Motherhouse Chapel

The chapel in the motherhouse in Waterdown. The setting sun through the windows spreads colour over the far wall.

The chapel at the motherhouse was built in 1956.

Canadian talents and materials were used: Peter Tillman, architect, London, Ontario; Pigott Construction Company, Hamilton, Ontario; Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Hungarian-born interior designer and sculptor; Yvonne Williams, stained glass artist, Toronto, Ontario. The organ was built by Casavant Frères, Limitée of St. Hyacinthe, Quebec.

	The window in the chapel with a depiction of our foundress, Blessed Theresa Gerhardinger.

Approximately 2,400 coloured 3-inch squares were used for each stained-glass window. Each window depicts a person who has significance to the SSNDs of the Canadian Province.

The chapel is the heart of the motherhouse. It is a place of liturgical worship and prayerful contemplation.