St. Peter's Episcopal Church - Clearfield, UT

04/24/2026

HEADS UP: There are emails that have been sent to some of our people that appears to come from your priest, clergy, members of the Bishop Committee, or the Diocese asking for gift cards are a scam. Please report and delete them.

04/13/2026

03/07/2026

Notification of Policy Change Re: Loud Kid Policy Effective Immediately at the St Peter's Episcopol Church, Clearfield, Utah.
We are committed to transparency and accountability in all matters of church life. The following document outlines our comprehensive procedures regarding loud children in worship. Please consider this your official notice of policy clarification.
Effective immediately, if a family is considering visiting St. Peter's and they have a loud kid, the following options are available:
Option 1. The family should bring the kid.
Option 2. The family should make sure they bring the kid.
Option 3. The family is to see that the child is brought to church.
Option 4. The kid is absolutely welcome and expected.
We believe the sound of children in worship is not a distraction. It is evidence of life, growth, and the future of the church.
If your child makes noise, you are not bothering us. You are blessing us.
Borrowed from a friend.

02/28/2026

Letter from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on Military Strike on Iran
Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church,

Here in the United States, we awoke this morning with alarm to the news that the United States and Israel have launched a large military strike on Iran. This violent attack comes despite weeks of negotiations that many of us had hoped would prevent armed conflict in this fragile region, which is home to so many religious traditions and faithful people.

Bishop Jeffrey Mello of Connecticut and a group of pilgrims from that diocese are in the Holy Land now, and when we spoke this morning, he let me know that they are safe at St. George’s College in Jerusalem. I ask you to pray fervently for them and their safe return.

Pray, too, for all the people of the Holy Land, and especially for the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East and its leader, Archbishop Hosam Naoum. I had planned to be with Hosam today and tomorrow when he made a long-planned visit to our church. Many Episcopalians who had hoped to see him and assure him of our support will feel his absence keenly in the coming days. I commend to you the letter that he has sent to the people of his diocese this morning.

As news reports tell us of fear and panic in Iran, I ask you to pray especially for the people of the Diocese of Iran and for all of the Iranian people. In recent weeks, we have mourned as the regime in Iran has killed peaceful protesters, and watched with alarm at both its increasing repression of the Iranian people and the escalating response of the U.S. government. As Christians who follow a Prince of Peace, we mourn that today’s attacks will surely mean further hardship for the most vulnerable Iranians and, as retaliation inevitably follows, suffering that will spread across the entire region.

Eternal God, in whose perfect kingdom no sword is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known but the strength of love: So mightily spread abroad your Spirit, that all peoples may be gathered under the banner of the Prince of Peace, as children of one Father; to whom be dominion and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

The Most Rev. Sean Rowe
Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church

Learn more about the Episcopal Church’s advocacy for peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land from the Office of Government Relations.

Carta del obispo presidente Sean Rowe sobre el ataque militar a Irán
Querido pueblo de Dios en la Iglesia Episcopal:

Aquí en los Estados Unidos, nos hemos despertado esta mañana alarmados por la noticia de que los Estados Unidos e Israel han lanzado un gran ataque militar contra Irán. Este violento ataque se produce a pesar de las semanas de negociaciones que muchos de nosotros esperábamos que evitaran el conflicto armado en esta frágil región, que es el hogar de tantas tradiciones religiosas y personas fieles.

El obispo Jeffrey Mello, de Connecticut, y un grupo de peregrinos de esa diócesis se encuentran ahora en Tierra Santa, y cuando hablamos esta mañana, me informó de que se encuentran a salvo en el St. George's College de Jerusalén. Les pido que recen fervientemente por ellos y por su regreso a salvo.

Recen también por todo el pueblo de Tierra Santa, y especialmente por la Iglesia Episcopal en Jerusalén y Oriente Medio y su líder, el arzobispo Hosam Naoum. Tenía previsto estar con Hosam hoy y mañana, cuando realizaba una visita a nuestra iglesia que llevaba mucho tiempo planeando. Muchos episcopalianos que esperaban verle y asegurarle nuestro apoyo sentirán profundamente su ausencia en los próximos días. Les recomiendo la carta que ha enviado esta mañana a t los fieles de su diócesis.

Mientras las noticias nos informan sobre el miedo y el pánico que se vive en Irán, les pido que recen especialmente por la gente de la Diócesis de Irán y por todo el pueblo iraní. En las últimas semanas, hemos llorado la muerte de manifestantes pacíficos a manos del régimen iraní y hemos observado con alarma tanto la creciente represión del pueblo iraní como la escalada de la respuesta del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Como cristianos que seguimos al Príncipe de la Paz, lamentamos que los ataques de hoy supondrán sin duda más dificultades para los iraníes más vulnerables y, como la represalia es inevitable, un sufrimiento que se extenderá por toda la región.

