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At the U.S. bishops' June assembly, Bishop Michael Olson said he had consulted with Dominican Sister of Peace Luisa Derouen before voting on trans health care issues. In an NCR interview, Derouen, a widely respected minister for transgender Catholics, contended that Olson had used her name in a misl

Deacon Ray Dever is a permanent deacon in the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Florida, as well as a husband and father of three daughters.

Event date: Friday, May 21st, 2021 The third and final zoom session on transgender ministry for women and men religious will be on Friday, May 21st from 1:00-2:30 pm EST.  The presenter will be Deacon Ray Dever from the Diocese of St. Petersbury, FL.  Deacon Ray has an adult transgender daughter and is a frequent speaker and writer on matters of faith in the LGBTQ+ community.  The link is here.

Event date: March 26, 2021 The LGBT ministry of the Diocese of Lexington, KY, and Fortunate Families is sponsoring three zoom sessions for women and men religious (including religious order priests).The first of these will be Friday, March 26th, from 1:00-2:30 pm eastern. All sessions are at the same time.  Sister Luisa Deouen, who has been ministering among the trans community for 22 years, is the presenter for this session.  Scotty Pignatella, a Catholic transgender man, is the pr...

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Event date: Dates listed below                                                                 Ministry to Transgender Persons   Please join us for 3 zoom sessions helping deacons, and women and men religious to receive God’s transgender people with welcome and respect.  We are currently on the fifth of six sessions for priests. Hosted by: JR Zerkowski,,Executive Director of Fortunate Families and the LGBT Ministry for the Diocese of Lexington, KY P...

Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 11:57 am Gisborne/Tairawhiti is now in a prohibited fire season as of 8am Tuesday 26 January 2021. A prohibited fire season means a total ban on outdoor fires and all previously granted fire permits are no longer valid. Principal Rural Fire Officer Ray Dever says "we were able to stay in a restricted fire season for as long as we could thanks to rain over the Christmas break, but the conditions have now dried out considerably." "These dry conditions mean a fire could s...

Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Gisborne / Tairāwhiti is now in a restricted fire season (as at 8.30am Wednesday 23 December). Principal Rural Fire Officer Ray Dever says this means anyone who wants to light an outdoor fire in the area will now need to apply for a permit. “Recent hot conditions have meant it’s very dry in Tairāwhiti. There is a lot of dry vegetation around which, when combined with the heat, could cause a fire to spread very quickly,” says Ray Dev...

Gisborne in restricted fire season © RNZ / Tracy Neal Anyone who wants to light an outdoor fire in the Gisborne / Tairāwhiti area will now need to apply for a permit. Principal Rural Fire Officer Ray Dever said it has been hot and bone dry. "Recent hot conditions have meant its very dry in Tairāwhiti. There is a lot of dry vegetation around which, when combined with the heat, could cause a fire to spread very quickly. "Its important anyone in Tairāwhiti, residents or visitors, follow the f...