Deacon Jeff was ordained on May 19, 2011. He spent 37 years in the business world in employee benefits until being called to full-time ministry as Pastoral Leader at Prince of Peace Catholic Community. Deacon Jeff has been married to his more than patient wife, Mary, and they have two sons: Ryan and his spouse, Ashley, along with their six children: Jacob, Henrik, Olive, William, Charles and Edward, and son Tyler, with his newlywed spouse, Annie.

Deacon Jeff loves being the servant of all who enter the doors of Prince of Peace, and prays that all are welcome here as children of our Savior, Jesus! Here he shares his words of wisdom from his "corner" of the world, finding creative ways to make the teachings of Jesus relatable to us all, today.