Conversations About Race: Sr. Melinda Pellerin

Conversations About Race: Sr. Melinda Pellerin
July 30, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
This is the first of several webinars being hosted by The Leadership Institute, the Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, and the Apostolate for Black Catholics. Help spread the word with this flyer.


Please join us Thursdays at 1 pm for these important webinars that will focus on the racial challenges we face in America and in the Catholic Church.

Pre-registration for the live webinars (at 1 pm) is required, but registering once will register you for all webinars.

Today: Sr. Melinda Pellerin: Race and the Catholic Church



Sr. Melinda was baptized at St. Michael’s Cathedral in Springfield and attended the former Holy Family Parish and School and the former Notre Dame High School. She earned a degree in history and secondary education at Annhurst College in Woodstock, Conn., and a master’s degree in educational technology from Lesley College.

A retired public school teacher, Sr. Melinda taught in Massachusetts at the middle and high school levels. She taught the International Baccalaureate Program at Springfield’s High School of Commerce and criminal justice at the Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy. She also coached a mock trial team that was the first inner city team to go all the way to finals in Boston, and in 2004 she was the Massachusetts Teacher of the Year.




About Our Virtual Meetings

This gathering is a virtual meeting hosted by Zoom. The link below will take you directly to the registration page. Once you register, you will receive the confirmation email, which includes the link. You will also receive reminders about the webinars in the days leading up to the events. You are encouraged to click it a few minutes before the meeting start time to test your video and sound. You will be automatically placed into a waiting room upon entry until the host lets you in.

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Each webinar will also be rebroadcast for new questions and answers at 7 pm the evening they are held. Links for those are listed as separate events.
Conversations About Race: Sr. Melinda Pellerin
July 30, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm