St. Mary of Carmel Catholic School Presents:
An Evening with
Sr. Norma Pimentel
On human Dignity and Catholic Social Teaching
March 10, 2022
7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.Jesuit Dallas Terry Center
12345 Inwood Road - Dallas, TX 75244Benefitting the students of St. Mary of Carmel Catholic School, a beacon of hope in West Dallas.
$25 General Admission. $40 Reserved Seating.
Seating is limited. Tickets must be purchased online in advance.
Questions?
Contact us at board@smcschool.org
ABOUT Sr. Norma
Sr. Norma Pimentel, a longtime advocate for immigrants and refugees, serves as executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley in Brownsville, Texas. A religious sister of the Missionaries of Jesus, she has overseen the charitable arm of the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, since 2008, providing those in need in the Rio Grande Valley with emergency food and shelter, housing assistance, clinical counseling and pregnancy care.
Pimentel chairs the local Emergency Food and Shelter Program that distributes federal funds to local agencies providing assistance to the area's poor. She also leads efforts in the community that respond to emergency needs and provide relief in times of disaster and crisis. She was instrumental in organizing local response to the 2014 surge of Central Americans seeking asylum in the United States, which also included helping to establish the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, Texas, which has since welcomed and assisted tens of thousands of souls seeking safety and refuge by providing newly arrived immigrants with food, clothing, water and a place to rest.
In 2015, Pope Francis personally thanked Pimentel for her work with immigrants in a virtual town hall meeting featured on ABC's "20/20." That same year she was named one of Our Sunday Visitor's 2015 Catholics of the Year and won a nomination for "Texan of the Year." She also received the 2015 Martin Luther King, Jr. "Keep the Dream Alive" award from Catholic Charities USA. In 2018, she received the University of Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal, the oldest honor given to American Catholics.
Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.President, University of Notre Dame
ABOUT THE EVENT
An Evening with Sr. Norma Pimentel will be held at the
Jesuit Dallas Terry Center
12345 Inwood Road - Dallas, TX 75244
Join us for the 2022 Saints and Scholars speaker event to educate and transform our community through Sr. Norma’s story of serving as a bridge among walls. Your ticket purchase or sponsorship will benefit the students of St. Mary of Carmel Catholic School in West Dallas.
Questions?
Contact us at board@smcschool.org
Sponsorship Opportunities
Your sponsorship of this event will benefit the students of St. Mary of Carmel Catholic School, a beacon of hope in West Dallas. Your sponsorship is also the best way to obtain priority seating at the event. There are many benefits to becoming a sponsor at the following levels, including reserved seating and a Meet & Greet with Sr. Norma before the event.
C0-Sponsor
Ray and Anne Wooldridge
Saints SponsorS
Raul and Carmen Estrada
Kara and Peter Gehan
John and Therese Sabine
Anonymous Friends of SMC
Eagle SponsorS
Alfredo and Irma Duarte
John F. Hughes
Kip and Cecilia Kernodle
Tom and Miki Melsheimer
Leslie and Gary Noe
Max and Mary Ann Wernick
Anonymous Friends of SMC
In Partnership With
Catholic Schools Office of the Diocese of Dallas
Catholic Charities Dallas