Chaplaincy

Talk to a Chaplain

If you'd like to talk to a Chaplain call or send us an enquiry.

Multi-faith Chaplaincy location: Building 47, 8 Orr St, Carlton.

Phone: +61 3 9925 2317

Email: chaplaincy@rmit.edu.au

Hours: 10am-2pm Monday-Friday (or by appointment), excluding public holidays.

Send an enquiry: Get spiritual support (For "Topic", select "Wellbeing, Support & Housing" and for "Question", select "Get spiritual support". In the "Description" section, please share with us how we can support you).

If you know which Chaplain you want to talk to, let us know when you contact us. If you want to talk to someone but don't know who, don't worry, we'll help you.

Meet our Chaplains

Costa Englezos

Chaplain – Community Churches of Victoria

Whilst teaching for 18 years at RMIT Business, Costa ran weekend orientation camps for local and international students, developed student mentor programs and founded SLAMS (Student Learning Advisor Mentors).

His passion in life is to love God and to demonstrate that by loving and serving people. In particular, that means helping to meet the needs of students as the “whole person” – academic, personal, practical, emotional, and spiritual.

Costa has served with a number of Christian bodies over the years (Presbyterian church, Brethren church, The Navigators, and Christian Union), but the “denominational tag” is not important to him since he calls himself a CHRISTian not a CHURCHian.

Rev Helen Summers

Chaplain – Interfaith (City campus)

Rev Helen Summers is an Interfaith Minister who studied in New York and was ordained in 1997. Helen brings many years of experience in education and pastoral care to the role of chaplain.

As an Interfaith Minister, Helen embraces the deep truths found at the heart of all authentic spiritual traditions that give meaning to life, and the shared wealth of spiritual practices that help us evolve and grow. Helen is deeply respectful of the commitment to common values of peace, compassion, wisdom, service, and above all, love, which is found in all traditions. Interfaith Ministers acknowledge the One Spirit that resides in all.
 

Sheik Riad Galil

Chaplain – Islamic

Riad Galil has been serving as the Imam of the West Heidelberg Mosque for the past 15 years. He is an educationalist by profession, working at the secondary and tertiary levels. Interfaith dialogue is so important to him as he is a member of the Jewish Christian Muslim Association (JCMA) and the Knox Multicultural Advisory Committee, Publicity Officer at the Knox Interfaith Network and Executive Member of the Victorian Board of Imams. In 2011 he received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to the Islamic community and the promotion of interfaith relationships.

Rev Amy Footson 

Chaplain – Anglican 

Reverend Amy Footson is an ordained Anglican minister in the Anglican Church of Australia. Amy was ordained in July 2023 in London, UK and serves as a minister at St. Paul's Cathedral on Flinders Street, Melbourne alongside serving as a chaplain at RMIT (City campus).
 

Victoria Wilson 

Chaplain – Buddhist

Victoria welcomes everyone from the RMIT community regardless of religious background and ethnicity to enjoy the benefits of mindful based stress reduction techniques and loving kindness practices. Her manner is friendly and relaxed, open to all seeking more peace and happiness in their lives using accessible secular techniques. Victoria comes from a Mahayana background but has deep respect for the Theravada tradition having studied and attended numerous retreats over the years. Victoria travels to India annually to further her practice and studies and teaches at retreats in Bali and Europe.
 

Other Chaplains

Rabbi Boruch Broh – Jewish Chaplain

Sr Delma Lamb – Catholic Chaplain

Yassin Aman – Islamic Chaplain (Bundoora campus)

Chaplaincy administration

Laura Kretiuk – Chaplaincy Administrative Officer

Chaplaincy events

All events are free and open to all RMIT students and staff.

Jumma prayers and lecture

Friday prayer for Muslims studying or working at RMIT. Facilitated by Sheikh Riad Galil.

1:30pm each Friday during semester

City campus, Building 47, level 2, Room 2 (male) and Level 1, Room 7 (female), Orr St, Carlton.

Lunchtime prayers

Join Reverend Amy Footson (Anglican Christian Chaplain) every Thursday at 1pm for short lunchtime prayers – you're welcome to bring your lunch and anyone is welcome to attend. 

Every Thursday at 1pm (excluding public holidays), commencing Thursday 11 April. 

City campus, building 47, Level 1, Room 8, 8 Orr St, Carlton.

Email Reverend Amy Footson for more information: amy.footson@rmit.edu.au.
 

Meditation

No experience required. Open to all. 

A safe and inclusive space to cultivate compassion and share stress reduction techniques to help navigate this complicated world. 

Meditation runs every Tuesday from 5 March 2024 from 12.30pm-1.15pm

City campus, building 47, Level 1, Room 8, 8 Orr St, Carlton.

Hosted by RMIT Buddhist Chaplain, Victoria Wilson on 0414 850 093 or via email at victoria.wilson@rmit.edu.au.
 

Mindfulness meditation

Recommencing Monday 8 April, then running every Monday, 12noon to 1pm.

Running both on campus at City campus, Building 47, Level 1, Room 008 and online via Microsoft Teams. No bookings required.

Students can download Microsoft Teams via the Office 365 Education website (log in with your RMIT student email eg. s1234567@student.rmit.edu.au). Click here for detailed installation instructions (PDF, 3MB).

Walking the labyrinth

A labyrinth is not a maze. A labyrinth has only one path leading to a central point, you take the same path going out. "In a maze you lose yourself, in a labyrinth you find yourself". 

Come and experience this ancient practice, now used in Higher Education, Schools, Hospitals, as well as in religious and spiritual organisations.

Running every Tuesday 11am-12noon

City campus, Building 47, level 3, 8 Orr St, Carlton.

Come and experience this ancient practice brought into modern times!

Reasons for walking:

• Clear your thoughts.
• Help in decision-making.
• Place of deep reflection.
• Quieten your mind.
• Gain fresh insights.
• Improve focus.
• And more!

For more information about any events, send an enquiry request.

Are you interested in joining a spiritual club or society? Find all spiritual clubs on the RMIT Student Union (RUSU) website.

Multi-faith prayer rooms

Access by student card or staff card only (swipe access)

Multi-faith prayer rooms are available at City, Brunswick and Bundoora campuses. Find prayer room locations and booking information.