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Sr. Norma Pimentel, MJ: Ministry with Migrants

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Date & Time
10 March 2020, 19 h 00 min - 20 h 30 min
Venue
St. Patrick’s Church
Address
131 McCaul St
Toronto, Ontario
M5T 1W3

Becoming Neighbours, in collaboration with the FCJ Refugee Centre (celebrating the bicentennial of the Faithful Companions of Jesus), and with The Mary Ward Centre, a ministry of the Loretto Sisters (IBVM), are pleased and privileged to welcome Sr. Norma Pimentel, MJ.

Norma Pimentel, MJ

Sister Norma, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley in Brownsville, Texas, has helped organize a local response to the 2014 surge of Central Americans seeking asylum in the United States. With her team of volunteers she has worked tirelessly to welcome over 100 000 people since 2014 including thousands of children. In 2015, Pope Francis recognized and thanked Sr. Norma personally for her work with refugees and in 2019, Sr. Norma was acknowledged as one of the “50 World’s Greatest Leaders” by Fortune.

Everyone welcome.

Cost: Free will offering!