Included in this issue (this week):

• December Mission of the Month: CSSH Code Blue - Give
• Preschool gift collection for Christ's Home, Friday, December 5
• A Woman's Place holiday party donations, due Friday, December 5
• Parents' Night Out (register HERE), Friday, December 5, 5:00 - 8:30 pm
• Advent Worship (Candle Lighters SIGN UP), Sunday, Dec. 7, 14, 21, 24
• *No Fusion, youth are encouraged to join their families for Worship, Sunday, December 7
• Giving Tree gifts, due Sunday, December 7
• Youth Christmas Service Project, Sunday, December 7, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
• Caring for Friends, Wednesday, December 10, 12:45 pm
• Cookie Walk (donations), Sunday, December 14, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
• Children's Christmas Musical, Sunday, December 14, 2:00 pm
• Youth Christmas Party, Sunday, December 14, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
• Poinsettias available for order, due Sunday, December 14
• Preschool Cookie Kit Fundraiser (flyer, order HERE), due Monday, December 15
• Blood Drive, Tuesday, December 16, 3:00 - 8:00 pm
• Remember Your Baptism, Sunday, January 4, all 3 services
• NSGT new Bible study, Monday, January 5, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
• Thanks-Giving gift card collection - Thank you and Community Dinner recap
• Preschool News: December calendar, Cookies and Carols
• Winter weather closing notification info below

9:00 am

Uplifting Worship

Wesley Class

Nursery

Sunday School / Anchor

No Fusion

  10:10 am

Liturgical Worship*

Nursery

11:11 am

Word & Worship*

Nursery

Kids' Word (1st & 3rd Sundays)

*Live broadcast

For links:

DoylestownUMC.com

NURSERY CARE

Nursery care available for children 0-5 years old on Sundays from 8:50 am - 12:15 pm.

*Nursery staff and volunteers are “Safe Sanctuary” certified; this policy includes all required state and federal background checks.

Light the Advent Candles -

Volunteers Needed!

Families or groups of friends are invited to participate. This opportunity includes lighting the candles and reading the Advent liturgy. Sunday, December 21 at 9:00 am is the last available slot.

Please sign up on the clipboard in the lobby, call the church office (215-348-5224), or CLICK HERE to volunteer.

Remember Your Baptism Sunday

Sunday, January 4, all 3 Services

The first Sunday of January (and each January going forward), we will celebrate everyone's Baptism with a recommitment and reaffirmation. This service is part of the UMC's Book of Worship. Please email your Baptism pictures if available to be included in the service. Click here for an article noting what you might experience.

Christmas Poinsettias

Would you like to help beautify our sanctuary for Christmas Eve? You may purchase Poinsettias to help create the spectacular Poinsettia tree that adorns the front of the sanctuary.

 $15/Poinsettia (all red)

Orders due by Sunday, December 14

Mail check or deliver cash/check in person to DUMC after filling out the order form online. Please note "Poinsettias" on the envelope and check. Order forms are also available in the church lobby.

Click here for more details and to place order.

Christmas Eve Candlelight

Worship Services

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

*4:00 pm - Liturgical Worship Service*

(Sanctuary)

*5:30 pm - Word and Worship*

(Worship & Youth Center) with Power of Grace 

*7:00 pm - Uplifting Worship Service*

(Sanctuary) with Sounds of Faith



9:00 pm - Liturgical Worship Service

(Sanctuary) with Communion

*Nursery and Live Broadcast available. Recordings will be available on demand one hour after they end.

Code Blue Shelter Volunteer Training

Coalition to Shelter & Support the Homeless (CSSH)

Become a Code Blue Shelter volunteer this winter. Help transport and shelter adults in Central Bucks on cold winter nights. TRAINING IS REQUIRED and available online, or in person on Saturday, 1/10/26; SIGN-UP HERE. Additional Information can be found on the FLYER (also located in the Lobby). Questions? Email Rhelda Richards.

A Woman's Place Holiday Party

Donations Needed!

As in previous years, DUMC will be collecting for clients of A Woman's Place (AWP) Holiday Party. Click the link below to learn more details. Donations appreciated by Friday, December 5.

AWP has provided the community free, private, confidential, and comprehensive shelter, service, support, advocacy, outreach, training, and education for victims of domestic violence and their children for 49 years.

Read more....

GIVING TREE

The Giving Tree has sprouted in the lobby for our annual collection of children’s gifts for Methodist Services. Help us trim the tree by taking a tag (click here for details) and purchasing a gift for the child’s age that is indicated. Gifts should be returned unwrapped by Sunday, December 7. *Donations of wrapping paper and bags are also encouraged.

