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
Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat 8:30am - 9:15am
Tuesday 6:30pm – 7:00pm
Diocesan News
The Diocese of Parramatta will celebrate a significant moment in the life of the Church on 24 November 2026, when Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv ordains three Holy Spirit seminarians to the priesthood - Deacons Paul Tran, Jeff Hood and Luke Huynh. [...]
At every Mass, the priest repeats the Lord’s words over the chalice: “Take this, all of you, and drink from it.” Concomitance assures us that the faithful who do not drink are not defrauded of grace. However, it does not make the Lord’s invitation any less an invitation. [...]
Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe speaks at the International Congress for Pastoral Care in Schools and Universities, taking place at the Vatican, and reflects on ways to inspire the imagination of young people during the digital age. [...]
Two women in the Diocese of Parramatta on what it means to live St Francis' way of simplicity and humility, to be exactly who you are before God, and no more. [...]
In Called to Bear Fruit, Letters to Fr Sam on Leadership, Discipleship and the Church’s Mission, Lubomir Martin Ondrasek presents the reader with a series of letters written to his Parish Priest and Pastor. [...]
