Anglican Parish of Collingwood History 9

The yet-to-be-completed feature window of the new church reflects the sun late on a winter afternoon shortly before its dedication—the bare plane trees along Hoddle Street, and the Housing Commission flats on the Collingwood side clearly to be seen.

For over one hundred years, St Philip’s was a landmark bluestone church along the Yarra River side of Hoddle Street. Thirty-five years after the demolition of that building, the long-promised replacement has been built.

A major work of stained glass will provide the focal point for worshippers and visitors—the “Trinity Window”, nearly eight metres high, will be a fresh restatement of that central theme for the twenty-first century. Christopher John of Phoenix Glass, Box Hill has been commissioned to build this window, along with a suite of twelve smaller windows on the adjacent wall. Together, these windows will provide the community of Collingwood with a major piece of stained glass which will inspire faith and worship in Collingwood for future generations.

The Trinity Window will create a single, powerful symbolic image that speaks to varied faiths, cultures and age groups in an inner-city parish, reaching out to our contemporary humanity.

This website has whole section devoted to the building project and the windows. Further details can be found there.