Father David’s post of April 2, 2021, Good Friday: “Seven times a day do I praise you, because of your righteous judgments.” This well-known scripture verse from Psalm 119:164 is the foundation for the seven times of prayer that St. Benedict of Nursia developed in his monastic rule in the 6th century. If you have READ MORE »
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 (but not on Palm Sunday or Easter Day). We have gone back to pre-recorded services on Facebook and YouTube starting at 10:00 a.m. on Sundays. HOLY WEEK AND EASTER: Click here to see our Holy Week and READ MORE »
Sunday Coffee Hour at 11:00 a.m.
Coffee Hour resumes Sunday, April 11 at 11:00 a.m. VIRTUAL COFFEE HOURS on Sundays 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 READ MORE »
Prayer Services at SsAM
Prayer Services at SsAM on Facebook Live and Zoom Click here to see our Facebook Live page. You can watch these services (and our Sunday services) as they are broadcast, or you can play them on demand afterwards. You can find the Zoom login info for Compline in the Friday email blast to members. You READ MORE »
Preparing for Holy Week and Easter
FR. DAVID’S POST OF 3/26/2021 — Our Holy Week and Easter schedule has been set. Click here to see it! Let us all acclaim Jesus as the Messiah on Palm Sunday, desert him on Maundy Thursday, watch him die on Good Friday, and then proclaim his victory over death on Easter Sunday, the feast of READ MORE »
SsAM Presents: Upcoming Events at the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew
Upcoming Events: Our building is closed but we are busier than ever! Our next 25th Anniversary Event is Sunday, April 18, at 3:00 p.m. Having looked at SsAM’s past, our celebration continues in April and May with a look at our present, specifically our program partners. April 18, 2021 – Community Partners: Friendship House and READ MORE »
Thomas answered him — My Lord and My God! (John 20:28)
FATHER DAVID’S POST OF 4/9/2021 — Thomas’ confession of faith in the Risen Christ comes at the conclusion of the Gospel that we will hear read in Church this Sunday (April 11th). The Second Sunday of Easter is Doubting Thomas Sunday. This is the Sunday when many clergy take their Easter break and place the READ MORE »
Mother’s Day Bake Sale
Saturday, May 8, 11–3, Curbside, 719 N. Shipley Street. Drive up to the curb in front of our church between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 8, 2021 to buy some delicious baked items for Mother’s Day. The address is 719 North Shipley Street, Wilmington, Delaware. The proceeds of this sale will be READ MORE »
SsAM Men’s Fellowship Begins
In the first months of 2021, SsAM formed a Men’s Fellowship Ministry for the purposes of promoting fellowship among the men of the church and to organize service projects that benefit the parish and the community. The group has decided to connect via Zoom at 2:00 p.m. on each third Saturday of the month. The 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! As the coronavirus hit our community, local food pantries sprang into action to ensure that children, families, and individuals would not go hungry. The virus presented challenges that some of pantries could not overcome. READ MORE »
The Call to Get Vaccinated: We Need Everyone!!
Father David’s post of March 19, 2021 — On Sunday, March 28, 2021, we begin the holiest week of the church year with Palm Sunday, also known as Passion Sunday. After observing Holy Week, we will celebrate the Feast of the Resurrection on Sunday, April 4, Easter Day. Click here to learn more about our READ MORE »
Monthly Walks for Justice and Peace
First Fridays at 5:30 p.m. Next walk is May 7. Since June 19, 2020, members from SsAM and other churches have been showing up for 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 READ MORE »
The Communion of Saints
FATHER DAVID’S BLOG OF 03/12/2021 — One year ago we began a year like no other. None of us knew a year ago that we would just now slowly begin to come out of a year of so much pain and misery. This has negatively impacted our relationships with one another and with God. So 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 »
Learning To See
FATHER DAVID’S BLOG OF 3/5/2021 — Learning To See: Overcoming Confirmation Bias. I have on occasion shared the daily meditation from Fr. Richard Rohr. This week I wish to share in its entirety his reflection from this past Tuesday. Click here to read Richard Rohr’s meditation on Learning To See: Confirmation Bias. As you read READ MORE »
Racial Justice: 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 »
Volunteer To Serve On The Vestry
Our church is looking for four new Vestry members to serve three-year terms beginning in June, 2021. Is that you? Someone you know? The Vestry is an elected 12-person ministry, the legal representatives of the parish with regard to all matters pertaining to its property and finances. They also set policies and goals for the 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 »
SsAM 25th Anniversary Continues!
Our next Zoom event is Sunday, April 18, at 3:00 p.m. We will have a conversation with two of our church’s Community Partners: Friendship House and Sojourner’s Place. This and the following two 25th Anniversary events in April and May will look at the present life of our church. That will be followed by three READ MORE »
