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
In Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, ‘So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.’ As we Jesuits say, Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam – to the greater glory of God. That’s the call of all of us who find inspiration in the life and spirituality of Ignatius. [...]
Imagine if everyone of us truly and fully looked upon every single person as a sacred gift that reflects the face of God. What a beautiful world it would be! [...]
Like St Paul before him, St Ignatius is a saint for all seasons. By the time that he was chosen to be the first Superior of the group that would become the Jesuits he had been there and done that. [...]
The ACBC will be releasing a second social justice statement on Friday, August 7. The statement is entitled, 'Living the Gospel in Times of Social Division’. [...]
The success of the day was not just how many people showed up, but that culture was "being passed on through families", said Aunty Elaine Gordon. [...]
