Hello, SsAM! My name is Patrick Burke, and it is with joy and excitement that I accept the call to be your next rector. SsAM is a really special faith community in the way that you have intentionally created an inclusive and diverse congregation — a congregation that’s been a beacon of Jesus’s love in READ MORE »
Clergy Transition – Our Search for a New Rector
With great joy, we share here that the SsAM Vestry has called The Reverend Patrick Burke to serve as the new Rector of the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew (SsAM). Click here to see the announcement and welcome. WHOM WE SOUGHT We hoped for a rector who: • is visionary, and is a READ MORE »
In Retirement
A reflection by Danny Schweers for August 6, 2023. I am sharp witted in the morning and slow thinking in the afternoon. Right now, as I write this reflection in the evening, my mind can only plod along, writing down a word and wondering what the next one will be. There are times when my READ MORE »
Scholarships Available for SsAM Members
SsAM Awarded Two College Scholarships in 2023 Two young people from SsAM are enrolled in college for the 2023-2024 school year, thanks in part to the Canon Lloyd Casson scholarships. These are funded by the church’s Apostle’s In Ministry Fund. The Community Advocacy Committee awarded the scholarships to Gianna Hernandez-Smith (daughter of Michelle Smith) who READ MORE »
Taking Care of Yourself
A reflection for July 25, 2023 by Mary Lou Edgar. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment and the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.” —Mark 12: 29-31 Each of us has been READ MORE »
The Doors of Life
When one door closes, another opens: but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. ~ Alexander Graham Bell* A reflection by Christina Brennan Lee for July 9, 2023. The doors of life are as many and as variable READ MORE »
How To Pray Without Ceasing
A reflection by Danny Nelson Schweers for July 16, 2023. Saint Paul tells us to “pray without ceasing”. To me that only makes sense if somehow prayer is as much a part of our lives as breathing. I have a sketchy idea of how it might work. Perhaps it is something like your idea. Last READ MORE »
Changing the Pray-er
The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays. ― Søren Kierkegaard* A reflection by Christina Brennan Lee for July 9, 2023. Dear God, Almighty, Everlasting, and Eternal! Of course I want to influence You. Of course I want You to do what I READ MORE »
Prayer Services at SsAM
Every weekday at 8am, 5pm, and 8pm. Prayer Services at SsAM are via Video. Click here to see our Facebook Live page. You can watch these services as they are broadcast, or you can play them on demand afterwards. You do need a Facebook account to see these broadcasts. If you do not have a READ MORE »
Spiritual Music in Wilmington, Delaware
Delaware ChoralArts Delaware ChoralArts is a community-based Ensemble-In-Residence at SsAM. It enriches the greater Wilmington area with excellent and inspiring performances of great choral literature. It supports a talented and dedicated membership with professional skill and leadership. It nurtures the art of choral music through scholarships, commissions and showcases. Delaware ChoralArts is known for its READ MORE »
Books and Videos 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. Developing a SsAM Bibliography… We are developing a bibliography of books (and articles). This bibliography is part of that effort that began when 60 of us met on June 26, 2020 to discuss “Repairing READ MORE »
Members Photo Directory
Here are photos of some of our members in alphabetical order by last name. These are just the first few photos as we decide how to move forward with this idea of an on-line photo directory. If you would like a complete directory with addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses (but no photos), please click READ MORE »
Pop-Up Marketplace, 2023-04-01
Here are a few photos by Ken Francis of the Pop-Up Marketplace held in the SsAM Auditorium on Saturday, April 1, 2023. To see more member photos, click here.
Friendship House, Ministry to the Homeless, Wilmington, Delaware
Recent News 2023-06-16 — A mobile medical unit is now available 8am to Noon every other Wednesday in our parking lot, 713 N. Shipley Street, to serve as primary care for our community. The Christiana Care Mobile Unit will provide full primary care services. This includes immunization, acute illnesses, RX, referrals to see specialists, etc. READ MORE »
The Road Not Taken
A reflection by Mary Lou Edgar for July 2, 2023. My favorite poet is Robert Frost. I learned about him in high school when I was able to hear him read some of his poems. I was mesmerized. I know many of his poems may seem simplistic. They still rhyme – what’s up with that? READ MORE »
Unlikely People
A reflection by Danny Schweers for June 23, 2023. What was it that the Rev. Canon Kirkpatrick said in her sermon last Sunday that was so inspiring? Here is my perhaps faulty transcription of what she said near the end of her sermon. “Jesus reminds his disciples to ask God for help, specifically in sending READ MORE »
ECW: Episcopal Church Women at SsAM
NOW — 2023 Clothing Drive Please do not bring items to SsAM, but do deliver gently used clean or new clothes to two local charities — The Friendship House Clothing Bank (1503 Jessup Street) and Sojourner’s Place Clothing Closet (2901 Gov. Printz Blvd). Both charities provide clothing for men, women, children, and babies. They want READ MORE »
WWNMD?
A reflection by Christina Brennan Lee, June 16, 2023. Nelson Mandela said: “I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely READ MORE »
The Rev. James M. Bimbi, former Interim Rector
We said goodbye to Father Jim on Sunday, July 30, 2023 at Noon. We had a special “thank you” coffee hour for the Rev. James M. Bimbi and his wife Cynde. Fr. Jim’s last Sunday as Interim Rector was July 30, 2023. Jesse’s Gift — A True Christmas Story Click here to read the Rev. READ MORE »
Epilepsy Foundation 5K Runners in 2023
Above is a photo of the participants in the Epilepsy Foundation 5K run on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at Glasgow Park in Newark, Delaware. (Click on it to see it larger in a new window.) The run/walk/roll was a lot of fun! We look forward to participating again next year! Below are “The Six” as READ MORE »
