We are celebrating our faith via video until we can gather together again in downtown Wilmington, Delaware at the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew. [Updated 6/19/2020] Sunday Worship on Facebook and YouTube Our Sunday Worship services are posted on both Facebook and YouTube. You can see them any time after 10:00 a.m. each READ MORE »
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SsAM Prayer during COVID-19 Pandemic
Oh God, you have promised that when two or three are gathered in your name, you are in the midst of them. During this period of social distancing, we, your people at SsAM, are not able to gather physically, but are still gathering in the Spirit. We are praying for the safety and well-being of READ MORE »
To Make Ourselves At Home
— Fr. David’s Blog of 7/3/2020 — This 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 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 »
Books About Race, Race Relations, and Racial History
What book(s) and articles do you recommend that address race, race relations, racial history or related topics? Click here to contact us. 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 of July 3, 2020, READ MORE »
Vestry View of July 4, 2020
We have been gathering together! Yes, there is something odd about celebrating Independence Day while staying isolated in our dwellings, hardly daring to venture outside, wary of anyone coming within six feet of us, our church closed. Even so, we at SsAM can celebrate some recently successful gatherings. A Conversation About Racism, Sunday, June 28 READ MORE »
Finance Town Hall, Sunday, August 2, 2020 at 11:15 a.m.
SsAM’s Finance Committee will hold a town hall meeting on Sunday, August 2, at 11:15 a.m., immediately following the worship service. Details are to come! This meeting will be held using the Zoom.us video-conference application. Members of SsAM will be emailed login instructions. You will be able to participate with a regular dial-up phone or 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
7/12/2020: 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 5/29/2020 — When will we be together again? When will regular worship services resume. State of Delaware State of Delaware “My Healthy Community” Episcopal Church 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) The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost – July 12, 2020 Weekly News Mini WV 7.10.20 OUR LITURGY UNFOLDED Our Liturgy Unfolded Pentecost RECTOR’S REFLECTION E Blast 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 »
News of Our City, Wilmington, Delaware
Our city is still vibrant even during the coronavirus emergency. Here are news items of interest to anyone connected to downtown Wilmington, Delaware. Our church, and the churches from which we were formed, go back many, many decades here in the heart of the city. God willing, we will be thriving in this city for 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 »
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 READ MORE »
Photos, Walk for Justice and Peace
Some one hundred people — in person, masked, and and social distanced — stood outside First & Central Presbyterian Church on Friday, June 19 — Juneteenth — and then walked silently and prayerfully to our church. Our hope was to shine a light on the recent death of George Floyd at the hands of police 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 »
Guiding Principles
Living History: The GUIDING PRINCIPLES of the EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SAINTS ANDREW AND MATTHEW (Adopted at the Joint Vestry Meeting, May 14, 1994; that is, at a time just before the two churches consolidated — St. Andrew’s and St. Matthew’s — two churches with histories going back for decades.) We will create a new Christian 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 »
The Church and the Bible are not to be used as a Photo Op
FR. DAVID’S BLOG OF 06/05/2020 — Last Saturday night, downtown Wilmington erupted in chaos. Earlier in the day at Rodney Square, a peaceful demonstration was held to decry the death of George Floyd on Memorial Day. Mr. Floyd died as a result of being pinned to the ground while handcuffed by a Minneapolis police officer READ MORE »
Black Lives Matter Banner Painting Photos
On Memorial Day, 2020, Mr. George Floyd died as a result of being pinned to the ground while handcuffed by a Minneapolis police officer for over nine minutes. The national outrage was swift as cities all over the country mobilized and began peaceful marches and protests demanding justice in response to the death of Mr. READ MORE »