Welcome
Greetings with the Love and Peace of our Lord Jesus Christ
Permit me to share a little bit of myself. I was born in the city of Mumbai, India with a Goan heritage. I joined the Congregation of the Missionaries of St. France de Sales (MSFS) and upon completing my seminary studies, was ordained a priest on 4 May 1991. After a decade of appointments as assistant priest in a parish and a high school teacher, I was sent to the assist the diocese of Parramatta in 2000. Since then, I have been assigned to several parishes as an assistant, priest-in-charge, administrator and from June 15, 2023, as parish priest of St. Bernadette, Lalor Park.
I have been welcomed by this parish community and hoping to have a fruitful ministry here at St. Bernadette’s.
With peace and friendship in God’s mission
- Fr. Clifford D’souza, MSFS
Weekly Mass Times & Reconciliation
Weekday Masses
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday:
8:30am – Adoration9:15am – Mass
Tuesday:
6:30pm – Devotions to Our Lady of Lourdes and St Bernadette. Adoration to the Blessed Sacrament
Weekend Masses
Saturday Vigil 5:30pm
Sunday 8:30am & 10:00am
Reconciliation
Saturday 9:45am – 10:15am, 5:00pm – 5:30pm
Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament
Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat 8:30am - 9:15am
Wednesday 6:30pm – 7:00pm
Diocesan News
We live in a world where individual success is pursued more than the common good, self-survival is prioritized over shared security, domestic interests are sought at the expense of international obligations. [...]
Just when you thought Jesus’ parables about the kingdom of heaven could not get any more violent, we have today’s wedding parable from Matthew Chapter 22. [...]
Inside the Vatican podcast discuss this week’s Vatican meeting on “Amoris Laetitia,” 10 years after Pope Francis published his controversial exhortation on marriage and the family. [...]
The Mass will offer support for our Catholic healthcare professionals, who are facing an especially challenging environment in ministering the love of Jesus for the sick and the dying in our community today. [...]
Pope Leo XIV met with French religious leaders in Metz, representatives of various religions release an appeal for sustained dialogue and efforts for peace in the world. [...]
