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
Called to Walk Together offers a rare point of view in the world of pastoral renewal: a genuine, close, and honest record of what synodal listening really looks like inside an ordinary parish. [...]
The Diocese of Parramatta is partnering with BBI-The Australian Institute of Theological Education (BBI-TAITE) to subsidise the cost and provide parishioners with greater access to formal theological education, equipping more lay women and men to take an active role in the life and mission of the Church. [...]
Socktober is Catholic Mission’s annual football-inspired initiative, using the world game to raise awareness and funds for children and communities experiencing poverty. [...]
The encyclical is asking us to "engage with the digital world in a human way, as an integral part of our education in the faith and in a life lived according to the Gospel”. [...]
As I began the Jubilee Year of St Francis at the Conventual Franciscan Parish in Kellyville, it is only fitting that today I am here in a Capuchin Parish of Plumpton to mark its conclusion. We are inspired by this great saint to live the Gospel more deeply and to become God's instruments for the transformation of the world. [...]
