Included in this issue (this week):

• July Mission of the Month: THE SYNERGY PROJECT - Give | Watch video
• VBS Celebration, Friday, July 18, 5:30 pm
• Silent Auction donations for Peach Festival, due Sunday, July 20
• Youth mini golf, Sunday, July 20, 3:00 pm
• Blood Drive, Tuesday, July 22, 2:00 - 7:00 pm
• Gretna Glen Camp, Sunday, July 27 - Friday, August 1
• Pancake breakfast, Sunday, July 27, 9:00 - 11:00 am
• Book Group, Sunday, July 27, 4:00 pm
• Peach Festival flea market and book sales begin, Wednesday, July 30
• Estate Planning Seminar, Wednesday, July 30, 6:00 - 7:00 pm 
• Community Dinner, Wed., July 30, 6:00 pm (icon in Serve & Engage section)
• Methodist Services Backpack and School Supply Drive through Fri., August 1
• Peach Festival booth sign ups and donation information, Sat., August 23
• Confirmation 2026 sign up, due Thursday, August 28
• Volunteer opportunity - JR Leonard Foundation
• ADULT and YOUTH Volunteers needed at Peach Festival
• DUMC Mobile App Coming Soon!
• Welcome new members videos
• Caring for Friends recap, Pocono Plateau and VBS thank you's
• Security update

9:00 am

Unplugged Worship

(Outdoor Sanctuary, Room 22 if inclement weather)

Wesley Class

Returns 9/7:

Nursery

Sunday School

Fusion

Elevation

  10:10 am

Liturgical Worship*

Returns 9/7:

Nursery

11:11 am

Word & Worship*

Returns 9/7:

Nursery

Kids' Word

*Live broadcast

For links:

DoylestownUMC.com

DUMC Summer Worship Schedule

(Sunday, June 8 - Sunday, August 31)

9:00 am - Uplifting Worship is moving to the Outdoor Sanctuary for June and July (August will be in Room 22). "Unplugged" Worship with guitars and conversational preaching (weather permitting....inclement weather, in Room 22). *Not livestreamed.

10:10 am - Liturgical Worship, Sanctuary (livestreamed).

11:11 am - Word & Worship, Worship Center (alternating Sounds of Faith and Power of Grace praise bands, livestreamed).

*We will return to regular Worship schedule on Sunday, September 3, with Holy Communion at 9:00 am - Sanctuary, 10:10 am - Sanctuary, and 11:11 am - Worship Center.

Security Update

As part of our ongoing review of security at the church, the Board of Trustees is changing the locks on the front doors of the church effective July 31. All other doors will be exit only. After this date all existing keys won’t work. Any questions, please contact Mike Jarossy or the Board of Trustees.

PEACH FESTIVAL 2025

Saturday, August 23, 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

Volunteers Needed (Adults & Youth)—Sign up HERE

The Peach Festival is coming on Saturday, August 23. There will be a pancake breakfast on Sunday, July 27 (this is a great time to bring your used books and flea market items). Please start gathering up your donations now so you can drop them off at the church on Monday, July 28 or sometime during the following week (summer hours are 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, please call to confirm if you need to drop outside of these hours). Flea market and book sales will begin on *Wednesday, July 30.

In addition to books and flea market items, please consider plants and silent auction items. Please start saving cuttings and bulbs to be dropped off on Friday, August 22. Ideas for the silent auction are: your excess frequent flyer miles, a weekend at your vacation home, or nice photos & art items. If you have something you think is too nice for the flea market, consider donating it to the silent auction.

Click HERE for booth reservation form or email PeachFest@doylestownUMC.com



*2025 Peach Festival proceeds will benefit construction projects at the Carson Simpson Farm Christian Camp.

NEEDED: Silent Auction Baskets &

Items to Fill Baskets

Who:     Individuals, family, friends, or small groups

What:    Silent Auction baskets and items to fill baskets

We accept unused gift cards or new items you do not plan to use, or shop for/request donations from businesses that you frequent. (Ex.: Gift cards & certificates, show or game tickets, jewelry, books, craft items, tools, non-perishable food, baking supplies, games, toys, sports items, puzzles, team hats/shirts, lawn games, BBQ items, music & tech equipment, pool toys, garden supplies, beauty aides)

When & Where: Place in box in lobby by 7/20 or contact Jayne at (215) 718-6457



Why: Benefits DUMC Peach Festival for supplies to build a fire pit & seating at Carson Simpson Farm Methodist Camp, Hatboro, PA

Estate Planning Seminar

Wednesday, July 30

6:00 - 7:00 pm, Room 2

In person at DUMC

"Organizing Important Documents: Protecting Your Family, Preserving Your Legacy"

-Find out common issues when documents are not in order!