Next Caring for Friends meal assembly:

Wednesday, December 10 at 12:45 pm

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

The Christmas Cookie Walk (Sale)

Sunday, December 14

1:00 - 4:00 pm

Proceeds will go to help support Community Meal donations through our hospitality fund. SIGN UP to donate 5 - 6 dozen Christmas cookies for our Cookie Sale!

Cookie Donation drop off times:

·   Friday, December 12, between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm

·   Saturday, December 13, between 4:00 and 7:00 pm

·   Sunday, December 14, by 12:00 pm

For more information, contact Shelly Mooney.

*All are welcome to come support our fabulous kids at the Christmas Musical while you stock up on lots of delicious cookies! 

Doylestown United

Methodist Church

Overholt Hall

320 E. Swamp Road (Route 313)

Doylestown, PA 18901

Tuesday, December 16

3:00 - 8:00 pm

Click button below or

call 1-800-RED-CROSS

Tent and Sleeping Bag Collection

Please consider donating tents and sleeping bags to The Synergy Project (Bucks County). Drop off is at Doylestown United Methodist Church (the 2nd coat closet in the lobby). Gift cards to supermarkets, Wawa, and gas cards, as well as anything food-related would also be appreciated. Young kids are not being placed in tents and sleeping bags, but there is a waitlist at the shelter and for other things needed. Please reach out to Robert “Woody” Wood at (215) 990-3962 if you are able to help or would like to learn more about other ways to get involved. Woody is the Street Outreach Coordinator for The Synergy Project Bucks County, which is a Valley Youth House Street Outreach Program.

Local Food Pantries Need Your Support

Bucks County Housing Group food pantries need our help. Supplies are low and need is high.

How can you help? Place food in the grocery cart located in the DUMC Lobby or the bin outside of the church. You can also donate directly via their Amazon list.

Read about what we do at DUMC and how you can help, click here....

DUMC Community Dinner - Thank you!

What a fabulous evening! We served approximately 120 people at our Thanksgiving Eve Community Meal. Over 50 leftover trays were packed by our guests and 58 Caring for Friends meals were made with all of the leftover food. We even have food in the freezer that we can make additional meals out of.

Thank you to everyone who donated all of the wonderful food we enjoyed this evening. A special thank you to Jim Dodaro and his crew: Craig Wurst, Jeff Stevens, John Vavala, and George, for cooking. Jim was at the church at 9:00 am and was still there when we started serving at 6:00 pm. Thanks also to all who set up, served, and cleaned up.

Thank you also to Randy Hume for driving the Code Blue van to transport some of our attendees.

What a wonderful giving and caring congregation we have at DUMC.

Our December meal will be on New Years Eve (Wednesday, December 31 at 6:00 pm). Let's ring in 2026 together with a traditional Church Potluck. We can even do our own count down and ball drop! Hope to see you all there.

Happy Holidays!

Best,

Cindy

Thanks-Giving Gift Card - Thank You!

THANK YOU to all who donated gift cards to our Thanks-Giving campaign. We were able to collect $1,660 in gift cards to benefit Bucks County Housing Group, Lenape Valley Foundation, and A Woman's Place.

CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 10:10 am

All are welcome!

Come experience the wonder of Jesus’ birth at our Children’s Christmas Celebration on Sunday, December 21 at the 10:10 am Liturgical Service. Children will gather to depict the story of the first Christmas, with musical performances by our children’s choirs. Immediately afterward, we will celebrate Jesus’ birthday with refreshments, activities, and a very jolly guest!

*Volunteers are needed to help with costumes, participants, set up, and clean up. Donations of refreshments for the celebration are appreciated.

Contact Wendy if you'd like to be an animal or angel in the Nativity (Pre-school - 6th grade).

NSGT (Nameless Small Group of Troublemakers)

Mondays, 6:00 - 7:30 pm, Room 22

"Christianity and World Religions"

by Adam Hamilton

(Begins Monday, January 5)

Our next study is a new one about major religions and runs for 6 - 12 weeks, beginning in the new year. If you would like to join, please contact Greg Westerbeck. We’d love to have you.

Praying for our Congregation,

Community, and World

Praise & Thanks: My friends & family, coworkers, DUMC family, 11:11 Service, God & freedom, distant family who welcomed me, Community Dinner, Tom in worship, Christmas music everywhere, sobriety, no chemo needed

Health & Healing: Bill, Michael, Maggie, friend, coworker, Felicia, Cindy, Tom, Melissa, Kris, Lance, Linda, Joe, Suzanne, Stephen, Amy, Chris, Devyn, