March 29, 2021 FROM: Faith Victory Christian Center RE: Minivan Donation In Action Good morning Mrs. D-L, Thank you again for connecting us with that member of your church. We were able to receive her minivan donation for our community outreach ministry. The minivan is a tremendous tool in assisting us with transporting food and READ MORE »
SsAM By-Laws and Bylaws and By Laws
Spell it with or without a hyphen, or even as two words, the By-Laws spell out how the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew works in Wilmington, Delaware. SsAM’s name, vision, membership, voters, annual meeting, special meetings, vestry, officers, committees, election of a new rector, fiscal management, and more are described in this document. READ MORE »
Member Photos by Sharon Bryant
Sharon Bryant loves to photograph the people she loves. She has such a big smile and, because her affection is so apparent, nearly everyone is comfortable in front of her smartphon. Like the rest of us, she has missed being in church while the COVID-19 pandemic raged. Here are a few of her images from READ MORE »
Worship With Us In Person and Via Video
Join us in-person every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. You can also worship with us via YouTube video. Also, video services are available on-demand after each broadcast. We are once again worshiping in-person on Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. We will continue to broadcast our 10:30 a.m. worship services live on Sundays via YouTube. After the READ MORE »
Sophie Wins Vaccine Lottery
WDEL reported on July 19, 2021, that recent University of Delaware graduate Sophie Poindexter is going to be able to put her job search on hold, at least for a little while. She’s the lucky grand prize winner of $302,000 in the DE Wins! vaccine lottery, which was launched in an effort to get 70% READ MORE »
SsAM Presents: Upcoming Events
Here is a list of upcoming events at SsAM or recommended by us. In-Person Sunday Services Have Begun! Sunday Services now in person and also live (and on demand) on YouTube. The installation and testing of our new HVAC system is complete, as is the “deep COVID-level” cleaning our the church. You are invited to READ MORE »
Get Involved with “Last Stop to Freedom”
Father David’s post of July 16, 2021 — Please join me in supporting the “Last Stop to Freedom” organization. “Last Stop to Freedom” is what Wilmington, Delaware was called by Harriet Tubman and the enslaved Africans who escaped with her leadership. The underground railroad brought the enslaved seeking freedom to Wilmington and then they were READ MORE »
Going Deeper: Clergy Spirituality and Leadership
Small Listening Groups with Father David; and, “Entering the Same Door, Differently”. Father David’s post of July 9, 2021 — This past week I have been participating in the second year of a two-year residency program created by the Shalem Spiritual Institute in Washington, DC. I am away this week at a retreat center on READ MORE »
Ubuntu
Father David’s post of July 23, 2021 — Two weeks ago, when I was attending the second residency program of the Clergy Going Deeper Program, the Rev. Dr. Michael Battle, a professor at the General Theological Seminary in New York City, presented on the topic “African Contemplative Spirituality for Leadership”. Dr. Battle’s name might be READ MORE »
Memories of the First 25 Years of SsAM
As part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew (SsAM), in 2021 members shared some of their memories of our church’s first twenty-five years. She Said, “Please Come Back” by Pat Saunders It was December 30, 2006. I had moved to Wilmington three days before, and because it READ MORE »
Cynthia Is An Author!
Congratulations to Cynthia Primo Martin on the publication of her book, Handbook for Nonprofit Leadership: Recruiting, Training, and Engaging Trustees of Color. Her publisher claims the book “should be required reading for all Boards of Directors regardless of their size or current board composition.” The book is especially strong in its advocacy of diversity. Boards, READ MORE »
Children, Youth, and Young Families
Gateway to the Future – SsAM Youth Programs Sunday, August 29 at 3:00 p.m. The promise of an engaging, challenging youth program at SsAM gets closer to a post-pandemic reality at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 29, 2021. The SsAM of the Future subcommittee of the 25th Anniversary Committee will hold its initial session — READ MORE »
Prayer Services at SsAM
Every weekday at 8am, 5pm, and 8pm. Also on Saturdays at 8am and Noon. Prayer Services at SsAM via Video. Click here to see our Facebook Live page. You can watch these services (and our Sunday services) as they are broadcast, or you can play them on demand afterwards. You do not need to have READ MORE »
Adult Education Offerings: July to December, 2021
• “From Shared Trauma to Imagining the Future” Retreat • “Faith Talk About Race” 6-session program • “Deeper Relationships with God” 5-session small groups Last week I shared with the parish that a one-day retreat will be offered likely in July entitled, “Entering the Same Door Differently”, which will give participants time to share their READ MORE »
Monthly Walks for Justice and Peace
First Fridays at 5:30 p.m. Next walk is August 6, 2021. For over a year, members from SsAM and other churches have been showing up for silent Walks for Justice and Peace in downtown Wilmington, Delaware. These prayerful pilgrimages are hosted collaboratively with First & Central Presbyterian Church. We gather in front of the steps READ MORE »
Unsung Heroes of SsAM 2021
Father David’s post of 6/25/2021 — It has become a tradition the last several years, at the annual meeting, to recognize a member of SsAM as an unsung hero. This year we did not, due in large part to not being able to be together this past year because of the pandemic. It was recommended READ MORE »
In-Person Sunday Services Have Begun
In-person worship services have begun on Sundays at 10:30 a.m.! The Sunday services are also broadcast on YouTube. After each broadcast, the services are available on-demand for you to watch when your schedule allows. The installation and testing of our new HVAC system is complete, as is the “deep COVID-level” cleaning. Click here to see READ MORE »
Small Listening Groups to Begin Sept. 4
FR. DAVID’S POST OF 2021-06-18 — In my sermon this past Sunday, I invited members of SsAM to consider participating in one of the small listening groups that will begin September 4, 2021. This week I wanted to share more information so that you will have a better idea about what I have in mind. READ MORE »
SsAM 25th Anniversary Continues!
Re-Imagining Youth Programs: A Zoom Exercise on Sunday, August 29 at 3:00 p.m. The promise of an engaging, challenging youth program at SsAM gets closer to a post-pandemic reality at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 29. This Zoom meeting will include a presentation that summarizes the comments harvested from our young people and their parents READ MORE »
Photos: People in Church after 15 Months Away
On Sunday, June 6, 2021, seventy-seven people came to the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew in downtown Wilmington, Delaware to worship God. This is news because the numbers attending SsAM in-person have been zero for most of the last 15 months. We have been worshiping via video, not in person. We continue to READ MORE »
