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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 presenter for the second session on April 23rd,and Deacon Ray Dever, the father of a transgender daughter, is the presenter for the third session on May 21st. There is no charge. To register email JR Zerkowski at jrfflex@gmail.com and he will send you the link. Once you register, you will receive the link before each session whether you attend or not. Please join us!
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
Presenters:
First session: Sister Luisa Derouen, O.P.
A Dominican Sister of Peace who has been ministering as a spiritual companion among the transgender community nationally for 22 years
Second session: Scotty Pignatella
Principal Systems Engineer with Raytheon Technologies. He began medical transition to male in the early 1990’s. Scotty has been an advocate, presenter and mentor to others on trans/LGB issues for many years.
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granted fire permits are no longer valid.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 start easily and spread out of control very
quickly. We have already seen a few scrub fires this