Aquinas College Chapel

The Aquinas College Chapel, formally known as the Chapel of St Thomas Aquinas is a heritage listed building located on the Aquinas College property in Salter Point, Western Australia. The building is owned by the Christian Brothers as part of the Aquinas College property.

History

The Chapel was officially opened on August 12 1966 and was described in th college annual as "the greatest day in the long history of the college".

In 1961 an appeal was launched to raise funds for extensions to the college. Br. Hall's request to the Christian Brorhers for support of the project included costings for a chapel at ₤25,000. When Br. Woodruff totalled up the payments to take the chapel to furnished completion, figures came out at ₤83,370.

The chapel was heritage listed by the Heritage Council of Western Australia on May 1 1989. [http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?place_seq=2396&offset=0&view=location Heritage Council of Western Australia] ]

Services

Regularly chapel services are held on Thursday mornings, for all students, and special services for boarders are held on Sunday evenings. The chapel also plays host to baptisms, holy communions, confirmation, weddings and funerals.Aquinas College Brochure. Published by Aquinas College. c1990's]

Trivia

* At the top of the spire at the main entrance to the chapel there is believed to be a time-capsule from the time that the chapel was constructed.Aquinas College Student Diary 2006 - Semester 1]

References

Further reading

* Florey, Cecil (2000), Canning Bridge to Clontarf: An Historical Journey Along Manning Road
* Massam, Katharine (1998). "On High Ground: Images of One Hundred Years at Aquinas College, Western Australia" University of Western Australia Press ISBN 1876268050