Most Rev Timothy Costelloe SDB
Archbishop of Perth
Most Rev Donald Sproxton
Auxiliary Bishop of Perth
Chairman, LifeLink Executive
Welcome to my ‘2025 LifeLink Day for Catholic Schools’ initiative
Bishop Sproxton and I are looking forward to welcoming representatives from our Archdiocesan Schools to the Primary Schools Launch and the Secondary Schools Forum for the celebration of LifeLink Day 2025.
The first ever LifeLink Day was held in 1999 – a joint initiative of the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth (LifeLink) and Catholic Education WA(CEWA).
LifeLink Day is, and will remain, both an educational and fundraising initiative.
Through LifeLink Day, young people attending Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Perth are encouraged to learn more about the very real ‘need’ which exists in the community, and how our Church agencies, through LifeLink, respond to this need. Schools and students are actively encouraged to demonstrate their support and compassion for our brothers and sisters in need by undertaking or participating in special fundraising events.
At the heart 
of Catholic Education, is Catholic Faith.
Our Archdiocesan Catholic Schools have donated over $3 million to the social services of the Church as a direct result of LifeLink Day. Most importantly, we have inspired a generation of young people to recognise that when we reach out with love to our brothers and sisters in need, we are expressing faith in action, and truly seeing reflected the face of Jesus.
I wish to sincerely thank and acknowledge the enduring and valued support of Catholic Education WA (CEWA), our Archdiocesan School Principals and teaching staff who have helped build the culture of LifeLink Day through their genuine and enthusiastic support.
Perhaps most importantly, a HUGE thank you to all the students who have participated in special projects and activities, taken the time to discover and learn out the work of the Church’s social service agencies, and generously donated a gold coin each and every year to help someone in need.
Let’s continue to work together to help make a difference in people’s lives.
I am delighted to announce that our Archdiocesan schools raised almost $130,000 through LifeLink Day last year.
A truly remarkable outcome. Congratulations and thank you to all who gave so generously.
The annual launch date of LifeLink Day is traditionally the first Wednesday in June each year during the WA Week celebration and long weekend.
LifeLink Day 2025 which will therefore be officially launched on Wednesday 4 June 2025.
However, schools may choose to participate in LifeLink Day and conduct their special fundraising event at any time during the school year.
LifeLink Day provides a wonderful opportunity for students attending Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of Perth to join together to show their support for the Church’s social service agencies – agencies which on behalf of us all, reach out to provide practical care and direct assistance to thousands of people in need each year.
Many thousands of Western Australian families and individuals each year depend on our LifeLink agencies being there for them at their time of need.
On LifeLink Day, I am asking YOU and everyone at YOUR SCHOOL to help continue a ‘mission of care’ to our brothers and sisters in need who reach out to us for help.
Please, choose to be there for them in their time of need.
Our fundraising goal for this year is to raise a minimum of $120,000.
I wish you all every success and hope you enjoy participating in LifeLink Day 2025.
Yours in Christ,
Most Rev Timothy Costelloe SDB
Catholic Archbishop of Perth
Archbishop’s 2025 LifeLink Day Forum for Secondary Schools
The 2025 Archbishop’s Forum for Secondary Schools in support of LifeLink Day will provide an opportunity for interactive engagement with students, whilst facilitating interschool relationship building and teamwork amongst students and schools.
The focus of this year’s Forum will be the celebration of The Year of Jubilee and the Church’s call to Catholics around the world to be ‘Pilgrims of Hope’.
Archbishop Costelloe SDB will deliver his Address in three x 10-minute segments.
At the end of each segment, students will be asked to discuss a question that His Grace will pose and provide their tables response/s via Mentimeter. The Archbishop and Bishop will then respond to one specific response which they select to discuss further.
We know from previous Forum events that students really appreciate the open question time, where they can ask any question of the Bishops – personal, faith, political, whatever. So, we will make sure to allow more a time for this at the end of the 2025 Forum format.
The Archbishop has warmly invited secondary schools to nominate eight (8) representatives to attend this year’s Forum – six (6) student representative together with the school’s Principal and REC or their nominated representatives.
The date and location for “The Archbishop’s 2025 Forum for LifeLink Day” will be:
DATE: Thursday 15 May 2025
TIME: Commencing at 9.30am (concludes at 12.30pm)
LOCATION: Aranmore Catholic College Gymnasium, 41 Franklin Street, Leederville
Duration: 3 hours
Morning tea and lunch will be provided for all guests.
To assist with catering and other arrangements for this special event, we would be grateful if schools would respond to the following requests before Friday, 25 April 2025 by email to admin@lifelink.com.au.
- The names of your school’s representatives who will be attending the Forum. (Please identify Principal, Dir of Ministry, REC or other positions)
- Any special catering requests or requirements – allergies, vegan, vegetarian, coeliac, diabetic etc.
- Alternatively, please contact Miss Edith Huang at the LifeLink Office on telephone: 6104 3636.
Note: Secondary schools are requested and invited to undertake some form of special fundraising activity during the school year to help raise funds in support of our LifeLink agencies.
A video of the Forum will be provided on the LifeLink website as soon as possible after the event.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ● SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ● SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
2025 LifeLink Day for Secondary Schools Special Prize & Award
I am delighted to announce a very Special Prize & Award will be presented to just one (1) secondary school which Bishop Sproxton and I will select as having best achieved the goals of LifeLink Day this year.
THE PRIZE:
Bishop Sproxton and I will personally visit the winning school (together with a few other special guests) to present the award during November 2025… before the end of the school year.
The date will be discussed and confirmed with the winning school after the October 2025 deadline closes – see notes below.
THE AWARD:
We will present the winning school with a magnificent ‘Spirit Award’ to be displayed proudly for visitors, teachers, parents and students at your school.
The newly designed award will acknowledge the school’s tremendous support for the educational and fundraising goals of LifeLink Day.
This will become an annual award from this year onwards.
JUDGING CRITERIA:
- The School which best establishes a prominent ‘Jubilee Gallery’ that engages with the whole school community.
- What inclusions the school made and how they were presented within the Jubilee Gallery.
- How did your school share information about the work of our LifeLink agencies (and how the Church responds to people in need) with the whole of school community – teachers, students, parents.
- What special fundraising event did your school develop for LifeLink Day 2025.
– Provide photos, videos and information.
The Case for Support
We want you to tell us why your school should be the recipient of the Archbishop’s and Bishop’s Award for 2025?
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- Applications for inclusion in the Archbishop’s and Bishop’s Prize & Award
must be received by the LifeLink Office by no later than 1 October 2025. - The Spirit Award will be presented to any Archdiocesan school irrespective of location. Regional schools will not be disadvantaged as a result of distance.
- The Spirit Award will not focus on how much money was raised by an individual school although consideration of each school’s fundraising efforts, student numbers, amount raised, and the school’s geographical location will be considered.
2025 LifeLink Day – School Resources
Click to access each of the resource listed.
LifeLink Day School Posters – Personalised with each school’s name
LifeLink, LifeLink Day and ‘Year of Jubilee’ Logos
LifeLink Agencies – Information and Contact Details
LifeLink Agencies – Photos
