SsAM, the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew & Matthew in downtown Wilmington, Delaware, welcomes you! Looking for something in particular on this website? Please use the search box in the above masthead. It will search only this website, not the entire Internet. Come to God’s Table! Come, you have much faith, and you who have READ MORE »
Worship with us this Sunday at 8am and 10:30am!
You are invited to praise God with us this Sunday, October 9, at 8am and 10:30am in downtown Wilmington, Delaware. 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 READ MORE »
Children’s Chapel begins October 9 at 10:30am.
Children’s Chapel Planning for 2022-2023: On Sunday, October 9 at 10:30 a.m., Children’s Chapel will begin! Also, it is scheduled for the second Sunday for November and December, 2022. Children will have several activities around the theme of “Connections” before rejoining their families during the passing of the Peace. Parents/guardians – please stop by Crypt READ MORE »
Season of Creation
The Season of Creation begins Sunday, October 9, at 10:30 a.m. Season of Creation is a seven-week 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 seven Sundays of Pentecost. It often features guest READ MORE »
Do Something New
A Stewardship Reflection, October 9, 2022 We hope that you have received your Stewardship mailing. It starts our 7-week campaign, October 9 through November 20: “Behold, we are about to do something new”. We have been doing new things as we lived through the pandemic. Through your support, volunteer time and gifts: We stayed in READ MORE »
Clergy Transition – Our Search for a New Rector
SsAM is in the middle of a clergy transition process. A Rector Search Committee has been appointed. On August 18, 2022, the Vestry was pleased to announce the names of those who will serve on our Rector Search Committee. Many members were nominated to serve, but only seven could be appointed. Those appointed are shown READ MORE »
SsAM Presents: Upcoming Events
Upcoming events at SsAM or recommended by our church. Silent Walk for Justice and Peace, 5:30pm on Friday, October 7. We begin at the SsAM parking lot and then walk to Rodney Square. These walks began in response to the murder of George Floyd, but now we are faced with more racially motivated murders than READ MORE »
Adult Education – Faith and Practice
I hope that you have seen the announcement about Adult Christian Education, also known as Adult Formation: “Episcopal-ness: From The Beginning. A five-Sunday look at the origin, faith, and practice of Episcopalians” began on Sunday, October 2, 2022, for the five Sundays of October, between the services, from 9:15am to 10:15am in the Auditorium. While READ MORE »
First Friday Walks for Justice and Peace in Wilmington, Delaware
The next walk begins on Friday, October 7 at 5:30 p.m. in the SsAM parking lot, 713 N. Shipley Street. These walks are a public display of our belief that society needs to be more just in terms of race, sex, economics, and more. We begin at the SsAM parking lot (813 N. Shipley Street) READ MORE »
Meet The Need
A Newly Formed Ministry: Meet The Need. In order to better serve our community, the Episcopal Church Women (ECW) of SsAM and the church’s Community Advocacy Committee joined together in September, 2022 to promote a new ministry called “Meet the Need”. Under this ministry we will coordinate in-kind contributions at SsAM. Please support both groups, READ MORE »
Get The Vaccine!
2022-09-19 — New COVID-19 booster vaccines are making their debut this fall, and they’ve been modified to target specific omicron variants that are causing the majority of new cases in the United States. The boosters — made by Pfizer and Moderna — won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week. The Centers for Disease READ MORE »
Cynthia Primo Martin honored
We are delighted to announce that Cynthia Primo Martin, a long-time member of SsAM and daughter of the late Bishop Quintin E. Primo, Jr., was recognized in 2022 for the Alumni Wall of Fame at the University of Delaware. Click here to read more In July, 2021, we congratulated Cynthia Primo Martin on the publication 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 »
Member Profile: Audrey Collins, Drummer
MEMBER PROFILE — AUDREY COLLINS. Social-media photographer Sharon Bryant was at the 28th Annual African American Family Festival on Saturday, September 10, 2022. There she found Audrey Collins (2nd from left) performing with the Wilmington African Drummers. Audrey is a long-time member of our church. Also performing at the Festival was SsAM member Norwood Coleman READ MORE »
Feed The Hungry
Please bring food to SsAM to feed the hungry in our community. In September, the “Feed the Hungry Ministry” invites us to bring groceries to church to support the Sunday Breakfast Mission, a Delaware Institution that ministers to women and families, providing nourishment and shelter. The Sunday Breakfast Mission was started 125 years ago, in READ MORE »
Take Four Steps to Peace and Justice
SsAM Peace and Justice Initiative Communication No. 1 by Norwood Coleman, Sr. I am humbled to have been invited to serve as the liaison between SsAM and the Diocesan Justice and Reconciliation Commission. It is my intent to facilitate our church’s efforts by involving as many fellow congregants as possible in our deliberations. I am 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 »
Volunteer with the Choir School of Delaware
The Choir School of Delaware is a local after-school program. The school offers a unique opportunity to minister to community youth. Our church members volunteer and invite you to volunteer as well. The Choir School supports local youth by providing musical training, leadership and language skills, academic support and college-bound mentoring. Needed: Mentors and Other READ MORE »
Put Your Name Forward for Diocesan Office
Diane Clarke Streett hopes you will consider running for a Diocesan office of leadership! Deadline for nominations is Friday, August 20, 2022. Click here to learn more on the Episcopal Church in Delaware website. As members of the Episcopal Church, we all share in its leadership and oversight, often by serving on parish and diocesan 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 »