Dios eterno, en cuyo reino perfecto no se empuña más espada que la espada de la justicia, ni se conoce más fuerza que la fuerza del amor: difunde poderosamente tu Espíritu, para que todos los pueblos se reúnan bajo la bandera del Príncipe de la Paz, como hijos de un mismo Padre; a quien sea el dominio y la gloria, ahora y por siempre. Amén.


El Reverendísimo Sean Rowe
Obispo presidente de la Iglesia Episcopal

Obtenga más información sobre la defensa de la Iglesia Episcopal c acy por la paz y la reconciliación en Tierra Santa en la Oficina de Relaciones Gubernamentales.


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02/28/2026

From Bishop Phyllis Spiegel:
On this day of warring, may our political opinions be stilled and our prayers be fervent. Please read the words of the Most Revd Hosam Naoum, Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem and Primate of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East.
https://tinyurl.com/ArchbishopNaoumStatement
I offer this Litany for your personal and corporate worship:
We bow down before you, God; hear our prayer.
Prince of Peace, lover of all souls, we come to you in prayer and vigil as war breaks anew upon the land. We know this grieves your heart, as does the oppression of your children.
We bow down before you, God; hear our prayer.
We hold to your light, civilians around the world who live in the midst of violence. We give thanks for aid workers and medical personnel who risk their own lives on behalf of the vulnerable and injured.
We bow down before you, God; hear our prayer.
For the military and their families, please guide and guard them by your sovereign strength and wisdom. In the hours of waiting, in the time of unknowing faced by military families, may your presence bring fortitude and hope.
For those who comprise the war councils, we pray fervently for your guiding grace to sweep upon their decisions, that their actions may lead to peace and empowerment for all peoples.
We bow down before you, God; hear our prayer.
God, in this sacred time of Lent and Ramadan, our faith requires that we commit to peace and reconciliation, within ourselves and between one another. We pledge our fasts and prayers to you in oneness with those who suffer.
We bow down before you, God; hear our prayer.
In this season of fasting, you have called us to, O Giver of Life, may our physical hunger make us resolute in our hunger for true peace;
May our thirst reflect the regimes whose innocent citizens are parched from lack of justice;
May our prayers be robust for people unseen and unknown around the world.
We bow down before you, God; that we may listen and hear.
Amen.

An Affirmation of Faith for Lent (in place of the Nicene Creed, if you so choose.)

We believe that Jesus took the form of a slave,

so we commit ourselves to serve others.

We believe that God is love,

so we commit ourselves to reconciliation.

We believe that Jesus gives us his Spirit,

so we commit ourselves to his work in the world.

We believe that God is the light of life,

so we commit ourselves to bearing God’s light

in our world.

We believe that the Spirit speaks through us,

so we commit ourselves to proclaim the good

news of abundant life in the world God loves.

Daily Prayers for All Seasons

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/daily_prayer_all_seasons_eng_final_pages_0.pdf

+Bp. Phyllis Spiegel

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12/13/2025

We need music!

Please help us find someone who plays the organ or piano for our services. We will pay $50 per service and be grateful to have you.

If you are interested or know someone we can ask, please let Michele, or Rev. Pat know.

11/26/2025

If you don't have your family near by, or you don't want to deal with the family polictics or drama, please accept our invitation.

Find your own family Thanksgiving Dinner.

Please join us for a FREE Thanksgiving Dinner. No preaching, be who you are, just welcome and understanding. We want you to find us.
Thursday, November 27, starts at 1 p.m.
1579 S State Street
Clearfield, Utah 84015
If you can, but not required, bring your favorite side dish or dessert.
If you have any questions, PM me.
With love, and hope
Pat

11/24/2025

Find your own family Thanksgiving Dinner.

Please join us for a FREE Thanksgiving Dinner. No preaching, be who you are, just welcome and understanding. We want you to find us.

Thursday, November 27, 1 p.m.
1579 S State Street
Clearfield, Utah 84015

If you can, but not required, bring your favorite side dish or dessert.

If you have any questions, PM me.
With love, and hope
Pat

10/26/2025

Christianity is not a system of ethics; it is a life. It is not good advice; it is Divine adoption.
—Venerable Fulton J. Sheen

09/11/2025

Would doing something at a time like this help you in dealing with the tragedies both past and present, we have a need.

We have a request from South Clearfield Elementary School. Our John D. asked what they needed, in all truth we expected that they would request crayons and other school type items.

That is not what they asked for.

They need underwear, sweat pants, and socks for both male and female little kids. And they need help with buying lunches for some children who don't have the money to pay for it.

Sizes vary from 4 to 8 for the underwear. The socks requested are from 1 to 3. They also requested wet wipes.

I found these requests heart breaking. Those poor kids! And how helpless their parents must feel.

Please, if you feel you need to combat the violence in the world and here. Please consider gathering up these types of items to donate to kids in need. We will gladly accept any items to take to them.

Yours in Christ,
Rev. Pat