Included in this issue/Save-the-Date:

• June Mission of the Month: Immigrant Rights Action - Give | Watch video
• Suicide Prevention Awareness Training, Sat., June 8, 9:00 - 11:00 am
• Car Wash Fundraiser, Saturday, June 8, 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
• Preschool summer camp sign-up, 6/10 - 6/13
• GriefShare (last meeting until fall), Thursday, June 13, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
• Summer Camp Scholarships due, Thursday, June 13
• "Sponsor a Space" Campaign deadline, Monday, June 17
• Caring for Friends, Wednesday, June 19, 12:30 pm
• Youth Movie Night, Wednesday, June 19, Sunset
• Mission Trip donations due, Sunday, June 21
• Book Group, Sunday, June 23, 4:00 pm
• Dinner with the Pastor, Wednesday, June 26, 6:30 pm
• Rise Against Hunger meal-pack, Sat., Sept. 14, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
• Plant sale to benefit DUMC Ministries
• Fun Fest - Thank you! (video included)
• Pastor's music and book recommendations for June
• DUMC summer office hours
• Summer hospitality

9:00 am

Uplifting Worship*

Nursery

Wesley Class

Returns 9/8:

Anchor

Fusion

Sunday School

  10:10 am

Liturgical Worship*

Nursery

11:11 am

Word & Worship*

Nursery

Returns 9/8:

Kids' Word

*Live broadcast

For links:

DoylestownUMC.com

THANK YOU!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Fun Fest!!! Over 200 people came out to celebrate. I can’t thank everyone enough for supporting DUMC Kids and the Preschool at DUMC. Thank you to our volunteers, who were FANTASTIC. We hope everyone had a blast. Enjoy the video (above).

Please join our Youth for their Car Wash Fundraiser on

Saturday, June 8, 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

This is the last fundraiser to support their Mission Trip.

DUMC Parking Lot Repairs "Sponsor a Space" Campaign

Each space is $125 and the deadline is Monday, June 17. Please click the link below to read more about this project and how you can participate. As of 5/30/24, we have 38 donors pledging a combined total of $10,795. DUMC's Board of Trustee's has allocated $10,000 which brings the campaign total to $20,795 of the $39,000 needed. Click here to donate.

Read more....

“The Alpha Marriage Course”

Begins Sunday, September 8

A 7-week course designed for couples of all ages to help build, strengthen, and continue to grow their relationship in marriage. Couples will be equipped with tools to build a healthy marriage and to strengthen their connection as a couple – or to restore that connection if it was lost.

There is no cost for attending this course - although each couple is responsible for buying their study journals (1 for each person - purchase here). The Alpha Marriage Course Intro Video.

During the summer months, we will continue to have coffee and tea available each Sunday, as well as cool refreshments. This is a more relaxed time of year and any time that you can donate to this ministry it is certainly appreciated! This is a very rewarding ministry and not at all difficult. We’re happy to train you! See our SignUpGenius or contact Cindy Betancourt in the church office.

Flower basket waterers needed

Do you have a green thumb? Do you enjoy the outdoors? We invite you to volunteer at DUMC!

We are in need of more volunteers to help water the flower baskets and urns around the church. We use SignUpGenius to organize the schedule as the flowers need to be watered every day. Each volunteer can pick the dates that work best for them between mid-May and mid-September. If you are interested, sign up here or contact Sheri Shifman. Thank you!

Volunteers Needed

Would you like to become more involved at DUMC? There are many volunteer opportunities that can take as little as one hour, once a month, once a week, or as needed. All slots are flexible and come with training.

Please check out the new Volunteer Board in our lobby next to the information desk. You can choose from a wide variety of options that include ushering, cooking, help in the office, working with Sunday School (ages 4-12), Youth (Grades 7-12), odd jobs around the building, and many more. Take a card from the clothesline and contact the person on the back for more information.

Not sure what you want to do? Pick up the handout on the table and peruse all the offerings.

Serving God deepens our faith and helps us meet others. Do you have an idea for a job? Please contact Laurie Lewis.

God has strategically placed us where he wants us to be in order to accomplish great things. He has important work for us to do: in the church, in neighborhoods, in business, in government, and especially in homes. So together, let’s get our hands on the work.

"Many hands make light work"

Blessings,

Laurie Lewis

Next Caring for Friends meal assembly:

Wednesday, June 19 at 12:30 pm

in the DUMC kitchen. CLICK image for more details.

Instructional guide for preparing meals at home.

