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
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday:
8:30am – Rosary & Exposition9:15am – Mass
Wednesday:
6:30pm – Devotions to Our Lady of Lourdes and St Bernadette. Adoration to the Blessed Sacrament
7:00pm – Mass
Weekend Masses
Saturday Vigil 6:00pm
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
Saturday 5:00pm – 5:30pm
Diocesan News
News & Events Weekly Update News and Events across the Diocese of Parramatta and beyond [...]
Faced with limited communication and government restrictions, Laos’ Catholic community is resilient, driven by local clergy and dedicated laypeople. The head of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Laos and Cambodia calls this steadfast faith a “small miracle.” [...]
The construction of Good Shepherd Plumpton reached a significant milestone, as the first prefabricated elements were crane lifted into position on site, to the amazement of neighbouring Good Shepherd Primary students. [...]
This November, the Diocese of Parramatta joins Catholics around the world in a powerful show of solidarity for persecuted Christians as part of Red November, an international initiative organised by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). [...]
Earlier this month, at the site of St. Peter’s martyrdom in Rome, participants in the second session of the synodal assembly joined Pope Francis to pray for Christian unity, offering an ecumenical prayer asking to “remove divisions between Christians so they can proclaim the Gospel together.” [...]
