SsAM IS NOW RECEIVING NAMES FOR OUR NEXT RECTOR! If you are a clergy person and interested in our open rector position, we invite you to get to know us by perusing this page and our whole website, and to prayerfully consider if you feel called to SsAM. WHOM WE SEEK We are seeking a READ MORE »
News Items at SsAM
News items, recent accomplishments, and praise.
The Rev. Deacon Clay Brown
The Rev. Deacon Clay Brown will be ordained a priest on Saturday, February 4, at 11am. He joined the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew & Matthew (SsAM) on August 15, 2022 as a newly ordained transitional deacon. Prior to becoming a deacon, he was a member of Christ Church Christiana Hundred. At the request of READ MORE »
Worship God with us this Sunday in downtown Wilmington, Delaware
You are invited to worship God with us in person this Sunday at 8:00 or 10:30 a.m. in downtown Wilmington, Delaware. Our newly-ordained priest, the Rev. Clay Brown, will celebrate and preach. Our 10:30 a.m. worship services on Sunday are broadcast live on the SsAM YouTube channel and via Facebook. They are available afterwards on-demand. READ MORE »
Welcome To SsAM. You are invited!
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 »
SsAM Presents: Upcoming Events
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 »
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 »
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 »
Spiritual Music in Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington Children’s Chorus Teaching Fellowship applications are due February 10. The Wilmington Children’s Chorus is accepting applications for its inaugural Daniel L. Ridout Jr. Teaching Fellowship. Its aim is to provide practical professional experience and mentorship to music education and choral conducting professionals who are at the beginning of their career and who are Black, READ MORE »
Children’s Chapel continues on February 12 at 10:30am.
Children’s Chapel will meet on February 12 and 26, and 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 and 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 »
Chris White Art Gallery and Shipley Artist Lofts.
Chris White CDC is seeking new board members. If you are interested in the visual arts, affordable housing, and SsAM’s investment in the art community, please consider becoming a board member of the Chris White Community Development Corporation. Because SsAM was involved with the creation of Shipley Lofts (23 rental units and an art gallery), READ MORE »
ECW: Episcopal Church Women at SsAM
Women give their Time, Talent, and Treasure to support Child Inc. through February, 2023 The Episcopal Church Women at SsAM wants you to join them in supporting Child, Inc., an agency that has a number of shelters for women escaping domestic violence. We have been asked to help provide cell phones and $25.00 gift cards 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 »
Sister Rosie Castelli
Rosie was featured in the December, 2022 issue of the Delaware Communion, in an article discussing religious orders within the Episcopal Church. Rosie is a member of the Anglican Dominicans. She frequently leads our on-line prayer services. Click here to see the December, 2022 issue of the Delaware Communion. Click here to learn about our 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 »
Cameron Dixon, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Cameron Dixon (center above) graduated from Arcadia University on Saturday, October 29, 2022 as a Doctor of Physical Therapy. Congratulations, Cameron! Cameron grew up at our church and is still an active member. Click here to see other photos of our members.
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 »
Women Give Their Time, Talent, and Treasure
Stewardship Witness by Ernestine Brock-Walker, 2022-10-31. When I was asked to write an article about the Episcopal Church Women’s ministry at SsAM, I was thinking that it meant I should talk about actual monies/funds we contribute to the treasury of the church. After some consideration on the subject, I realized that ECW may not give READ MORE »
Charisse Rodgers – From Baptism to Service
Good morning, My name is Charisse Rodgers and I am a cradle Episcopalian. I was Father (now Canon) Casson’s first baptism at St. Matthew’s! I enjoyed growing up at St. Matthew’s and remained active in Episcopal Church activities even while in college. I picked a college house at the University of Pennsylvania that was close READ MORE »