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. A prayer, for those looking on this 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
The Rev. Kevin Clayton Brown, will celebrate Eucharist for the first time on Sunday, February 5, 8:00 am and 10:30 am By the Grace of God and with the consent of the people the Right Reverend Kevin S. Brown, Eleventh Bishop of Delaware, ordained Kevin Clayton Brown to the Sacred Order of Priests in Christ’s READ MORE »
Charisse Rodgers is New Co-Chair of Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission
Charisse L. Rodgers has served the church in numerous capacities, to include, vestry person, church treasurer, ECW board, diocesan nominating committee, program committees, Diocesan Council, and alternate deputy to General Convention. Currently she is a member of the finance committee at SsAM. Charisse L. Rodgers is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business at READ MORE »
Reflection on Winter – A Time to Slow Down
A reflection for February 5, 2023 by Mary Lou Edgar. It is hard to believe that we are in the middle of winter. We have had many nice days and although there have been – and will be – some very cold days, it is a time to enjoy some of the changes that the 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 »
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 »
First Friday Walks for Justice and Peace in Wilmington, Delaware
The next walk begins on Friday, March 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 »
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 »
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.
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 »
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 »
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 »
