STAFF AT ST. LUKE'S

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THE REVEREND ASHLEY WRIGHT
Ashley Wright (formerly Ashley Gurling) is the rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church and a priest in the Diocese of Utah. Before her ordination to the priesthood, Ashley was a transitional deacon at St. Luke's (and clergy-in-charge) and the Seminarian at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Salt Lake City, Utah under the direction of the Rev. Kurt C. Wiesner. She has her Master of Divinity from Church Divinity School of the Pacific (a member school of the Graduate Theological Union) and completed Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) at St. Mark's Hospital.  
Ashley enjoys camping, reading, listening to music, and spending time with her husband, Nathan, and children, Adeline and Wesley.  She loves building connections with people and engaging in meaningful conversation.
Rev. Ashley's Email: ashley@stlukespc.org
REV. SANDRA JONES
DEACON

The Rev. Sandra Jones assists during the 10:30 worship service each week. Sandra provides pastoral care to staff and parishioners. Sandra is an ACPE-trained chaplain who has worked as a staff chaplain for two hospice organizations.

Sandra's Email: snadraj@gmail.com

 

REV. CLAUDIA GIACOMA - GUEST ASSISTING PRIEST

The Rev. Claudia Giacoma is a guest priest who often assists at St. Luke’s. Mother Claudia celebrates the Eucharist regularly. Her special gifts lie in the areas of pastoral care & counseling and the use of the arts for spiritual reflection and discernment.

Mthr. Claudia’s Email:  giacomaclaudia@gmail.com

BECKIE RAEMER
ADMINISTRATOR

Beckie has been our Parish Administrator since 1998. She manages the office, supervises the database, pays the bills, and does all of our financial accounting and about a hundred other things during a given week. She’s a great resource for information and will do her best to help you with whatever you may need. 

She has been married to Steve for twenty-five years and enjoys working in her yard, playing with her grandchildren, and walking with her dog.

Beckie’s Telephone:  435-649-4900 Ext. 12   Email: beckie@stlukespc.org

MANUEL CLAYTON
MINISTER OF MUSIC AND LITURGY

I've been St. Luke's Minister of Music since October 2004. During this time, I recall many experiences that touched and changed my life spiritually, as a musician, and as a person. I grew up in another faith, so it took me a few years to understand and embrace the significance of our liturgy and traditions and their place in my spiritual growth. It even took me longer to understand the purpose of my ministry. Even though I served under several rectors in our St. Luke's parish, I felt that my role was essentially the same, simply as being part of a team whose mission is to bring people closer to God. My music training at Brigham Young University prepared me to teach music, choir, and piano, but to become a minister, I had to learn other skills, which I could only do with God's help. Learning to recognize that each person is a child of God, a unique, precious, and loved individual, was part of my learning process.

When, in the past, I felt disenfranchised by religion, I sensed that God's love was calling me, and I felt it first with music. As you can come to worship at St. Luke's, please notice that our collective efforts are to become channels, instruments, voices, and angels of God's message to you. Sometimes, the delivery of our intentions is better than others. I hope you feel like you are part of the team by participating, singing along to our praises, hymns, and songs, and reflecting on God's message for all of us in the music.

Peace,

Manuel Clayton
St. Luke's Minister of Music & Liturgy