“The reactions have been amazing. Some were in tears. Every mother who picked up bags/boxes of wrapped presents were overwhelmed by the huge showing of love, support, and generosity by your congregation. I know that each one of them will have a Christmas that would have been impossible without all of you! I know that more »
Stewardship Posts
Stewardship is the active care of those things put into our hands by God; our time, talent, and treasure.
Have You Made Your Pledge? Thank God!
So far we have received pledges of $423,615 from 141 pledging units as of January 9. That is 92% of the way towards our goal of $460,000. We thank God for your generosity! Our budget for 2020 is based on the pledges you and others make, so please provide your pledge as soon as possible more »
Alice Sawyer Chastises Wilmington YMCA
An op-ed by Alice Sawyer, a long-time member of our church and a 30-year employee of the YMCA, appeared in the December 5, 2019 issue of the News Journal newspaper. Entitled, “The Wilmington YMCA should serve all and not close 41 beds dedicated to homeless”, the op-ed takes the YMCA to task for its recent more »
SsAM i AM – Rethinking Stewardship One Pillar At A Time
As 2020 begins, we are looking again at our church’s four guiding principles, the four strategic principles set by our Vestry in 2014, the four pillars guiding our stewardship: To strengthen and grow Youth and Young Families; To create a sustainable financial picture; To provide engaging worship that is rich and meaningful and brings people more »
Here Is When We Connect: Coffee Hour
Our coffee hour — 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. on Sundays — often has a generous offering of fruit, veggies, dips, chips, and more, depending on what goodies our members bring to church. Sometimes there is a cake to celebrate a birthday or graduation! And there is always sweet tea and hot coffee. If you are more »
Reflections on the last Financial Town Meeting of 2019
Member development is not one standalone line item in the budget. It is about everything we are about as a parish. by the Rev. David T. Andrews, Rector. A couple of weeks ago the finance committee presented information about where SsAM is financially. The committee has worked faithfully the last couple of months more »
Code Purple Ministry
Every winter, SsAM offers its auditorium space to accommodate the homeless community on nights the city declares a Code Purple Alert. Code Purple is declared any time the actual temperature is 20°F or below or the wind chill is 15ºF or below. Then Friendship House opens the Wilmington Empowerment Center (in our building) from 2:30 more »
Finance Committee Town Hall Meeting of 10-27-2019
by Sharon Leyhow Today, Sunday, October 27, 2019, the Finance Committee (Steven Jones, Bill Kaufman, Sharon Leyhow, Drew Serres, and Janice Teemer) held two town hall meetings. Many were not able to attend the meeting, so I want to provide you the outline of the meeting and a copy of the charts we shared with more »
SsAM I AM 2020: A Pastoral Perspective
Rethinking Stewardship One Pillar at a Time For the last several weeks, the Sunday sermon has focused on the Four Pillars of SsAM. A few years ago, the vestry developed these four strategic goals as part of the mutual ministry review. Last year while I was on sabbatical, the vestry re-engaged with the strategic plan more »
SsAM I AM – Third Town Hall Meeting
What questions do we have about creating a sustainable financial picture for SsAM? Members of SsAM met after the 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday services on September 28, 2019 to create a set of questions about how our church’s finances can be more sustainable. These questions will be put to the Finance Committte, which will more »
Care For Creation!
It is natural for us to care first for ourselves. As Christians, we are called to care for others as well — not only our families, but our neighbors as well, even our enemies. We are also called to love creation and care for it. All The “Caring for Creation” Posts Click here to see more »
SsAM I AM – Second Town Hall Meeting
What ways can the ministry of Youth and Young Families support and encourage our young people to grow in faith and maturity as children of God? This was the question asked of our members who attended the second SsAM I AM town hall meetings on Sunday, September 22, 2019. People put forward suggestions in brain-storming more »
SsAM I AM – First Town Hall Meeting
On Sunday, September 8, 2019, parishioners gathered for the first of three town hall meetings to focus on the guiding principles of the parish and the stewardship theme for this year, SsAM I AM. We began by focusing on two pillars: To provide engaging worship that is rich and meaningful and brings people back; and more »
Solar Panels at SsAM? Post 2
by Danny Schweers, Vestry Member, August 17, 2019. This week we got our first looks at the benefits and costs of installing solar panels on the roof of the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew (SsAM). D-L Casson, the new Parish Administrator at SsAM, found a Rooftop Solar Report from Delmarva Power. That report, more »
Solar Panels at SsAM? Post 1
Shall our church install solar panels on its roofs as a means of generating electricity? by Danny Schweers, Vestry Member, August 12, 2019 In late June, I emailed our junior warden, Nana Soto, saying, “I know the vestry has been talking about replacing all the roofs. That would be the perfect time to look into more »
2013-08-23: Kitchen Renovated
from the Campaign Coordinator Dear Friends, We have achieved the first phase of the Capital Campaign, Sharing Our Blessings, at The Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew. The dream of a new kitchen at SsAM has become a reality, thanks to all who supported this wonderful achievement. Gleaming walls and stainless steel appliances and more »
