Our coffee hour — 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. on Sundays — has a generous offering of fruit, veggies, dips, chips, and more, thanks to our members. Sometimes there is a cake to celebrate a birthday or graduation! And there is always sweet tea and hot coffee. Members are encouraged to bring edible goodies to church more »
Invite, Welcome, Connect!
If you are already a member of our church, consider the ways you can invite others to worship and serve God, how to welcome them when they visit our church, and how to connect with them when they return. Click on any of the headlines or thumbnail images below to see recent posts about SsAM’s Invite-Welcome-Connect program.
Children’s Chapel
Children’s Chapel began Sunday, September 15, 2019. Children’s Chapel is a worship, music and learning experience for children at the 10:30 service. Each Sunday, the children begin with their families in church and are led by the crucifer to the Education Suite immediately following the Gospel reading. Click here to see the Children’s Chapel registration more »
The Migrants’ Way of the Cross, Oct. 27, 2019
Sunday, October 27, 2019 was the Sunday when we celebrated the human family at SsAM as part of the Season of Creation. We used The Migrants’ Way of the Cross, a ritual that is the result of a partnership between the Office of the Latino/Hispanic Ministries of the Episcopal Church and Forward Movement. Some of more »
Welcome To SsAM: We worship together at 8:00 and 10:30am Sundays.
WE ARE CHILDREN: Our ministry to children. YOUTH & YOUNG FAMILIES: Our ministry to teens and their families. ADULTS: Adult Education and other opportunities. CLERGY: Our ordained ministers. STAFF: Our professional staff. VESTRY: Our current and past Vestry members. MEMBER PHOTOS: Our members are varied in many, many ways. WHAT WE DO: We worship. Sundays more »
Bishop, Rector, and Deacon: They Invite, Welcome, and Connect
In this video, Deacon Paula Waite (St. John the Baptist, Milton) and Father David Andrews (Sts. Andrew and Matthew, Wilmington) join Bishop Brown to talk about their success using the evangelism tools provided by the Invite-Welcome-Connect ministry. It has energized their parishes! Bishop Brown encourages everyone to click here to register for the Second Annual more »
From Visitor To Acolyte
Click the triangle below to watch an inspiring six-minute video in which Silas, who was homeless, tells his story of finding a spiritual refuge at the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew in downtown Wilmington, Delaware, a place where he could belong and serve. Click the square icon in the lower right to see more »
Weekend Emergency Meals, Shelter, Transportation, Wilmington, Delaware
Weekend Survival Guides from Friendship House Some Social Services Are Open On Weekends Click the links below to see the meals, transportation, and shelter available weekends in Wilmington, Delaware. Most social service agencies are closed on weekends, so emergency options are limited. Summer Weekend Survival Guide Winter Weekend Survival Guide SsAM and Friendship House Our more »
Soul of the City Community Fun Fest
Christina Cultural Arts Center Inc. and The Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew & Matthew hosted this annual celebration. Soul of the City is the ultimate downtown “block party,” featuring crafts vendors, food trucks, family fun activities, and live performances by CCAC students, faculty and alumni along with regional artists. Soul of the City honors the more »
Worship at SsAM: the Sunday Documents, Church News, and More
SUNDAY SERVICES 8:00am: Holy Eucharist (Spoken). 10:30am: Choral Eucharist. Click here for directions and parking information. Click the links below to share in the SsAM worship experience: WEEKLY VISION NEWSLETTER (Our Sunday Bulletin with Announcements) Weekly Vision 11.24.19ppp LEAFLET (Order of Worship) Season of Creation 7 – 2019 – Cosmic Christ OUR LITURGY UNFOLDED THE SEASON OF more »
Life in Palestine: A conversation with Dr. Michael Connor
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, Delaware Churches for Middle East Peace, Delaware Episcopalians for Middle East Peace, Pacem in Terris and Delawareans for Palestinian Human Rights are co-sponsoring a conversation with Dr. Michael Connor on Wednesday, July 10th at 7 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Church, 1301 N. Broom Street, Wilmington, DE 19806. Dr.Michael Connor Program – more »
Don’t Have To Believe Much To Be An Episcopalian
Fr. David came across this quote by Rachel Held Evans and wants you to see it. Ms. Evans was a popular American Christian columnist and author, who died May 4, 2019 in her 38th year. “My mother always said you don’t have to believe much to be an Episcopalian. Indeed, when it comes to a more »
The Rev. Beverly Van Horne, Celebrant & Preacher 6.23.19
Please welcome The Rev. Beverly Van Horne as our guest celebrant and preacher on June 23, 2019. The Rev.Beverly Van Horne
Fr. David at Invite Welcome Connect’s Summit 2019
During Summit 2019, our rector, the Rev. David Andrews, will talk about bringing the Invite-Welcome-Connect program to an urban context. Summit 2019 takes place June 12-14 in Sewanee, Tennessee. The fourth Invite Welcome Connect Summit will be held once again on the beautiful campus of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Join us more »
A Comprehensive Plan for Wilmington, Delaware
A full draft of Wilmington 2028: A Comprehensive Plan for Our City and Communities is now available for download. Click here or the photo to visit the website of the Wilmington Department of Planning and Development. This new Citywide Comprehensive Plan represents the culmination of many months of research and outreach. With assistance from consulting more »
Adult Formation – April 2019
Adult Formation April 2019
The President of the House of Deputies responds to the Lambeth decision
In a recent article by Mary Frances Schjonberg (Episcopal News Service), Same-sex spouses not invited to next year’s Lambeth Conference of bishops, we learned that the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is not inviting same-sex spouses to the 2020 Lambeth Conference of bishops. The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, President of the House of Deputies of more »
Disciple III Bible Study
Led by SsAM parishioners, the second eight-session module of Disciple Bible Study will begin on Wednesday, March 13th at 6:00 p.m. We will continue our study of The Prophets, resuming with lesson #9, entitled “God will not abandon.” Wednesday lessons continue until May 8th. If you are interested and need a study manual, please contact more »
Lenten Schedule and Resources
Ash Wednesday March 6, 2019 The Imposition of Ashes and Holy Communion 7:30 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. /7:30 p.m. (Choral Eucharist) Healing Service Every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. The Laying on of Hands and Anointment with Holy Communion Lenten Meditations Booklet – 2019 Daily Meditations offered by international leaders – lay and ordained. Sponsored by more »
Carnival Sunday and Shrove Tuesday, February 23 & 25, 2020
Join us for a FESTIVAL CHORAL EUCHARIST AND SERMON, Sunday, February 23, 2020, 10:30 am. Carnival Sunday, 10:30 a.m. on the Sunday before the start of Lent, is an occasion for us to worship with great festivity in the spirit of the Mardi Gras and Caribbean Carnival traditions. In this joy-filled, yet solemn celebration of more »
19 Questions Mural
In the fall of 2017, Dr. David Teague of the University of Delaware’s creative writing program approached me about being interviewed by his students about the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew (SsAM). He specifically wanted his students to learn about the events of 1968 that occurred in the city. I met with Dr. more »