EVERYONE IS INVITED!

Lehigh Valley IronPigs

Baseball Game

Saturday, August 10 at 6:35 pm

Join DUMC for a fun-filled trip to a Lehigh Valley IronPigs ballgame at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, PA.

Who are the IronPigs? The Lehigh Valley IronPigs are the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Game start time: 6:35 pm

How are we getting there? We’ll be traveling together on a tour bus. Departure time TBD.

Cost: $33 (includes game ticket, transportation, and a 2.5 hour all-you-can-eat buffet that includes hamburgers, hotdogs, fried chicken, salads, dessert, and unlimited soft drinks).

How to Sign Up: Use the SignUpGenius or contact Pastor Paul and submit payment

How to Pay:

Venmo: @DoylestownUMC

Realm: Click here to pay through Realm

Check: Make check payable to DUMC and either give it to Pastor Paul, or send it in the mail to the address below:

Doylestown United Methodist Church

c/o Paul Georgulis

320 E. Swamp Rd.

Doylestown, PA 18901

If you are interested in joining us or if you have any other questions, please email Pastor Paul.

Saturday, September 14, 2024

Mark your calendar for the Rise Against Hunger meal-packing event at DUMC! 

Set-up will start at 8:30 am. We will start packing promptly at 10:00 am, followed by clean up immediately afterwards.

The more we raise, the more meals we pack!

To register and make donations, click here.

Get Involved – Make a Difference – Change the World

Pocono Plateau

Junior High Adventure (Grades 4 - 7)

-or- Senior High Adventure (Grades 8 - 12)

July 7 - 12, 2024

If you enjoy a more rustic style cabin and cooking over a fire, sign up HERE. Registration is directly with the camp - please let Lenae know if you sign up so she can keep track of who is going.



Gretna Glen

Youth Blast: Random Edition

July 21 - 26, 2024

This is a great option if the other week does not work for you and/or if you prefer a less rustic experience. Their camp includes an offsite field trip to Mount Gretna, and the cabins have air conditioning. Sign up HERE ASAP (there are limited spots!) Registration is directly with the camp - please let Lenae know if you sign up so she can keep track of who is going.

*Contact Lenae if you are interested in chaperoning for either camp or if you need a scholarship. We do not want cost to be the reason someone doesn’t go to camp.

Summer Camp is Here! We are accepting applications for camp scholarships. Summer camp is a place for experiencing the Gospel of Jesus Christ through recreation, challenge, and reflection. The Pocono Plateau ministry is dedicated to the purpose of making disciples of Jesus Christ.

The camp provides safe, meaningful, and enjoyable experiences in camp and retreat settings that lead people to new and renewed life in Jesus Christ. 

Process for camp scholarship:

• Complete registration online leaving the church contribution section empty
• Print the registration form and drop off to the church office by June 13. Please note on the envelope ‘ATTN: Camp Scholarships’
• The church will advise family on amount of scholarship by June 27, 2024
• Church will pay camps directly for the scholarship amount
• For scholarship questions specific to your family needs, please contact Wendy Arnott

For any scholarship submission process questions, please contact: Wendy Arnott at (215) 348-5224

Other camps to consider: Innabah, Gretna Glenn, and Carson Simpson. 

www.Innabah.org  www.gretnaglen.org  www.csfarm.org

Praying for our Congregation,

Community, and World

Praise/Thankfulness: Debbie, Fun Fest, Graduates, Cindy & Gene Biehl 35th Anniversary, Nate & Tara Finch marriage, love the music, good test results

Health & Healing: August, Lachlan, Steve, Dick, Henry, Mike, Jayne, Cliff, Brian, Jim, Nick, Rachel, Dave, Lady, Mary, Deb, Charles, Lois, Mary, Cookie, Minna, Madelin, Glenn, Linda, Lisa, Jerry, a friend, Danielle, Bowen, Sadie, Earl, Larry & Lola, Joe, Karen, Jim, Andre, Kathy & Elizabeth, Jane, Cindy

Guidance: Brian & family, Lisa, Lenae, Graduates, Missy, Zach, a new organist, financial wisdom, Neal, Louellen, Chris, Carolyn, Marie, homeless who are mentally ill, Hallie, our sons, family peace, Ale, unspoken prayers, famine, those serving abroad, our church, Dawn

Hospice: Jack

Grief: Amt family 

"Cast all your cares on him, because he cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7

~Laurie Lewis and the Congregational Care Team