Silent Walk for Justice and Peace, 5:30pm on Friday, February 3 Join us for this peaceful, prayerful walk through the center of Wilmington to promote an end to racial and social injustice. We gather in the SsAM parking lot with people from various faith communities to share in this active, visible commitment to justice and peace READ MORE »
Adult Education
Meditations and teachings plus upcoming Adult Education opportunities at SsAM — the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew in downtown Wilmington, Delaware.
The Extraordinary Life of Rosetta Henderson
An interview with Rosetta Henderson and a digital exhibit exploring her life and accomplishments is now at the Hagley Museum and Library. This January 2023 addition to the museum’s archives is part of the its oral history project recognizing Black STEM Pioneers in Delaware. With advanced degrees in chemistry, Henderson pursued a career in research READ MORE »
Reflection – Things kept going wrong but that didn’t bother us.
A reflection by Danny Schweers for January 29, 2023. Why did our companionship, in spite of events, continue as cheerfully as ever? Why didn’t our spirits sink? First, the Uber driver’s map app took him to the other side of Central Park from where we were actually waiting in the dark and the cold. Then, READ MORE »
Reflection – This Is For The Birds!
A reflection by Christina Brennan Lee on 2023-01-24. I’ve wanted a bird feeder for as long as I’ve lived in my current home, over 14 years. I love waking to the sound of birdsongs when I have the window open and throughout the day. I’ve had feeders in various places I’ve lived and they always READ MORE »
First Friday Walks for Justice and Peace in Wilmington, Delaware
The next walk begins on Friday, February 3 at 5:30 p.m. in the SsAM parking lot, 713 N. Shipley Street. Join us for this peaceful, prayerful walk through the center of Wilmington to promote an end to racial and social injustice. We gather in the SsAM parking lot with people from various faith communities to READ MORE »
Wednesday Nights in Lent with Father Jim
Join the Rev. James M. Bimbi for a Lenten journey in the holy land as we read and reflect on the material in the book “River through the Desert.” Written by the Rev. Canon Richard Sewell, dean of Saint George’s College, Jerusalem, this six-week journey focuses on the physical, biblical, and spiritual aspects of The READ MORE »
The Importance of Traditions
Reflection by Mary Lou Edgar for January 15, 2023 In our family we celebrate non-stop from Halloween until President’s Day. While that may sound extreme to many of you, we have birthdays, days when people entered our family, and the traditional events such as Thanksgiving, New Years, and of course Christmas. Each year as I READ MORE »
Bridging The Distance
A Reflection by Danny Schweers for January 8, 2023 They died and I did nothing. Most died alone. They were caught in a blizzard and died even though they lived in a city. They went on foot looking for food or loved ones. Others were trapped in their cars. Others were warm in homes with READ MORE »
What A Name!
A reflection by Christina Brennan Lee on 2022-12-30. This is a rare occasion! This weekend we will celebrate the First Day of a New Year on the First Sunday of a New Year. The last time was in 2017 and the next time we have January 1st on a Sunday won’t be until 2034! Of READ MORE »
Reflection — And So This Is Christmas
A Christmas reflection by Mary Lou Edgar, December 23, 2022. Each year, as Christmas approaches, I find it to be more problematic. When we were children, it was a time of mystery, of wanting something, of high adrenaline. Our parents were often victims of shortened tempers and having too much to do. We counted the READ MORE »
Detours on the Holy Highway
A reflection by Danny Schweers on Isaiah, Chapter 35. It is easy to get lost, but not on the Holy Highway. God is there to guide us. We need not fear, even those of us who are fools. The prophet Isaiah tells us of the Way of Holiness, a holy highway where wayfarers cannot get READ MORE »
How is Your Adventuring?
A reflection by Christina Brennan Lee for December 11, 2022. We’re at the Third Sunday of Advent already! We light the third candle in the Advent Wreath as our anticipation and expectation of the birth of Jesus accelerates. However, there’s a notable change. This week, instead of a penitential purple candle or a blue candle READ MORE »
Preparing for the Lord
An Advent reflection by Mary Lou Edgar, December 4, 2022. This Sunday begins the second week of Advent. I have always thought of Advent in a myriad of ways. While in church, I focused on waiting for the birth of Jesus. When I wasn’t in church, it was the countdown to Christmas — parties to READ MORE »
Racial Justice and Reconciliation in Delaware
The Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission invites all parishes to participate in the quilt project by September 15, 2023. Project Goal: To engage every parish in the diocese to create a mini quilt that best represents a message of justice and hope of Becoming Beloved Community. Parish Interest: Each parish is invited to participate in READ MORE »
Give Thanks One Hundred Times A Day
2022-11-20 stewardship witness by Danny Schweers. Giving thanks is a cure for depression. So claims my friend. At one time in her life she became so severely depressed she was institutionalized. Then she took up the practice, every day, of giving thanks for one hundred things, listing them. No gratitude was too small or too READ MORE »
Reflection: Holidays and Holy Days
A reflection by Christina Brennan Lee on 11 November, 2022. One hundred four years ago on this date, World War I officially ended with an armistice. This armistice was an agreement to cease fighting, after four years of horrific warring. For awhile, November 11 was known as Armistice Day. This country now commemorates all US READ MORE »
Voting, a Saintly Act
A reflection by Mary Lou Edgar for November 6, 2022. The beginning of November is always busy for me. It is a time when we have Halloween and, for our family, that starts the holiday season. It is also a time for me to focus on the saints I have looked to for inspiration for READ MORE »
What Is Holy Week All About?
Holy Week starts with Palm Sunday and ends with Easter Sunday. Here are brief descriptions of why each day of Holy Week is significant and how we, as a church, recognize their significance. Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023, when palms are distributed, is dominated by two liturgical events: the re-enactment of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem READ MORE »
Where Is God? A Reflection on Jeremiah, Chapter 2
by Danny Schweers, November 30, 2022. The Book of Jeremiah is not pleasant reading. Readings from the Book of Jeremiah may be heard often in those Christian denominations which emphasize the sinfulness of human beings, but it is not a favorite among my fellow Episcopalians. Episcopalians emphasize God’s love and forgiveness, not God’s disappointment and READ MORE »
Grant me understanding that I may live.
2022-10-28, a reflection by Danny Schweers. I love this saying, the last half of verse 144 of Psalm 119. It promises that, if we can understand, we can live. Of course, people go on breathing even when they do not understand. I know. I have been doing it for decades! But when I do not READ MORE »
