"
Terry Hutson: Does it matter?
Shirley Bell: The Book of Job
Terry Hutson "No man is an island
Ivan Baard "Is God evolving?
Shirley Bell A prayer for the planet
Dan Grimm What is community?
Terry Hutson A history of the Bible
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