We want everyone to make a pledge regardless of the amount. 100% participation, not a dollar amount, is our goal. As of January 27, 2023 116 pledges had been made for 2023, two more than were made the previous year. To make a pledge, read on. Behold, we are about to do something new! Whatever READ MORE »
Stewardship Posts
Stewardship is the active care of those things put into our hands by God; our time, talent, and treasure.
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 »
Undee Sunday at SsAM in Wilmington, Delaware
Undee Sunday happens every November at the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew, Wilmington, Delaware when we collect thermal underwear for the homeless. In 2022, our Undee Sunday efforts ran to November 20. From November 6-20, 2022, the Community Advocacy Committee collected long underwear for our traditional “Undee Sunday” drive. When winter and cold 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 »
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 »
Thank God it’s Sunday!
Stewardship witness by Audrey Collins, 2022-10-23. I have been attending SsAM since 2001, first at the invitation to Art Slam and then at the inevitable invitation to church, both invitations coming from Michelle Roberts. From the moment I entered the sanctuary I was hooked! The liturgy, the candles, the incense, the holy water, communion, the READ MORE »
Please Support Our Efforts
Learn more about donations in general, including making a pledge or a secure on-line donation, texting a donation, special gifts and bequests, remembering SsAM in your will, and more… For the 2023 pledge form, click here. As of January 27, 2023, 116 pledges had been made for 2023, two more than our goal, which was READ MORE »
We Made A Promise
The SsAM Finance Committee has something to say about stewardship, about the promise made 26 years ago. Supporting our living history — our promise to each other and the community. Twenty-six years ago Episcopalians in downtown Wilmington made a promise to create a multi-racial congregation which welcomes all people who seek the love of God READ MORE »
Norwood Coleman’s Stewardship Witness
SsAM stewardship testimonial offered on October 16, 2022 by Norwood Coleman, Sr. Good morning. Alice and I have attended Saints Andrew and Matthew (SsAM) since The Cathedral Church of St. John closed. We were drawn here by the welcoming activities extended to Cathedral members by SsAM. When we began to attend early services, we were READ MORE »
John Goodill’s Stewardship Witness
SsAM stewardship testimonial given on Sunday morning, October 9, 2022 by John Goodill, MD. Good morning! My name is John Goodill. My wife Sherry and I have been members here at SsAM for the last 10 years. We love it here for so many reasons. I would like to share a few words about SsAM READ MORE »
2023 Stewardship Campaign Letter
October 9, 2022 To SsAM members and supporters: The Stewardship Committee wishes to inform you about the 2023 Stewardship Campaign here at SsAM and encourage your prayerful participation. This year we have developed a seven-week campaign to align with the seven weeks of the Season Of Creation. Our stewardship theme this year is taken from 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 »
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 »
Do A New Thing
A Stewardship Reflection, October 9, 2022. We hope that you have received your Stewardship mailing. It started our 7-week campaign, October 9 through November 20: “Behold, we are about to do a new thing”. Didn’t get the letter? Click here to see it. We have been doing new things as we lived through the pandemic. READ MORE »
Community Advocacy
Undee Sundays in November On November 6, 13, and 20, the Community Advocacy Committee will be collecting long underwear for our traditional “Undee Sunday” drive. You may purchase a set of long underwear and leave it in the church office or you can write a check to SsAM with AIM/Undee Sunday in the memo line. 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 »
Johannes Chow wins Earth Day recognition
Johannes Chow, a 12-year-old seventh grader at Brandywine Springs School in Wilmington, was recognized for the video “We Have Only One World”. DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin recognized student winners from throughout the state who won this year’s Earth Day video contest hosted by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. The contest READ MORE »
Scholarships Available for SsAM Members
Our last deadline was July 15, 2022. Look for our next round in the summer of 2023! The Community Advocacy Committee sponsors scholarships for students entering college and for those who are already enrolled. Thanks to the generosity of those who contributed to our AIM Fund, our church was able to award $1,000 scholarships to READ MORE »
Environmental Justice Ministry
Environmental Justice Ministry at SsAM Our Environmental Justice Ministry in Wilmington, Delaware is work which grew out of Michele Roberts’ preaching at SsAM during the Season of Creation several years ago. An official description of Delaware Concerned Residents for Environmental Justice appears below. Several SsAM members are a part of this statewide group. Environmental justice READ MORE »
