The Chapel at Gladstone’s Library
The Chapel is available for shared silence, personal prayer and meditation every morning from 7.45am and at other times when the Chapel is not in use. On weekdays at 8am all are welcome to join in a brief gathering (around 20 minutes) of readings from the Bible, poetry, prompts for reflection and a simple sharing of bread and wine according to an open and inclusive Christian tradition.
Any changes to the scheduled service are advertised on a poster on the Chapel door.
The service is open to anyone who would appreciate the opportunity to ground their day in reflective practice before breakfast.
Discover Peace, Inspiration and Connection
• Focus your mind and body
• Attend to your spiritual journey
• Find new passion for daily work
• Enrich your imagination
• Share silence with others
• Be nourished by poetry and prose, old and new
About the Chapel
A dedicated chapel space has long been part of the fabric of Gladstone’s Library. Once based in what is now the Anwyl Room, planning permission for a new, higher capacity chapel was given in 2005 and the chapel itself was dedicated in 2007.
The current chapel looks out over the Library gardens, so spring blossoms and autumn colours can be seen through the leaded windows. The stained-glass windows show Jesus as a child talking with the Pharisees, “Both hearing them and asking questions”.
The glass artwork set on the wall was designed as an altar piece by artist Lynda Crabbe. It is called ‘Fragments’ and was unveiled in 2009 as part of the Gladstone 200 Festival. The mini-grand piano is electric and was donated to the Library.
