Welcome to St Bernadette's Catholic Community!
WELCOME TO OUR PARISH WEBSITE
The Parish Newsletter is updated regularly. Catch up on all the latest by clicking on the Massabielle link.
Parish life
St Bernadette's is a very active parish, with many ministries to serve the whole community. These include a range of youth and young adult programs running as part of our Life Teen youth ministry. Please contact the Parish Office for details, and please refer to the Massabielle for upcoming events.
New to the Parish? Visiting?
We would love to meet you! Please feel free to come and see us, or contact the Parish Office for help. If you would like to register as a member of the Parish, Registration Forms are available from the church foyer or can be downloaded for your convenience.
Sacramental Preparation Programmes
At St Bernadette's Parish we believe that parents are the first teachers of their children in the ways of faith. To support parents in this vital role, the Sacramental Preparation Programme emphasises family faith development. The process has been designed for children in at least Year 3, however this is a minimum age only and it is up to parents to determine the readiness of the child and whether their family is ready to begin preparing their child for the sacraments of first Reconciliation, Confirmation, and first Eucharist. For families who feel they are ready, the parish preparation programme is an integrated, year-long process in which families meet, during school terms, to prepare for the sacraments which will be celebrated at various times throughout the year. Sessions aim to help families explore and learn about God, our Catholic faith and the place of sacraments in the Christian life, and to foster an early sense of Christian discipleship. Please watch the weekly parish bulletin - the Massabielle - for information regarding enrolling in the programme; enrolment information will only be advertised in the Massabielle.
Adults wishing to receive full initiation into the Church will continue to go through the RCIA; please contact the Parish Office for details.
Alpha
St Bernadette's Parish ALPHA team runs a program over 9 weeks in the latter months of the year and would love you to come and bring family, friends or neighbors who may want to find out more about Christianity. During the evening ALPHA is explained and you are invited to register and continue with the ALPHA course over the following 9 Wednesdays with a weekend away held from Friday to Sunday at the end of the course.
Looking for another Parish of St Bernadette in Parramatta Diocese?
For St Bernadette's Parish, Dundas Valley, click here.
For St Bernadette's Parish, Lalor Park, please call (02) 96724037.
Please also note that St Angela's Primary School, Castle Hill, is in the parish of Our Lady of the Rosary, Kellyville. The telephone number for the Kellyville Parish is (02) 96292595 or (02) 96299499.