Included in this issue/Save-the-Date:

• March Mission of the Month: DISCOVERY SERVICE PROJECTS - Give
• Lent and Easter schedule posted below, nursery and Kids' Club available
• New Studies: Unfiltered (Sun., 3/9), Wed. Night Men's Group (Wed., 3/12)
• Daylight Saving Time begins (spring forward 1 hr): Sunday, March 9
• Soup Supper (volunteer sign-up), Wednesday, March 12, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
• GriefShare new semester (now Wednesdays), Wed., March 12, 7:00 pm
• Irish Dancers performance, Friday, March 14, 11:00 am
• Men's Breakfast, Saturday, March 15, 8:00 am
• Sounds of Faith Concert, Saturday, March 15, 7:00 pm
• Caring for Friends, Wednesday, March 19, 12:45 pm
• Kids' Club, Wednesday, March 19, 5:45 pm
• Book Group, Sunday, March 23, 4:00 pm
• Estate Planning Seminar (new topic), Thurs., March 27, 12:00 - 1:00 pm  
• Pancake breakfast, Sunday, March 30, 9:00 - 11:00 am
• UMC Scholarships due, Monday, March 31
• Easter flowers available to order - deadline Sunday, April 6
• Easter Eggstravaganza, Saturday, April 12, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Pre-school Silent Auction save the date - Mon., May 12 - Tues., May 20
• Updated Kids' event calendar for 2025/2026
• March 5 Soup Supper summary
• Feed My Sheep - help wanted

9:00 am

Uplifting Worship*

Wesley Class

Nursery

Fusion

Sunday School

  10:10 am

Liturgical Worship*

Nursery

11:11 am

Word & Worship*

Nursery

Kids' Word

*Live broadcast

For links:

DoylestownUMC.com

Help Wanted

Since November, Feed My Sheep volunteers at DUMC have been collecting leftover Wawa breakfast sandwiches each Wednesday and delivering them to the New Britain Food Pantry. We are a small group who rotate our one-month commitment to collect on Wednesday mornings. Would you like to help? Do you have an hour on Wednesday AM to collect? It is from the Wawa on North Easton Road. It is a relatively easy process. Contact Lisa Pitts at (267) 261-6683 to get more information or to be involved.

Men's Breakfast

Saturday, March 15

8:00 am, Overholt Hall

If you have any questions or if you would like to RSVP, please contact Pastor Sunil.

DUMC is hosting a concert featuring our very own uplifting worship team, Sounds of Faith. Save the date and join us!

Sounds of Faith Concert

Saturday, March 15 at 7:00 pm, DUMC Worship Center

(Freewill offering)

Estate Planning Seminar (new topic)

Thursday, March 27

12:00 - 1:00 pm, Room 2

In person at DUMC

-Find out why a Living Will and Power of Attorney will give you peace of mind!

-Learn how to leave a road map for your family and powers of attorney!

-Learn how a letter can be the best gift of all!

-Learn how and where to store your documents so that they can be found!

-Learn the pitfalls of not taking action!

-All this and more, CLICK HERE for flyer. 

Kids' Club during Lent

Beginning Wednesday, March 19, Kids' Club will be meeting the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays during the Lenten Soup Suppers and Services in Overholt Hall. Dates are 3/19, 4/2, and 4/16.

March 5 (Week 1)

Lenten Soup Supper Summary

A heartfelt thank you to the youth and adult volunteers who set up, prepared soups and fruit, packed up leftovers and helped clean up! Many hands make light work. 120 people attended, 20 soups were donated, and $211 was collected for Vacation Bible School.

Please SIGN UP online or in the lobby for our next Soup Supper on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm -OR- DONATE electronically through Realm if you're unable to attend, but would like to help in some way.

We are asking for donations of bread, cornbread, fresh cut or canned fruit, in addition to soups (no sweets/desserts out of respect for Christ's sacrifice).

All proceeds will go to supporting our Vacation Bible School.

Sunday, April 13

Palm/Passion Sunday

Easter Flowers

Would you like to remember or honor a loved one with a beautiful Easter flower? Or simply help to beautify the Sanctuary to the glory of God?

*All remembrances will be acknowledged in the April 20 Easter edition of the Connections eNewsletter.

6” White Easter Lilies - $12.00 (4 – 7 blooms)

6” Tulips - $10.00 (5 – 6 blooms)

6” Daffodils - $10.00 (5 – 6 blooms) 

Fill out form ONLINE -or- PRINT/FILL OUT form and drop off/email to the church office.

Order deadline: SUNDAY, APRIL 6

Easter Sunday - April 20

"Remember Easter"

*7:30 / 9:00 / 10:10 / 11:11 am



*Early morning Easter Celebration in the outdoor chapel

7:30 am (weather permitting)

Next Caring for Friends meal assembly:

Wednesday, March 19 at 12:45 pm

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

United Methodist Scholarships - Submissions due Monday, March 31

Are you aware that the United Methodist General Board of Higher Education and Ministry has low-interest loans and scholarships to help students further their education? There are more than 70 scholarships available that cover undergraduate and graduate-level studies. Applications are open through Monday, March 31, 2025.

Unfiltered

Women's Bible Study

Sundays, 6:00 - 7:15 pm, Room 14/15

 

"The No Homework Women's Bible Study: Group Hug" by Christine Tate

Began February 16

Newcomers always welcome!

Email Wendy Arnott for more information.

Wednesday Night Men's Group

Wednesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 pm, Room 10

"A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World"

by Paul Miller

(Began 2/26)

Newcomers always welcome! Email Ken Kugel or Randy Hume for more information.

Praying for our Congregation,

Community, and World

Praise & Thanks: First crocus flower, family, friends and me, Ash Wednesday Soup Supper, our pets, beautiful Celebration of Life, new homeowner, new room started

Health & Healing: Gabby, Roger, Steve, TR & Judi, Steve, Bob, Ashley, Hannah, Ethan, Chris, Melissa, Terr, Sydney, Oliver, my daughter, Allison, Lola, Pope Francis, Mary Lou, Amy, my mom, Christina, Joanne, Joe, Kim & Eda, Loretta, Matt, Mike, Laurie, Lily, Bill, Paul, Maggie, Lorraine, Artie, Jim, Andre, Jerry, Char, Roger, David, Levy

Guidance: Julie, Amy, my family, Grace, USA, our country and democracy, Vladimir Zelensky, clarity & direction, Diana, Harper, Isabella, Sean, President Trump, Cabinet, Congress, Erika & family, Ellen, sale of house, my sons, environmental issues, Marie & family, Carolyn, Kathy & Elizabeth, Takara & Cody, Ambre & Christopher, famine around the world, those serving abroad, Olivia, Lain, Clark, prayers for the Trustees and Finance teams

Hospice: Bonnie, Doris, Elaine, Jack, Evi

Grief: Family & friends of David McClain and Marlene Winterling (Mother of Karen Snyder), the Charles family

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit". Romans 15:13

~Laurie Lewis and the Congregational Care Team

Winter weather is upon us....

Before you venture out when the weather is bad, please:

Check our church website at DoylestownUMC.com; "DUMC" Facebook page

- or -

Call the Worship Service Hotline

(267-245-7870)

*Opt in for text updates

We will have the closings or service changes on all three. A determination will be made by 6:00 pm on Saturday evening for Sunday morning services.

During weekdays, we will generally follow the lead of Central Bucks School District regarding cancellations. Any additional evening closures will be decided by 4:00 pm.