LifeLink in Autumn Term

Autumn Term at Holy Cross College has traditionally been the term where the College raises funds for the Archbishop’s LifeLink projects. A group of Junior School students will be attending the Launch of LifeLink Day 2017 on Wednesday 7 June at Newman College. The theme for this year is ‘Open your hearts to people in need’.

Another group of Middle and Senior School students attended a Forum earlier this term where Archbishop Costelloe and Bishop Sproxton outlined the aims of LifeLink and how the aims relate very much to the Gospel message given to us by Jesus.

Bishop Sproxton’s message is “We don’t ask why people are in need; we don’t ask them to explain why or to explain how; we don’t judge them nor do we condemn them. We simply say, “Here’s someone in need; here’s someone who is finding life a real struggle at the moment; here’s someone who has the same hopes and dreams as we do, but whose life hasn’t worked out the way they would have hoped – and we ask ‘How can I help’.” (https://lifelink.com.au/lifelink-day-2017/)

Holy Cross College’s major initiative is the Annual LifeLink SleepOut which is held on Thursday 8 June. Students from years 1 to 12 will be involved in some way with Year 7 - 12 having the opportunity to sleep over in cardboard boxes in the Undercroft below San Salvador. Year 5 and 6 students will also be given the opportunity to sleep over in one of the rooms in New Norcia.

All students will be given the opportunity to help raise funds for LifeLink by helping to sponsor students who are taking part and also by bringing in items that will be used to make up some care packs as well as replenish the supplies in the pantry at The Shopfront (http://shopfrontwa.org.au/about-us/).

More details will come out as the day approaches. In the meantime please help by supporting students approaching you for LifeLink SleepOut sponsorship.

Harry Muller
Coordinator of Ministry