First Fridays at 5:30 p.m. Next walk is Friday, March 5! Since June 19, 2020, SsAM and other churches have been sponsoring silent Walks for Justice and Peace in downtown Wilmington, Delaware. These prayerful pilgrimages are hosted collaboratively with First & Central Presbyterian Church. We gather in front of the steps of First & Central READ MORE »
News Items at SsAM
News items, recent accomplishments, and praise.
Worship With Us Via Video
Use Facebook or YouTube to worship with us this Sunday at 10:00 a.m.! Coffee Hour follows using Zoom. We have gone back to pre-recorded services on Facebook starting at 10:00 a.m. Click here to visit our Facebook page. Click here to visit our YouTube Channel. Coffee Hour starts on Zoom after worship ends. Zoom connection READ MORE »
Virtual Coffee Hour This Sunday
VIRTUAL COFFEE HOURS Sunday immediately following 10:00 a.m. worship. The Zoom login info was in last Friday’s E-Blast, but you can also text or call Danny Schweers at 302 475-0998 for the info. Have you missed seeing people at SsAM? Coffee Hour goes from 11:00 a.m. to Noon, sometimes later! FATHER DAVID SAYS: “After reviewing READ MORE »
Continuing the Conversation with Three Wilmington Churches
The members of three Wilmington Churches continue their collaboration on issues of racial justice on Sunday, March 7, at 3:00 p.m. Please join the conversation! FATHER DAVID’S BLOG OF 2021-02-26 – I look forward to Sunday, February 28, and our second 25th Anniversary event at 3:00 in the afternoon. This promises to be a powerful READ MORE »
SsAM 25th Anniversary Continues!
Our next 25th Anniversary Event is Sunday, March 14, at 3:00 p.m. The Zoom program on the 14th of March will continue the exploration of SsAM’s past. That exploration began on February 28, when over 65 of our church’s members and friends joined us as former members of St. Andrew’s and St. Matthew’s talked about READ MORE »
Observe a Holy Season Of Lent
How to Observe a Holy Lent during a Pandemic. I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God’s holy Word. And, to make a right beginning of repentance, and as a READ MORE »
Vaccinations And Ashes
The Importance of Getting Vaccinated: The vestry of SsAM and I strongly recommend that you schedule a COVID-19 vaccination when you can. We are a community of faith that knows the love of Jesus and that love calls us to reach out and care for one another. The 11th Guiding Principle approved in 1994 by READ MORE »
SsAM Presents: Upcoming Events at the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew
Our building is closed but we are busier than ever! Monthly Walks for Justice and Peace First Fridays at 5:30 p.m. Next Walk is Friday, March 5. We gather in front of First and Central Presbyterian Church, then walk prayerfully to the parking lot of Saints Andrew and Matthew. Click here to learn more about READ MORE »
Black History Month in Delaware
In February we celebrate the contributions of Black people. It is a time to reflect on the struggle for racial justice. 2021’s theme is “The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity,” chosen by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Dr. Wesley Memeger, Jr., “Science Into Art”. This documentary hosted by Dr. READ MORE »
Get The Vaccine!
COVID-19 VACCINE SCHEDULING Requests for appointments for Delaware Division of Public Health vaccination events are now being taken at: vaccinerequest.delaware.gov While we are currently in Phase 1B, for those who are 65 years of age or older in Delaware, we encourage everyone to watch for announcements from their governor for when you are eligible for READ MORE »
Please Make A Donation
You can make a one-time donation or set up a donation that repeats weekly or monthly. A click on the button will bring you to a secure on-line form. Click here to learn more about donations in general, including texting a donation, COVID-19 Giving Incentives, Special Gifts and Bequests, Remembering SsAM in Your Will, and READ MORE »
Books About Race, Race Relations, and Racial History – A Bibliography
Here is a list of books, articles, and videos 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). This bibliography READ MORE »
Pledge Form
If you want to make your pledge to SsAM for 2021, you can use this on-line form, which does NOT ask for bank account or credit card information. Your pledge is only seen by two people at the church, the church administrator and our webmaster. Click here to see how our pledge campaign for 2021 READ MORE »
Feed The Hungry
Please make a donation to a local food pantry! Children and families in our community are going hungry. You can help! So says our church’s Advocacy Committee. The number of Americans facing hunger is going up every day. The coronavirus pandemic has turned food-insufficiency into hunger all across America. Locally, more than 121,000 Delawareans are READ MORE »
Happy New Year 2021!
What a year 2020 was! Now we have so much to look forward to in 2021. The COVID vaccine is now available. In two and a half weeks, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as the next President and Vice-President of the United States. And, on January 31, our 25th Year Anniversary READ MORE »
Member Photos by Sharon Bryant
Sharon Bryant loves to photograph the people she loves. She has such a big smile and, because her affection is so apparent, nearly everyone is comfortable in front of her smartphon. Like the rest of us, she has missed being in church while the COVID-19 pandemic raged. Here are a few of her images from READ MORE »
We will gather together in-person again when it is safe to do so!
We are a resurrection people, living faithfully in hope and belief in God who is making all things new. No pandemic will ever stop the people of Jesus Christ from expressing the merciful, hope-filled, life-changing truth of God’s healing love.” —The Rt Rev Kevin S. Brown, XI Bishop of Delaware The Episcopal Church of Saints READ MORE »
Opening Up the Sunday Scriptures
You are invited — Lectionary and Sermon Study, Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m., through February 23, 2021. Father David’s vision for this lectionary/sermon discussion is to meet weekly (via Zoom) to read the appointed scriptures for the coming Sunday and also to reflect on the sermon from the previous week. He sees this as an opportunity READ MORE »
Undee Sunday Results 2020
Despite the Coronavirus pandemic, in 2020 we were able to exceed last year’s contribution to the Friendship House Clothing Bank. The Community Advocacy Committee thanks all of you who helped make Undee Sunday a tremendous success. Forman Mills donated 100 sets of thermal underwear for children, women and men. Dariel Janerette worked with Luvenia, Manager, READ MORE »
Michelle Smith Elected to Diocesan Council
At the 236th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Church in Delaware, Michelle Smith was elected to Diocesan Council, an important decision-making body. Bishop and Council prepares the budget and works on programmatic issues for the diocese between diocesan conventions. They are responsible for the diocesan properties of Camp Arrowhead and Memorial House. Much of the READ MORE »
