Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew & Matthew (SsAM)

Seeking to know and love God in every person, here, now.

News and Upcoming Events

Here are all the posts from The Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew, downtown Wilmington, Delaware. Use the following links to see the posts in just one category:
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Upcoming Events at SsAM:

Children’s Chapel, Jazz Vespers for MLK Day, Stand Up for Abortion Rights, The Divine Feminine Art Exhibit, Annual Convention, Connect with Father David, Annual Spirituals Concert, Souper Bowl Sunday Fundraiser, Friendship House Fundraiser, 401 Art Exhibit, Code Purple Ministry, and Food Donations DETAILS: Sunday, 1/19/2020 – Children’s Chapel at 10:30 a.m. Service. Every Sunday, after the more »

Our Liturgy Unfolded – The Season of Epiphany

“Epiphany” means “showing forth”. The Season of Epiphany commemorates the first showing of Christ to the world, when His presence was revealed to the three Magi. It is, in some sense, a continuation of the Christmas season. During the Season of Epiphany, we also remember the revelation of Christ to John the Baptist, to the more »

New Dinner Groups

FATHER DAVID’S BLOG OF 1/10/2020: The goal of dinner groups is to bring 8-10 folks together to share a meal and fellowship. Each group will decide when to meet and who will host each dinner. Folks from the parish attended the Invite-Welcome-Connect summit in 2018 and again in 2019. A recurring brainstorm idea was to more »

Many Gifts, Many Ministries

FATHER DAVID’S BLOG of 1/3/2020: A blessed New Year to everyone. This week I am sharing Richard Rohr’s daily meditation from New Year’s Eve. An Evolving Faith: The Work of Healing. Up to now, top-down religion has pretty much spoiled the show. We need trained experts, scholars, leaders, and teachers, but the truths of Christianity 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 1.19.20 pdf LEAFLET (Order of Worship) Epiphany II – Martin Primo – 2020 OUR LITURGY UNFOLDED Liturgy Unfolded Christmas 2019and more »

Angel Tree Ministry

“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 »

Listen to Recent Sermons

Here are links to only the most recent recordings of sermons at SsAM, one sermon from each preacher. Click here to see all the sermons of 2020 and previous years. You can find videos of entire Sunday services on the Friends of SsAM Facebook page. DOWNLOAD: You can download these sermons to your desktop. Click 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 »

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 »

The Artist’s Way

FATHER DAVID’S BLOG of 12/22/2019: While on retreat a couple of weeks ago I began the program, The Artist’s Way. This innovative and creative program has been around for over twenty five years and was created by Julie Cameron. Its primary purpose is to help individuals unlock the creative spirit that is in in each more »

Personal Faith Development with Father David in 2020

In the early months of 2020, I will offer four different ways for you and I to support each other in our personal faith development. It is vitally important that each of us find what works for us if we are to be active disciples of Jesus Christ in the world today. Part of my more »

Children’s Chapel Singers, December 8, 2019

Thirteen children sang “I’ve Got Peace Like a River” at the 10:30 a.m. worship service on Sunday, December 8, 2019. In all, nineteen children attended Children’s Chapel later that day. Good to see so many children attending this new program. Click here to learn more about the Children’s Chapel ministry. Click here to see all more »

Advent Candle Lighting 2019

Every Sunday during Advent, a family is asked to light the candles on the wreath. Here are some photos from 2019. Patti Green and her family lit the first candle of Advent on Sunday, December 1, 2019. Photo by Danny Schweers. The Young, Williams, and Aberdeen/Alexander families lit the candles on the Advent wreath at more »

The Gift of Silence During Advent

I encourage you to put aside time as we approach Christmas to ponder in silence the power of Christ’s birth. I realize that not everyone has the temperament or the desire to take time each day to dedicate time to silent prayer. We live such busy and hectic lives that often leave us tired and more »

Tracey Dixon Appointed County Director of Elections

Congratulations to SsAM member Tracey Dixon. She will be leaving her corporate job at the end of 2019 to begin her new position as the Director of Elections, New Castle County, Delaware. The photo is of she and her son, Cameron. He sings in the choir! Click here to see all the recent member photos.

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 »

Evangelism Conference 2019

Nearly a dozen members of the Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew joined members of the 33 other Episcopal churches in Delaware on Saturday, November 23 to learn how we might better invite others to join us, do a better job of welcoming them when they accept our invitation, and connect with them with ties more »

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PHONE: 302 656-6628

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Sunday Services

8:00 and 10:30 a.m.
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Directions, Parking

Click here for directions and parking. We are just a block from 8th and Market in downtown Wilmington. Type “713 N. Shipley Street 19801” into your GPS.

Are You New to SsAM?

If you are new to SsAM, please click here to see the Welcome to SsAM booklet in PDF format. The Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew is a dynamic and diverse congregation in downtown Wilmington, Delaware.

Our Vision

The Episcopal Church of Sts. Andrew and Matthew seeks to be a dynamic, spiritual center that is active in the pursuit of peace and justice in the community and a place where all God’s people are honored.