Join us in-person Sundays at 8:00 or 10:30 a.m. Or worship with us via YouTube video at 10:30 a.m. Video services are available on-demand after each broadcast. We are worshiping in-person on Sunday mornings at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. and continue to broadcast our 10:30 a.m. worship services live on Sundays via YouTube. After the READ MORE »
Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew & Matthew (SsAM)
Seeking to know and love God in every person, here, now.
Season of Creation
The Season of Creation at SsAM October 10 through November 21, 2021 at the 10:30 a.m. service of worship. The Season of Creation is a spiritual journey into all aspects of creation – humans, other living creatures, and the natural environment. It is celebrated at SsAM at the 10:30 a.m. worship service on the last READ MORE »
SsAM Presents: Upcoming Events
Here is a list of upcoming events at SsAM or recommended by us. 10:30 a.m. Sunday Services are now in-person. They are also televised live and on demand afterwards on YouTube. Our new HVAC system has the latest air scrubbing technology. You are invited to worship in person with some basic pandemic precautions in place, READ MORE »
Prayer Services at SsAM
Every weekday at 8am, 5pm, and 8pm. Also on Saturdays at 8am and Noon. Prayer Services at SsAM via Video. 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 do not need to have READ MORE »
Worship at SsAM: Sunday Leaflet, Church News, and More
SERVICE LEAFLET (Order of Worship) Season of Creation 3 – 2021 – Our Common Humanity SERVICES IN PERSON AND VIA VIDEO In-person worship is offered on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Worship via video is also offered on Sundays. Also, Weekday and Saturday prayer services are via video. Click here for details Weekly News Weekly Vision READ MORE »
Holy Currencies Retreat, Saturday, October 23, 2021
Father David says — The Holy Currencies approach to stewardship is exciting! It views the wholeness of what it means to be a faithful steward, to care for all that God has gifted to us in our lives. The Holy Currencies approach views stewardship as a year-round learning experience instead of limiting stewardship discussions to READ MORE »
Money and Soul Are Deeply United in Stewardship
Holy Currencies, A Profound River — Money and soul are united on a deep level of stewardship. This truth is reappearing from the deep stream of wisdom traditions after centuries of almost total splitting and separation at the conscious level. [1] There is un río profundo, a river beneath the river. The upper stream has READ MORE »
Join A Listening Group!
Change in Meeting Dates Because the Episcopal Church Women’s monthly meeting is the second Saturday of the month, Fr. David has decided on the following schedule of Saturday meetings that will not conflict with ECW. Our first small listening group will meet on the following days from 10am to Noon: September 18 and 25, READ MORE »
Father David Andrews to step down as SsAM’s Rector
May 21, 2021 Dear Friends, At a special Vestry meeting on Thursday, May 20th, I announced to the Vestry that I would be stepping away from full time parish ministry at the end of this year on December 31, 2021. I came to this decision after a great deal of prayer and conversation with my READ MORE »
Feed The Hungry
Please make a donation to a local food pantry or bring your donations to church. 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 READ MORE »
Rectors In Conversation, Sunday, October 24, 2021
Sunday, October 24, 2021, 2-3pm — As we approach the end of this historic and momentous 25th year in the life and ministry of the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew, the two rectors of the parish wish to share their experiences and reflections with the whole congregation. The Rev. Canon Lloyd Casson was READ MORE »
Chris White Art Gallery and Shipley Artist Lofts
“Held in Bloom” Paintings by Chloe McEldowney. Opening Reception, Friday, Nov. 5, 6-9pm. Chris White Gallery, 701 N. Shipley Street, Wilmington, Delaware. You are invited to see the paintings of local artist Chloe McEldowney. Of her work, she says, “For me, painting is the endless pursuit of understanding. On the surface, my paintings portray a READ MORE »
Healing Grief Ministry
“Lord, Help Me Heal My Grieving Heart” — A new ministry at SsAM. Grief is a normal but powerful reaction to loss. No one grieves like you do, and no one experiences it like you do. Because your grief is so personal, so intimate, so yours alone, the emotions you feel may be confusing, unsettling, READ MORE »
Memories of the First 25 Years of SsAM
As part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew (SsAM), in 2021 members shared some of their memories of our church’s first twenty-five years. Older posts are first; newer at the bottom. She Said, “Please Come Back” by Pat Saunders It was December 30, 2006. I had moved READ MORE »
Sophie Wins Vaccine Lottery
WDEL reported on July 19, 2021, that recent University of Delaware graduate Sophie Poindexter is going to be able to put her job search on hold, at least for a little while. She’s the lucky grand prize winner of $302,000 in the DE Wins! vaccine lottery, which was launched in an effort to get 70% READ MORE »
Worship on Sundays, Weekdays
10:30 a.m. Sundays, in person and on YouTube Weekdays at 8am, 5pm, and 8pm Saturday at 8am and Noon We are worshiping together in person on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and at all times via video. Click here to learn more about Sunday and weekday services! Our 25th Anniversary Celebration Continues Click here to learn READ MORE »
Volunteer for Ministry
Our emphasis is on ministry, not money. The work of faithful volunteers in ministry is essential. Please, take a role in our worship services, work behind the scenes, or make a difference in the local community. Learn more about offering your time and talent at SsAM.
Please Make A Donation
Learn more about donations in general, including making a pledge or a secure on-line donation, texting a donation, special gifts and bequests, remembering SsAM in your will, and more…
Guiding Principles, Statements of Mission and Vision
The Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew & Matthew (SsAM) is a nurturing faith community born out of the 1996 consolidation of two downtown churches. This multi-racial congregation welcomes all people who seek the love of God without regard to ability, age, economic circumstance, ethnic background, family configuration, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, political affiliation, educational achievement, READ MORE »
Donations Are Welcome, and a Necessity
Our ministries are dependent on financial donations. Click here to make a secure credit-card donation on-line or to learn
Our main focus is ministry, not money!
We offer a host of ministries for which you can volunteer. You can participate in worship services, help make the church hum, or offer your time and talent to the local community.