-Learn what legal, financial and personal documents your executors and powers of attorney need!

-Learn best practices for organizing and protecting your estate planning documents!

-Learn how to keep your estate plan up to date!

-Go from planning to actually doing!

-All this and more, CLICK HERE for flyer.

Questions, or to register, contact John Benson, (215) 348-4416

Our new mobile app will be available for both Apple and Google users.

Some included features are:

Giving, Check in, Livestream, Events, and more!

Welcome New DUMC Members

On Sunday, we were delighted to welcome 8 new members (5 at 10:10 and 3 at 11:11). We thank the grace of God that you have chosen to join our community at DUMC. We hope that your time with us offers you the chance to explore and deepen your faith and enrich the love you have for the Lord.

10:10 video, 11:11 video

VBS - Thank you!

This week, 43 children, 24 youth, and 8 adults hit the road with God during DUMC’s VBS Road Trip! Our young travelers learned that no matter where life takes them, God is always by their side.

Throughout the week, they explored God’s love in fun and creative ways—crafting at the craft station, singing at the music station, discovering God’s creation at the science station, diving into Bible stories at storytelling, playing games at the recreation station, and enjoying delicious snacks at the snack station.

Join us for our VBS Celebration on Friday, July 18 at 5:30 pm! The evening will include a short performance, food, and a fun-filled foam party.

A heartfelt thank you to all of the amazing volunteers who shared their time and talents to make this week such a success. Interested in being part of the DUMC Kids community? Reach out to Wendy—we’d love to have you join us!

2025 DUMC BACKPACK & SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE

DUMC continues to support students served by the Methodist Home for Children in Philadelphia. Next time you’re in the store, please consider picking up a backpack or school supplies. You can also click here to go to the Amazon wish list.

There will be a box in the lobby of DUMC through Friday, August 1 to collect new backpacks and new school supplies. You may also leave supplies in the "Feed My Sheep" bin under the portico at DUMC when the church is closed.

Volunteers are needed to sort and pack supplies on Saturday, August 2 at 9:00 am.

To volunteer or for more info, please contact Randy Hume: (267) 614-5940

Doylestown United

Methodist Church

Overholt Hall

320 E. Swamp Road (Route 313)

Doylestown, PA 18901

Tuesday, July 22

2:00 - 7:00 pm

Click button below or

call 1-800-RED-CROSS

DUMC Community Dinner

Wednesday, July 30, 6:00 pm

(Last Wednesday of each month)

DUMC will be hosting Community Potluck Dinners on the last Wednesday of every month from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. This will be a similar format to the Lenten Soup Suppers. However, the meal and theme will change monthly.

A SignUpGenius will be sent out prior to each meal, detailing what the meal is and what food will be needed. There will also be a signup sheet in the lobby. If you can contribute in any way, please sign up for July HERE.

If you have any questions or want to be on the planning committee, please reach out to Cindy Biehl.

We are looking forward to a fun event full of food and fellowship.

Hope to see you there!

THANK YOU!

Thank you to everyone who gave up their time and food to make Wednesday's CFF meal pack a success.

We packed 228 of our scheduled meal of chicken nuggets, corn, and applesauce.

We packed an additional 100 meals and 4 soups with the extra food received from Whole Foods. A huge thank you to Lisa Pitts who took the Whole Foods donations and made eggplant parmesan, mashed potatoes, and beef, rice, and broccoli. She also steamed a lot of veggies for our use.

As a result we had 328 meals and 4 soups delivered to the CFF warehouse on Thursday. Thank you to Carol and Fritz Amt for making this delivery.

This month, since they were already at church helping with VBS, we had 14 youth join us to pack the meals. They did a great job and we look forward to having them join us again in August.

Next month's meal has been changed to chili, frozen vegetables, and cornbread as we have a lot of ground meat from Whole Foods in the freezer to be used. Please help yourself to some of the meat on the top shelf of the CFF freezer to make the chili. Feel free to use any chili recipe you may have. If the meat you use is pork, we will need to know that to appropriately notate the lids. We will meet on Wednesday, August 20 at 12:45 pm.

I look forward to seeing you all again next month.

Best,

Cindy

Next Caring for Friends meal assembly:

Wednesday, August 20 at 12:45 pm

in the DUMC kitchen. CLICK HERE for more details. Instructional guide for preparing meals at home.

Volunteer Opportunity - JR Leonard Foundation

The JR Leonard Foundation matches volunteer mentors with young adults coming out of the adoption system, becoming independent, and going to college. The mentors would act as coaches for life skills and college questions. They are also advocates for their youth, giving feedback to the foundation. It would be up to you to choose how to interact – limit it to phone calls, or meet for a meal, or even help on move-in day, and attend parent weekend. I do think you need to go into this willing to make a four-year commitment, but if the relationship doesn’t work at any time, you are free to end it. Click here to learn more, or contact Randy Hume or Andrew Phoffner directly.

