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 – Adoration9:15am – 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 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
During the week, Pope Leo concluded his trip to France. Leo recalled something of the turbulent history in France with the French Revolution and the contemporary French idea of laïcité. France was once a very Catholic country, but is no longer. [...]
Every committed Christian knows that prayer is the lifeblood of one’s relationship with the triune God. Prayer lifts our minds and hearts to God seeking his help. [...]
How can a pope deal with a superpower that invokes the apocalypse? [...]
Pope Leo has proclaimed this year a special Franciscan Jubilee, offering the faithful a plenary indulgence to foster spiritual renewal and inviting us to imitate St Francis' love of God, fellow human beings and all creation. [...]
Whenever humanity faces radical change, the church brings its understanding of the human person to the deeper questions that inevitably arise. [...]
