You can join our next parish-wide conversation about racism in the community on video or phone on October 25 at 11:15 a.m. Click here to join via video or call 301 715-8592 to phone in without video. A passcode is required. The passcode can be found in the email blast of Friday, Oct. 23. You READ MORE »
Adult Education
Opportunities to learn and discuss at the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew in downtown Wilmington, Delaware.
Upcoming Events at SsAM
You are invited to walk for justice and peace, take part in worship services, pray mornings and evenings, and more! Fr. David invites all members of SsAM to join him and members of SsAM for the events below. You can join our next parish-wide conversation about racism in the community on video or phone on READ MORE »
Democracy, Values, and the 2020 Election: A Voter Reflection Guide for Faith Communities.
Here is a Voter Reflection Guide for Faith Communities by Interfaith Power & Light. As people of faith across the country, we believe the 2020 election is a referendum on the values that will shape our future. How can we renew our fragile democracy? How do we honor the human dignity of every person? Will READ MORE »
Howard Thurman Retreat and Follow-Up Discussion
You are invited to participate in an on-line spiritual retreat now and then to discuss the retreat with others at SsAM in October. The Salem Institute on-line retreat is offered free to encourage people spiritually as we fight for racial justice. Lerita Coleman Brown has created this retreat to explore Howard Thurman’s life and contemplative READ MORE »
Imagine Racial Justice: An Interview with Canon Casson
Can you imagine this country being a model to the world for racial justice? In the September 20, 2020 edition of the Delaware Communion Magazine, the Rev. Canon Lloyd Casson was interviewed by Michael Redmond on the topic of racial justice, something for which Canon Casson has been hoping for many decades. He has not READ MORE »
Books About Race, Race Relations, and Racial History – A Bibliography
Here is a list of books and articles that enlighten us about race, race relations, racial history, and related topics. Click here to make a recommendation. Let us know, too, if you want to join SsAM’s Book Discussion Group. Developing a SsAM Bibliography… We are developing a bibliography of books (and articles). In his reflection READ MORE »
Living from our Essence during COVID-19
Fr. David’s blog of 8/14/2020 — For several months I was offering Daily Morning Prayer on Facebook. Each morning at the time for intercessions I offered prayers for those who had died and would die as well as for those who had tested positive and were either in hospital or recovering from home. I would READ MORE »
To Make Ourselves At Home
Here is an invitation to participate in a program offered by my friends, the Rev. Robert Gallagher and Ms. Michelle Heyne from the Order of the Ascension. I hope all members of SsAM will take the time to read what Robert and Michelle are offering to parishes around the country at this time as we READ MORE »
A Toxic Relationship
About 2,000 official and potential Superfund sites — sites contaminated by extremely hazardous chemicals — are located within 25 miles of the East or Gulf Coast. Delaware is in the red zone. As sea levels rise, many of these toxic sites are at risk of flooding. Millions of people live near these sites, and flooding READ MORE »
21-Day Racial Equity Challenge and Other Opportunities
21-Day Racial Equity Challenge, August 17 to September 6 Bishop Brown calls us all to take part in a 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge from August 17 to September 6, 2020. Led by the United Way of Delaware and YWCA Delaware, the challenge is a state-wide journey (never leaving our homes) into the history of racism READ MORE »
Exodus, COVID-19, and Reimaging the Church
— Fr. David’s Blog of 7/17/2020 — Read the Bible in a disciplined manner and ask how God wants us to re-imagine ourselves. One of my spiritual practices is that of sacred reading or Lectio Divina. This ancient practice is a powerful way to enter into the story of scripture by first reading a piece READ MORE »
What Does Freedom Mean?
“Speaking of Freedom” A Letter to the Church from the Revs. Kelly Brown Douglas, Stephanie Spellers and Winnie Varghese July 4, 2020 Our church encourages you to read what three women, all of them Episcopal priests —two of African descent and one of South Indian descent — have to say about what freedom means to READ MORE »
Moving Forward
— Fr. David’s Blog of 7/3/2020 — Nearly 60 members and friends of SsAM met on-line last Sunday to discuss “Repairing The Breach: A Conversation About Racism” with Fr. David, Canon Casson, and Rabbi Douglas Krantz. I was very moved by the strong attendance and insightful commentary. As was said often during this Zoom video-conference READ MORE »
SsAM and the COVID-19 Coronovirus Pandemic
8/22/2020: LINKS TO LATEST NEWS about COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Our church has no plans to re-open soon. Meanwhile, we continue to gather by video and phone. Fr. David’s blog of 8/14/2020 — Living From Our Essence During COVID-19. State of Delaware State of Delaware “My Healthy Community” Episcopal Church in Delaware Video Streaming Church Services READ MORE »
Worship at SsAM: the Sunday Documents, Church News, and More
SERVICES VIA VIDEO Our Sunday services of worship and weekday Morning and Evening Prayer services are on YouTube and Facebook Live. Click here for details SUNDAY LEAFLET (Order of Worship) Leaflet for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, October 25, 2020 Weekly News Mini WV 10.23.20 A SsAM Conversation on Racial Justice Pre election service 11.1.20 READ MORE »
Five opportunities to live into a Rhythm of Prayer
— Fr. David’s Blog of 6/26/2020 — What demands are you coping with today? Here are five opportunities to live into a Rhythm of Prayer. Since the beginning of our being apart in March, all of us have had to lean into a new normal: online worship, working from home, not being able to go READ MORE »
Respectful Communications Guidelines
Aretha Franklin sang about RESPECT; we recommend you abide by these guidelines in your communications (from Eric Law, Holy Currencies). R = take Responsibility for what you say and feel without blaming others. E = Use Empathetic listening. S = be Sensitive to differences in communication styles. P = Ponder what you hear and feel READ MORE »
My White Privilege and My White Fragility
— Fr. David’s Blog of 6/19/2020 — I am really looking forward to this Sunday’s live video conversation with Canon Casson and Rabbi Krantz. That’s this Sunday, June 28, at 11:00 a.m. Not on the E-Blast? Click here to contact us! We will add you to the list. Or call Danny Schweers at 302 475-0998 (even READ MORE »
White Fagility: Repairing The Breach
FR. DAVID’S BLOG OF 6/12/2020 — This past Sunday the SsAM Facebook Book Club met to discuss Robin Diangelo’s powerful book, White Fragility. I am reading this book for the second time and I am grateful for the folks who gathered last Sunday morning to reflect on what white fragility is – especially during this READ MORE »
Figs and Pearls On-Line Discussion of Scripture
You are encouraged to participate in the “Figs and Pearls” group on Facebook. Click here or the graphic above to learn more. Of Figs and Pearls is about transforming Scripture’s stories from the past into road maps for today. Each week, with guided discussion and reflection questions, we’ll use Biblical texts to discover what they READ MORE »