The thing about St Vincent‘s Parish is that it is not a “parish” which can be understood as an area within which Catholics living there are served. Perhaps Redfern is more adequately described as “community’, for a community is a group of people bonded together with a certain focus. Members are not necessarily connected geographically.

Many do not live in the area, but travel from elsewhere, attracted to the place in various ways, be it the friendliness of the community, informality, the heritage of ideals, convictions, Theology etc. … Continue reading →