SsAM, the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew & Matthew in downtown Wilmington, Delaware, welcomes you. Come to God’s Table! Come, you have much faith, and you who have little, or are questioning faith. Come, you who have been here often, and you who have not been for a long time or ever before. Come, you READ MORE »
Invite, Welcome, Connect!
If you are already a member of our church, consider the ways you can invite others to worship and serve God, how to welcome them when they visit our church, and how to connect with them when they return. Click on any of the headlines or thumbnail images below to see recent posts about SsAM’s Invite-Welcome-Connect program.
SsAM Presents: Upcoming Events
Worship God with us this Sunday, June 11 at 8:00 or 10:30 a.m. Click here to learn more about worship services at the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew (SsAM). Our 10:30 a.m. services are broadcast live on YouTube and Facebook, and are available afterwards on-demand, to watch as your schedule allows. Prayer Services READ MORE »
Children’s Chapel continues on June 11 at 10:30am.
Children’s Chapel will meet on June 11 at 10:30am. Chapel is usually on every second and fourth Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in Crypt Hall. Children have several activities before rejoining their families during the passing of the Peace. Parents/guardians – please stop by Crypt Hall before the 10:30 service to complete a brief registration form READ MORE »
First Friday Walks for Justice and Peace in Wilmington, Delaware
The next walks are on Friday, June 2 and July 7 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 READ MORE »
Chris White Art Gallery and Shipley Artist Lofts.
Edward Loper Jr. receptions at Chris White Gallery, 5-9pm, Fridays, July 7 and 14. Here are three chances to see “Wilmington and Beyond”, the work of Ed Loper Jr. and two other artists. Click here for details of this exhibition on display at the other end of the block from SsAM. Our Church, Chris White, 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 »
Angel Tree Gift Giving At Christmas
Christmas 2022: Gifts for those in Transitional Housing. In 2022, as we looked forward to the birth of Christ, we were also preparing to celebrate this wonderful season with family and friends. Have you ever thought about what it like for those who are homeless? Thanks to SsAM’s affiliation with Friendship House (FH), we are 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 »
Church on Thursday
A reflection by Danny Schweers, 8 October 2022. Thursday at church began with a stewardship mailing but I was back again on Friday and Saturday — for a potluck supper, a funeral, and searching for a new rector. Thursday, September 29 John Goodill, M.D. was my assistant (or was it the other way around?) as READ MORE »
Prayer Services at SsAM
Every weekday at 8am, 5pm, and 8pm. Also on Saturdays at 10:30am. 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 READ MORE »
Reflection: What is The Daily Office?
Click here to see our schedule of Prayer Services via Facebook. by Christina Brennan Lee. What is The Daily Office? A place I used to go to before I retired. Well, yes and not quite! If you were present during our Annual Meeting in 2022, or, perhaps watched it on SsAM’s YouTube Channel (or are READ MORE »
Friendship House, Ministry to the Homeless, Wilmington, Delaware
Recent News 2022-09-02 — The Hope Center, which Friendship House had been part of, is featured in an Emmy-award nominated film. There are several scenes in the film of the exterior of our church where Friendship House hosts one of its Empowerment Centers. Click here to watch the 17-minute movie on YouTube. 2022-06-14 — Sharon READ MORE »
A Busy Fall at SsAM
If you did not hear Father Jim’s sermon on the last day of July, he announced that he is looking forward with pleasure to serving as our church’s interim rector through the rest of 2022 and into 2023. This was greeted by applause. He made other announcements well worth mentioning. He announced that the members READ MORE »
25th Anniversary: Memories of the First 25 Years of SsAM
Time Capsule The time capsule from the Tenth Anniversary was opened in 2021 and the contents were displayed in Crypt Hall for several months. As of August 5, 2022, folks have been working on collecting items for the new time capsule and we are ready to order the capsule itself whenever the contents are ready. READ MORE »
The Importance of Children
by Mary Lou Edgar. As I was thinking about what I wanted to say, the word “importance” kept coming back to me. Most of us profess to believe that children are important. But there are times when I wonder. My career as a social worker focused on children. I have five children of my own. READ MORE »
Support For Ukraine
Episcopal Migration Ministries Episcopal Migration Ministries welcomes refugees, educates communities, and mobilizes congregations to advocate for the protection and rights of all migrants. Click here to visit the Episcopal Migration Ministries website. Relief and Development As we pray for an end to violence and for those fleeing Ukraine, please also pray for Episcopal Relief & READ MORE »
Results of Bishop Brown’s Vitality Workshop
Pursue Vitality, Not Growth A summary of Bishop Brown’s “Congregational Growth and Vitality Workshop” of 2022 by Danny Schweers. As we look to the future of our church, let us think about how we can encourage vitality and liveliness in our church rather than growth in numbers. If we want our church to thrive, we READ MORE »
Carnival Sunday at SsAM
CARNIVAL SUNDAY FESTIVAL CHORAL EUCHARIST AND SERMON, The Sunday before Ash Wednesday, 10:30am on February 19, 2023. Every year, God willing, our church celebrates Carnival Sunday at the 10:30 a.m. service on the Sunday before the start of Lent. It is an occasion for us to worship with great festivity in the spirit of the READ MORE »
SsAM’s Bathroom Ministry
Thanks to Michele Roberts, we connected with The World Council of Churches to tell the story of our “bathroom ministry.” Click here to see the feature article on the World Council of Churches website. “Whether people have access to a safe and clean toilet has wide-reaching consequences for their dignity, health, access to education, and READ MORE »
SsAM’s Christmas Story 2021
Thanks to our church members’ generosity (and Santa’s Helper, Eudel Drain), we delivered boxes of Undees to Friendship House along with an amazing number of Angel Tree gift cards and gifts just before Christmas of 2021. We also learned that a member of SsAM was inspired by Canon Casson’s sermon on Sunday, December 19, and READ MORE »
