Included in this issue (this week):

• June Mission of the Month: IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ACTION - Give | Watch video
• **CONGREGATIONAL COVENANT MTG #2 (NEW video), Sat., June 7, 10:00 am
• Philadelphia Bronze, Saturday, June 7, 4:00 pm 
• Feed My Starving Children Meal-pack, Sunday, June 8, 12:00 - 2:00 pm
• Outdoor Worship begins, Sunday, June 8, 9:00 am
• Summer Worship Schedule
• GriefShare (last meeting until fall), Thursday, June 12, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
• Youth Mission Trip donations due, Sunday, June 15
• Youth Mission Trip chaperone needed
• DUMC Community Potluck Dinner, Wednesday, June 25, 6:00 pm
• Flower watering volunteers needed
• PSA regarding Our Church Home
• Volunteer Opportunity (new)
• Fun Fest - Thank you! (video included)
• Preschool job opportunity and lunch aide's needed
• Cradle Cross - Vincenzo Piccillo

9:00 am

Uplifting Worship*

Wesley Class

Nursery

Returns 9/7:

Sunday School

Fusion

Elevation

  10:10 am

Liturgical Worship*

Nursery

11:11 am

Word & Worship*

Nursery

Returns 9/7:

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.

Congregational Covenant Meeting

Saturday, June 7

10:00 am

Worship Center

Pastor Sunil Balasundaram invites all members and worshipers of Doylestown UMC to participate in the second of the two conversations that leads to the forming of a Covenant document that answers the question: How will we be Christlike in the way we relate with those of the LGBTQ+ community? Indeed, how will we relate to any person that before now was treated different to us. This is the second of the two conversations - we will actually be working on the Covenant document together. The facilitators have given some helpful examples. If you couldn't come to the first, please stop in at the office or email me (pastorsunil@doylestownumc.com) for material that will be helpful. This process is being facilitated by Rev Gina Yeske (GNJ Conference) and Rev Lloyd Speer (EPA Conference). Conversation # 2: Saturday, June 7 at 10AM at the Overholt Hall, Doylestown UMC. Please click the image to view Pastor Suni's UPDATED video.

Feed My Starving Children Meal-pack

Sunday, June 8, 12:00 - 2:00 pm

-Live out our faith in outreach and service

-Invite your small group friends to create a meal-packing team

-Register HERE....

DUMC is Our Home

We are blessed to have a beautiful church home and a vibrant community of faith! Let’s work together to keep our space looking its best. 

• If you notice trash inside or outside the building, please take a moment to dispose of it.
• If you see a stain on a pew, carpet, or floor, contact the church office.
• Please empty and clean coffee containers and dishes after you use them.
• If you place anything in a refrigerator or freezer, label it with your name, date, and purpose—and remember to discard it when you're finished. (We’ve had to play detective with smelly leftovers!)😊
• If you notice a repair that needs attention, let the church office know. (We have forms available for maintenance or repair requests.)
• If you use a room and move things around, please return it to its original setup when you are done. 

Thank you! When we all pitch in, we help ensure a warm welcome and a great first impression for everyone who visits our church home. 

Fun Fest - Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Fun Fest! Thank you to everyone who supported DUMC Kids and the Preschool at DUMC. We hope everyone had an amazing time. Enjoy the video (at left).

Volunteer Opportunity (New)

DUMC has supported Bucks County Interfaith Coalition for Refugee Resettlement (BCICRR) for a couple years, and they have successfully transitioned two families to be pretty independent. They recently sent this update:

We have been blessed for the last month to have welcomed an amazing family from Afghanistan. They spent the last three years in Poland and Germany waiting to get their visas and arrived here in March. The husband and wife are both award-winning journalists and very eager to start their new life here. They have an adorable 4-year-old son. Here comes the ask.....we were just able to get the little boy a place in a local pre-school for free. He would then transition to their summer camp program before starting public preschool in the fall. Mom and Dad are working on getting their driver’s licenses—Dad is very close, but Mom is just beginning to learn.

We are also looking for volunteers who might be willing to take the parents (separately) to practice driving. I should note that all volunteers need to obtain child abuse and FBI clearances, but it's an easy process and we can help with that. If you are able to help, please contact: Laura Marshall LCSW at (267) 218-6227 or visit https://www.bcicrr.org/

Best Regards,

Randy Hume

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!

DUMC Community Potluck Dinners

Wednesday, June 25, 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, beginning on June 25. 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 June HERE.

Our first meal will be a patriotic summer BBQ consisting of hotdogs, hamburgers, salads, baked beans.......and DESSERT!

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!

Youth Mission Trip Donations and Chaperone needed

**We are in need of 1 more male leader for the Youth Mission Trip this summer. Please contact Lenae asap. The dates are Sunday, June 22 – Friday, June 27.

Please consider donating the items below for the Youth to take on their Mission Trip to Pittsburgh in support of those in need. The collection box is located in the DUMC lobby. Collection runs through Sunday, June 15.

Non-perishable food items:

Jars of tomato sauce, meat sauce, and Alfredo sauce; lasagna noodles, egg noodles, penne, and spaghetti; canned green beans, peas, black beans, kidney beans, cream of mushroom soup, and cream of chicken soup; onion, gravy, and salad dressing packets; vegetable oil, sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pepper; as well as pancake mix and syrup.

Thank you!

Lenae

Praying for our Congregation,

Community, and World

Praise & Thanks: Graduates, forgiveness, Fun Fest, Vincenzo Piccillo, Florence Michelle Pounds (Parents Laura (Wayne) & Dylan Pounds, grandparents Amy & David Wayne), Mateo, Gene & Cindy Biehl Anniversary, new apt & full-time job, amazing signs, Marie & Artie Lake 50yrs

Health & Healing: Temple, Nell, Bert, Beth, Diane, Amalia, Dawn, Cindy, Steve, a friend, Ed, Elaine, Joan, Dave, Barbara, Kallie, Harry, safe labor & delivery, Alex, Nancy, Jane, Bree, Kate, Laurie, Scott, Paula, Wendy, Lily, Linda, Takara & Cody, Ambre, Dean, Lady, Matt, Jeff, Ellie, Rachel, my son, Artie, Kathy & Elizabeth, Jim, Andre

Guidance: Kids/students, Julie, Amy, Diane, Kent, marriage ending, CB Special Education, end of war in Ukraine, marriage reconciliation, DUMC Covenant, FMSC, Pentecost, Finn, President Trump, U.S. Cabinet, U.S. Congress, my son, environmental issues, Carolyn, homelessness, Christopher, famine, those serving abroad (including Olivia & Kent), volunteers, mission/outreach teams

Hospice: Ernie & Carol, Mildred, Doris, Elaine, John

Grief: Condit family

"And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast." 1 Peter 5:10

~Laurie Lewis and the Congregational Care Team

The Cradle Cross on the Bible this Sunday is in celebration of the birth of

Vincenzo Piccillo

Born May 19, 2025

to Katherine Picillo and Justin Piccillo

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

Lunch Aides Needed

We are looking for responsible adults looking for an opportunity to earn a little gas 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. Please contact: The Preschool at DUMC, (215) 345-9775 or email Admin@dumcpreschool.org

Preschool Job Opportunity

Educational Assistant needed for Time For Twos (A Parent and Me Class)

Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 – 10:15 am

Please contact: The Preschool at DUMC, (215) 345-9775 or email Admin@dumcpreschool.org