Best Regards,

Randy Hume

**To read more details about our past and upcoming volunteer opportunities, please click here.

Feed My Sheep Opportunites

Do you have an hour or two to help? ---

We have been “Feeding the Sheep” even more than we ever were before.

A few opportunities have come directly to us, and we have been using these donations to feed our local community. Let me illustrate them, and perhaps you can find an hour or two to get involved. Click here to read more....

Summer Hospitality Update



During the summer months, we'd like to give our regulars a break, but we will continue to have coffee and tea available each Sunday, as well as cool refreshments. This more relaxed time of year would be a great time for you to try this rewarding ministry. This is not at all difficult and we’re happy to train you! See our SignUpGenius or contact Cindy Betancourt in the church office.

Flower Basket Waterers Needed

SIGN UP HERE or contact Sheri Shifman. Thank you!

Gretna Glen

Youth Blast: Camel Beach

July 27 - August 1, 2025

This 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 camp or if you need a scholarship. We do not want cost to be the reason someone doesn’t go to camp.

Pocono Plateau - Thank you!

At the seasoned age of 74, I had the joy of joining my granddaughter this summer at Pocono Plateau. We were accompanied by Missy Smith and her children, along with 80 energetic kids from all over.

From the moment we arrived on Sunday and met our campers, the week was filled with adventure and connection. Over the next six days, we enjoyed fishing, swimming, rock climbing, archery, slingshotting, the low ropes course, and Chapel, where we were surrounded each day by the beauty of God’s creation. Each evening, we gathered for devotionals around the fire on the vista—an unforgettable setting for reflection and faith.

Campers cooked their own lunches at their campsites, and we shared some truly memorable snacks together. To my delight, the kids welcomed me with open arms and affectionately nicknamed me “The GOAT” (Greatest Of All Time—for those who may need the translation!).

It was a true gift to spend this time planting seeds of God’s love in the hearts of our youth. We explored not only His love for us, but also for the world He’s given us.

As for me, I received a gift beyond words: the experience of my very first trip to Pocono Plateau made all the more special by sharing it with such a spirited and loving group. I encourage anyone who can to spend time with the next generation, whether through programs here at DUMC or up on the mountain at Pocono Plateau. The impact is lasting, for them and for us.

A heartfelt thank you to Carmen and the entire Pocono Plateau staff for making this experience possible.

-Paul Mattina

2026 Confirmation Class

Students in Grade 7 or above who are interested in exploring their faith, preparing themselves to make a profession of faith (making their faith their own), and learning more about being an active member of the church are invited to be part of our upcoming Confirmation Class. Sign up is due by Thursday August 28. Classes will be held on Sunday mornings, 10:00 - 11:00 am, beginning on Sunday, September 7. The Confirmation ceremony is planned for Sunday, May 17, 2026.

Sign up and details....

Praying for our Congregation,

Community, and World

Praise & Thanks: Vacation at the shore, meeting with a friend, family time, benign biopsy, new members, cease fire in the Iran–Israel war

Health & Healing: Donna, Loretta, Harry, Jason, a friend, Paula, my mom, Emma, Lorraine, Lenae, Bill , Lydia, Bill, Cliff, Bert, Singrella family, Barbara, Donna, Gary, Nan, Tom, retired pastor Ray Kauffman, Loretta, Wendy, Linda, Sally, Linda, Bob, Ed, Lisa, Allison, Cindy, Andrea, Dick, Albert, Mike

Guidance: VBS at DUMC this week, safe travels & time with family visiting, family, friends, politicians to manifest the attributes of Christ, Cecilia & Annabel, Michael & Jen, Eunice & Jake, Tyler-Camp in NC, home & family, Texas families affected by the floods, Mystic Camp in TX, Chukwuma family

Hospice: Doris, Elaine

Grief: Berger family, Hallman family

"But God will never forget the needy: the hope of the afflicted will never perish." — Psalm 9:18

~Laurie Lewis and the Congregational Care Team

Lunch Aides

We are looking for responsible adults looking for an opportunity to earn extra money. We need lunch aides, Monday - Friday, from 11:20 am – 12:30 pm. Duties include, but are not limited to, overseeing the lunchroom and supervising children on the playground. To apply, please contact: The Preschool at DUMC, (215) 345-9775.

Educational Assistant

Educational Assistant needed for Time For Twos (A Parent and Me Class), Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 – 10:15 am. To apply, please contact: The Preschool at DUMC, (215) 345-9775.

Click image above for FALL 2025/2026 PRESCHOOL details and to sign up!