Mass Times
Sunday Mass Times
The following is a general list of Mass times, which may change from time-to-time.
Saturday 6.00pm (Vigil)
Sunday 7.30am, 9.00am, 10.30am & 6.00pm Life Teen Mass
Weekday Mass Times
Monday 6.45am
Tuesday 6.45am
Wednesday 6.45am, 9.15am
Thursday 6.45am
Friday 6.45am (& 12noon on 1st Friday of the month)
Saturday 8.00am
On most public holidays, there is only one Mass at 8.00am.
Reconciliation Saturday 8.30am-9.00am; 4.30pm-5.00pm or by appointment
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THE REPARATION PRAYER GROUP: Will recommence on Tuesday 28th January
Meets on Tuesdays in the Parish Basement from 8:00 to 9.00pm for Rosary and prayer. All welcome
11 hours ago
ANNUAL RED MASS: Tuesday 28th January
Bishop Vincent Long and Fr Bob Bossini warmly invite members of the judiciary and legal community, public service officials, law students and their families to the annual Red Mass on Tuesday 28th January at St Patrick’s Cathedral at 7.30pm. Refreshments will be served after Mass.
Confirm attendance and any dietary requirements by 20th January to 8839 8411 or events@stpatscathedral.com.au.
12 hours ago
THE CATENIANS: Gathering of the Hills Circle - Meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month
THE CATENIANS is an international fraternity of laymen with faith based friendship at the heart of their mission. You are invited to be their guest at a gathering of the Hills Circle which meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month at St Joseph’s Conference Centre, 33 Barina Downs Road, Baulkham Hills.
RSVP to Paul Despoges on 0418 430 464 or thehillscircle@thecatenians.org.au.
13 hours ago
Today is the feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas
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On Jan. 28, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates Saint Thomas Aquinas, the 13th century theologian who showed that the Catholic faith is in harmony with philosophy and all other branches of...14 hours ago
GOSPEL OF THE DAY MK 3:31–35 The mother and brothers of Jesus arrived and, standing outside, sent in a message asking for him. A crowd was sitting round him at the time the message was passed to him, ‘Your mother and brothers and sisters are outside asking for you.’ He replied, ‘Who are my mother and my brothers?’ And looking round at those sitting in a circle about him, he said, ‘Here are my mother and my brothers. Anyone who does the will of God, that person is my brother and sister and mother.’
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GOSPEL OF THE DAY MK 3:22-30 The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, ‘Beelzebul is in him’ and, ‘It is through the prince of devils that he casts devils out.’ So he called them to him and spoke to them in parables, ‘How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot last. And if a household is divided against itself, that household can never stand. Now if Satan has rebelled against himself and is divided, he cannot stand either – it is the end of him. But no one can make his way into a strong man’s house and burgle his property unless he has tied up the strong man first. Only then can he burgle his house. ‘I tell you solemnly, all men’s sins will be forgiven, and all their blasphemies; but let anyone blaspheme against the Holy Spirit and he will never have forgiveness: he is guilty of an eternal sin.’ This was because they were saying, ‘An unclean spirit is in him.’
2 days ago
BUSHFIRE APPEAL: TODAY
Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv and the Australian Bishops have asked that special collections be taken up this Australia Day weekend to support bushfire-affected communities. Money raised from this collection will support the Vinnies’ Bushfire Appeal. Parishioners wishing to donate individually and receive a tax-deductible receipt can donate at www.vinnies.org.au. Thank you to those who have already contributed to support affected communities.
We are also called to pray for those affected, especially those who have lost loved ones, for those fighting the fires and for an end to the ongoing crisis. Prayers and other resources, including how to support people affected by bushfires within the Diocese of Parramatta, can be found at www.parracatholic.org/bushfires.
3 days ago
GOSPEL OF THE DAY MT 5:2-12 Then he began to speak. This is what he taught them: ‘How happy are the poor in spirit; theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Happy the gentle: they shall have the earth for their heritage. Happy those who mourn: they shall be comforted. Happy those who hunger and thirst for what is right: they shall be satisfied. Happy the merciful: they shall have mercy shown them. Happy the pure in heart: they shall see God. Happy the peacemakers: they shall be called sons of God. Happy those who are persecuted in the cause of right: theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ‘Happy are you when people abuse you and persecute you and speak all kinds of calumny against you on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.’
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GOSPEL OF THE DAY MK 16:15-18 Jesus showed himself to the Eleven and said to them: ‘Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Good News to all creation. He who believes and is baptised will be saved; he who does not believe will be condemned. These are the signs that will be associated with believers: in my name they will cast out devils; they will have the gift of tongues; they will pick up snakes in their hands, and be unharmed should they drink deadly poison; they will lay their hands on the sick, who will recover.’
4 days ago
Today is the Feast Day of St. Francis de Sales
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Jan. 24 marks the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, the patron saint of writers and Christian unity whose role as a priest and bishop helped bring thousands of Protestants back to the Catholic...5 days ago
GOSPEL OF THE DAY MK 3:13-19 Jesus went up into the hills and summoned those he wanted. So they came to him and he appointed twelve; they were to be his companions and to be sent out to preach, with power to cast out devils. And so he appointed the Twelve: Simon to whom he gave the name Peter, James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom he gave the name Boanerges or ‘Sons of Thunder’; then Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, the man who was to betray him.
