Parish priests and their representatives, agency directors and generous contributors attended a Liturgical Service of Thanksgiving at St Mary’s Cathedral last week on Tuesday, 4 November, where they were thanked by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe for their support of the work of LifeLink across the Archdiocese of Perth.
LifeLink agencies collectively touch the lives of more than 31,000 people in need each year through the provision of accommodation, food, clothing, financial assistance with electricity and gas accounts, and the protection of women and children escaping domestic violence and abuse.
In this year’s Christmas Appeal, the Archbishop is setting a target of $650,000 so as to help fund agencies in being able to meet the needs of those who knock on the doors of archdiocesan agencies.
“We are not independent self-sufficient individuals,” stated Archbishop Costelloe.
“On the contrary, we are children of God,” he said.
“It is God who gives us our life in the first place, together with whatever skills and talents we might have which enable us to live our lives fully and achieve sometimes great things.”