Chaplaincy - Spirituality, Faith and Meaning
The chapel is open 10 am - 3 pm weekdays during term as a quiet , relaxed communal place for students and staff to meet, talk, meditate or whatever.
The Chapel can be made available to members of the University and the wider community for weddings, funerals and other religious occasions.
The cost of hiring the chapel for weddings is $110 plus the payment of a refundable $200 bond.
Inquiries should be directed to Simone at The Lakehouse, telephone (03) 5227 1273.
Nestled near the lake is the picturesque sandstone chapel. It comprises a number of elements brought together from various areas of Victoria by people who wished to provide a religious centre for the students and staff of the University, and to preserve one of the historic churches of the district.
Originally it was built in 1857 in Steiglitz where it served as a Catholic church and school until 1873, and then as a church only until the early 1950’s. In 1983 it was moved to its present site by a team comprised of University staff, various specialists and young people working under the Employment Initiatives Program.
The chapel was rebuilt block by block and most of the stained-glass windows came from the demolished St. Augustine’s Anglican Church in North Melbourne. The carpet and upholstered chairs were provided by the Friends of Deakin. In his address at the chapel’s opening in 1986, His Excellency, the Governor of Victoria, the Rev.Dr. Davis McCaughey said, "This building speaks of a past, going back to the pioneers in the Sutherland’s Creek, and it is a building of character and beauty."*
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