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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AT MASSES ON AUSTRALIA DAY WEEKEND. Let's make this Australia Day a true celebration of our spirit as a nation in the face of adversity. We invite everyone to come to Mass this Sunday, to pray together for more rain and an end to the bushfire crisis. We also invite everyone to be generous on this day, as our special collection will go entirely to the Vinnies relief effort. Please share this information with your family and friends, and see you all this Australia Day. (For more information, go to catholic.org.au/bushfires)
5 days ago
HOLY HOUR WITH BENEDICTION - Spend time with Jesus... All are welcome.
"A thousand years of enjoying human glory is not worth even an hour spent sweetly communing with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament."
Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
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WORLD DAY OF THE SICK MASS: Tuesday 11th February
Mass for the World Day of the Sick will be celebrated in the Diocese of Parramatta on Tuesday 11th February at Mary, Queen of the Family Parish, St Patrick’s Church, Blacktown at 10.30am. The Mass will include the Sacramental Rite of Anointing of the Sick and Prayers for Healing.
Please RSVP to Marisa VanderHout on 8838 3460 or marisa.vanderhout@parracatholic.org to assist with seating and catering.
6 days ago
A STATUE OF OUR LADY WITH ST BERNADETTE:
Is available on a weekly loan to parishioners. Make a booking on the roster in the church foyer to have the statue in your home to inspire individual or family prayer. Enquiries: Janina
6 days ago
Diocese of ParramattaGOSPEL OF THE DAY MK 3:7-12 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lakeside, and great crowds from Galilee followed him. From Judaea, Jerusalem, Idumaea, Transjordania and the region of Tyre and Sidon, great numbers who had heard of all he was doing came to him. And he asked his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, to keep him from being crushed. For he had cured so many that all who were afflicted in any way were crowding forward to touch him. And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, would fall down before him and shout, ‘You are the Son of God!’ But he warned them strongly not to make him known.
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GOSPEL OF THE DAY MK 3:1-6 Jesus went into a synagogue, and there was a man there who had a withered hand. And they were watching him to see if he would cure him on the sabbath day, hoping for something to use against him. He said to the man with the withered hand, ‘Stand up out in the middle!’ Then he said to them, ‘Is it against the law on the sabbath day to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to kill?’ But they said nothing. Then, grieved to find them so obstinate, he looked angrily round at them, and said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ He stretched it out and his hand was better. The Pharisees went out and at once began to plot with the Herodians against him, discussing how to destroy him.
7 days ago
THE REPARATION PRAYER GROUP: Will recommence on Tuesday 28th January
Meets on Tuesdays in the Parish Basement from 8:00 to 9.00pm for Rosary and prayer. All welcome
1 week ago
THE CATENIANS: Gathering of the Hills Circle - Meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month
THE CATENIANS is an international fraternity of laymen with faith based friendship at the heart of their mission. You are invited to be their guest at a gathering of the Hills Circle which meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month at St Joseph’s Conference Centre, 33 Barina Downs Road, Baulkham Hills.
RSVP to Paul Despoges on 0418 430 464 or thehillscircle@thecatenians.org.au.
1 week ago
ANNUAL RED MASS: Tuesday 28th January
Bishop Vincent Long and Fr Bob Bossini warmly invite members of the judiciary and legal community, public service officials, law students and their families to the annual Red Mass on Tuesday 28th January at St Patrick’s Cathedral at 7.30pm. Refreshments will be served after Mass.
Confirm attendance and any dietary requirements by 20th January to 8839 8411 or events@stpatscathedral.com.au.
1 week ago
TUESDAY MORNING PRAYER GROUP:
We meet in the Marian Centre on Tuesdays at 10.00am discussing the Sunday Mass readings and praying the Rosary. All welcome.
1 week ago
Today is the Feast Day of St. Agnes
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On Jan. 21, the Roman Catholic Church honors the virgin and martyr St. Agnes, who suffered death for her consecration to Christ. Although the details of Agnes' life are mostly unknown, the...1 week ago
GOSPEL OF THE DAY MK 2:23–28 One sabbath day, Jesus happened to be taking a walk through the cornfields, and his disciples began to pick ears of corn as they went along. And the Pharisees said to him, ‘Look, why are they doing something on the sabbath day that is forbidden?’ And he replied, ‘Did you never read what David did in his time of need when he and his followers were hungry – how he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the loaves of offering which only the priests are allowed to eat, and how he also gave some to the men with him?’ And he said to them, ‘The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath; the Son of Man is master even of the sabbath.’
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Who are we?
Our Mission
St Bernadette’s Parish Castle Hill of the Diocese of Parramatta is a welcoming missionary Catholic Community, nurturing its people in faith and service and seeking to reflect and share the compassion of Jesus Christ with our local community and beyond.
Our Patron Saint
Bernadette had precarious health, afflicted with asthma and other ailments. When Our Lady first appeared to her, Bernadette was fourteen years of age but had not made her first holy communion and was regarded as a very dull pupil. She was known, however, to be good, obedient and kind to her younger brothers and sisters, despite her poor health.
Our history
The history of St Bernadette’s parish began in Baulkham Hills, in the year 1849. For “Ten Pounds of Lawful British Money”, a contract was signed and sealed for the purchase of one and a half acres of land on the New Windsor Road which was to be the site for the first St Michael’s Church.