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 »
Reports of the Rector Search Committee
October 2022 Report from the Rector Search Committee. Greetings to all. The search committee has met twice since our installation, and we aim to keep the congregation updated about our work during this time of clergy transition. Here is a summary our work thus far. The next major activity in the search are 12 Questions READ MORE »
Clergy Transition – Our Search for a New Rector
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 »
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 »
Reflection – This Is For The Birds!
A reflection by Christina Brennan Lee on 2023-01-24. I’ve wanted a bird feeder for as long as I’ve lived in my current home, over 14 years. I love waking to the sound of birdsongs when I have the window open and throughout the day. I’ve had feeders in various places I’ve lived and they always 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 »
The Importance of Traditions
Reflection by Mary Lou Edgar for January 15, 2023 In our family we celebrate non-stop from Halloween until President’s Day. While that may sound extreme to many of you, we have birthdays, days when people entered our family, and the traditional events such as Thanksgiving, New Years, and of course Christmas. Each year as I READ MORE »
Bridging The Distance
A Reflection by Danny Schweers for January 8, 2023 They died and I did nothing. Most died alone. They were caught in a blizzard and died even though they lived in a city. They went on foot looking for food or loved ones. Others were trapped in their cars. Others were warm in homes with READ MORE »
What A Name!
A reflection by Christina Brennan Lee on 2022-12-30. This is a rare occasion! This weekend we will celebrate the First Day of a New Year on the First Sunday of a New Year. The last time was in 2017 and the next time we have January 1st on a Sunday won’t be until 2034! Of READ MORE »
Reflection — And So This Is Christmas
A Christmas reflection by Mary Lou Edgar, December 23, 2022. Each year, as Christmas approaches, I find it to be more problematic. When we were children, it was a time of mystery, of wanting something, of high adrenaline. Our parents were often victims of shortened tempers and having too much to do. We counted the READ MORE »
Detours on the Holy Highway
A reflection by Danny Schweers on Isaiah, Chapter 35. It is easy to get lost, but not on the Holy Highway. God is there to guide us. We need not fear, even those of us who are fools. The prophet Isaiah tells us of the Way of Holiness, a holy highway where wayfarers cannot get READ MORE »
