THE HISTORY OF ST BERNARD'S PARISH

1950  Purchase of St Bernard's site by Archbishop James Duhig.
1953Blessing of the first St Bernard's Church and School by Archbishop James Duhig.
1955Blessing of the Convent by Archbishop James Duhig.
1962Erection of new classrooms adjacent to the Convent.
1963Blessing of St Martin's Church, Eight Mile Plains by Archbishop James Duhig.
1966Opening of Clairvaux College.
196910th January. Fr Kevin Aspinall appointed first Parish Priest.
19701st November. Blessing of the second St Bernard's Church by Bishop H Kennedy.
197128th March. Opening of MacKillop College by Archbishop P M O'Donnell.
 Completion of the classrooms adjacent to MacKillop College.
197318 March. Blessing of St Bernard's Presbytery by Archbishop P M O'Donnell.
197526th October. Blessing of the new St Bernard's Infants' School by Archbishop F R Rush.
1977Completion of extensions to the Convent.
 Extension and renovation of St Martin's.
1978August. Relocation of St Bernard's Church.
 October. Construction of new church begun.
197925th March. Blessing of the new St Bernard's Church by Archbishop F R Rush.
1985Opening of the Clairvaux MacKillop College as a co-educational Catholic High School.
1988First lay principal appointed to St Bernard's School.
199112th December. Death of Fr Kevin Aspinall, first Parish Priest.
199231st January. Appointment of Fr Peter Meneely as Parish Priest.
 13th December. Blessing by Bishop J Cuskelly of the Stained Glass Window in St Bernard's Church, in memory of Fr Kevin Aspinall.
199326th September. Blessing of St Martin's Church and renovations.
 Blessing of the Mary MacKillop Multi Purpose Learning Centre, Kevin Aspinall Centre and Edmund Rice Centre, at Clairvaux MacKillop College, by Bishop J Cuskelly.
1994St Bernard's Parish Silver Jubilee.
1995Extensions to the presbytery and parish office.
1997Opening of the St Bernard's Parish Preschool.
2000Removal of St Joseph's Convent.
 1st July appointment of Fr Dudley McMahon as Parish Priest.
200118th February. Opening of the Fr Kevin Aspinall Centre.
2003Celebration on the 2nd November for 40th anniversary of the opening of St Martin's Church.
2004Stage 1 of the redevelopment of St Bernard's school begins.
20056 August. St Bernard's School, Golden Jubilee Mass.
 8 August. Blessing and Opening of St Bernard's new School Building.
2007Sisters of St Joseph fare welled after more than 50 years of ministry in the school and parish
 24 August. Blessing and Opening of the Prep School building.
200940th anniversary of St Bernard's Parish.
 1 January. Appointment of Fr Ian Wren as Parish Priest.
 25 March. 30th anniversary of the opening of St Bernard's Church.