The Rev'd Canon Jeffrey Petten

A few years ago, I wrote an article for Anglican Life entitled “I Need Easter.” At that time, as a…

On the Feast of Christ the King, November 24th, 2024, Bishop John Organ visited the Parish of Deer Lake for…

Now and then, when reading St. Luke’s Gospel, the phrase that sticks out to me is: “But Mary treasured all…

As I get older, I find myself getting more sentimental about things, especially the approaching Christmas season. I find myself…

During this past summer, I presided over a wedding. Like many weddings that happen within the Church, the couple were…

On Friday, 5 April, 2024, the congregation of St. Michael and All Angels’, Deer Lake, hosted the Annual Easter Party…

One of my earliest memories of childhood goes back to 1988. Often, we would go to Aunt Lizzie’s. Aunt Lizzie…

Alleluia! We are in the Easter Season! One of the things that is tugging at my heart this year, this…

During the academic year of 1995-1996, forty young people (twenty boys and twenty girls) were prepared for the sacrament of…

Every year when I prepare to write my Christmas sermon, there are two things that I always do. First is…