Archbishop Timothy Costelloe has recently delivered an encouraging message ahead of the National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) Conference.
The Conference, which is being hosted by Catholic Education Western Australia and the NCEC, is being held from June 19 to 22 at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The Conference theme Faith to Lead – Lead to Faith will seek to provide an opportunity for Catholic education leaders to explore, discern and be inspired by the richness and responsibility of Catholic leadership within a contemporary Australia.
Last held in Adelaide in 2011, the conference attracted more than 950 attendees from Catholic education across Australia. As one of the larger diocese in Australia, Catholic Education Western Australia is hoping to attract record attendance for the NCEC Conference in 2016.
In his statement for the event, Archbishop Costelloe said through expert presentations and workshops, prayer and liturgy, sharing and networking, the conference will focus our attention on our common purpose within the opportunities, needs and challenges offered by our times.
“It will be an opportunity to share and celebrate heroic achievements.
“It will also extend our boundaries to envision with hope the new ways in which Catholic education can lead in forming young people to live a fully human life and to contribute to the common good we share as Australians,” the Archbishop said.