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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: TBA

 Presenter: Judy Zingel

 

14 March 2010

 Topic: "The War on Democracy"

  Viewing of the  documentary for discussion, followed by a bring and share lunch

SERVICES FOR 2009

8th February 2009

Topic: An overview of SUCCESS INTELLIGENCE - Timeless wisdom for a Manic Society

Presenter: Judy Zingel will discuss psychologist Robert Holden's book

 

22 February 2009

Topic: MORE THAN A GRAIN

Presenter: In celebration of harvest time, Irwin Friedman presents for discussion a chapter from his novel "More than a Grain".

 

8 March 2009

Topic: TBA

Presenter: Ivan Baard

 

22 March 2009

Topic: The Sea Inside

This film will be viewed at the home of Ronni Elliott, as a basis for discussion.  A bring 'n share lunch is planned.

 

26 April 2009

Topic: Earth Day

Presenter: Leslie Conlon

 

10 May 2009

Topic: Me, the World, the Universe

Presenter: Ivan Baard

 

24 May 2009

Topic: Shared readings/music 

Discussion of where unitarianism comes from and 

where it is now.

 

14 June 2009

Topic: "How did I get here?"

Presenter: Unita Govender

 

28 June 2009

TBA

 

12 July 2009

Topic: A theme to commemorate the birth of Thoreau

Presenter: Carol Friedman

 

26 July 2009

Topic: HIV, Karate and my personal view of God

Presenter: Sibongile Mkhize

 

9 August 2009

Topic: Thoughts on Barack Obama, based on his books and speeches.

Presenter: Coordinated by Andrea Engel, with contributions from all

 

23 August 2009

Topic: Understanding difference

Presenter: Judy Zingel

 

30 August 2009

Slow Food: a communal mindful meal 

 

13 September 2009

Topic: "An Answer to Job?" 

Presenter: Shirley Bell looks at the Book of Job in the religious context of its time and, taking account of Jung's interpretations, attempts to show that a new concept of God was evolving in a society that was by no means homogeneous in its spiritual beliefs.

 

27 September 2009

Topic:  The Spirituality of Atheists

Presenter: Unita Govender talks about the "Book of Atheist Spirituality" by contemporary French philosopher Andre Comte-Sponville. Sponville examines both Western and Eastern religious values and questions whether their significance comes from the existence of a higher power or simply from the human need to connect to one another and the Universe.

 

11 October 2009

Topic: Intuition and Religion, and the spiritual significance of the Mayan predictions for 2012

Presenter: Jayshree

 

25 October 2009

Topic: 

'Spirit of three continents: On soil, blood and polished floors'

Presenter: Daniela Dowell

 

8 November 2009

Topic: film for discussion

Coordinator: Ronni Elliot

Bring 'n share lunch

 

22 November 2009

Topic: Successful Aging

Presenter: Liz Macera

 

13 December 2009

Topic: Celebration of Christmas/summer solstice/Hannukah

Coordinator: Leslie Conlon

Contributions by all

 

 

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 .....

  • (example: a spiritual leader such as Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Hurley, Mahatma Gandhi, the Dalai Lama)

 

"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


 
Thought Food

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For South African contact details
Durban - Johannesburg
Cape Town - Somerset West

UU History & Beliefs

 Unitarian Sources:

 The living Tradition

 
 Unitarian Purposes:
 Unitarian purposes
 
 Unitarian History:
 
A brief history
 
 Unitarian Origins:
 
Origins of UU
 
 Membership:
 The meaning of  membership
 
 Famous Unitarians:
 Long but partial list
 
Unitarian web sites

 UU marriage ceremony

 Download zip file
 
 Subject links:
 
UU related subjects
 
 Find Unitarian
 Sermons Online

 Sermon Links
 
 Famous UU women:
 
famous unitarian women
 Including Florence Nightingale,
 Sylvia Plath and Beatrix Potter
 
 Another "famous" list:
 
Remarkable, mainly US list
 
 UU congregations worldwide:
 
List from UK / List from US
 United States / United Kingdom
 Canada / France / Germany
 Spanish
 
Unitarian bookshops online

 Beacon Press:

 Beacon Press
 
 UU bookstore:
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 Skinner Press:
 
Skinner House Books
 
Unitarian humour

 Humour from Toronto
 
First Unitarian Toronto
 
 Humour from Boston
 
Theodore Parker Church
 
Various Unitarian groups

 UU Buddhists:
 
UU-Buddhist resources
 
 UU Christians:
 
Why I am a Christian Unitarian
 
 UU Pagans:
 
Liturgy, Ritual and Worship
Other beliefs and religions

 World Pantheist Movement:
 
Pantheism belief statement
 
 Humanists and heathens
 
Council for secular humanism
 
 Islam, Muslims & the Koran
 
Resources on Islam

  Goddesses and Gods
 
Greek,Roman, Egyptian & Celtic

  Buddhism and Buddha
 
Resources on Buddhism

 Religious tolerance:
 
Agnosticism to Zen Buddhism
 

 
Pagans, Wicca & witches
 
Harry Potter to Joan of Arc
Other interesting web sites

 Astronomy Picture a Day:
 
Today's picture
 NASA's daily colour picture of a
 part of the universe. Archives.


 Religious statistics
 
Adherents.com
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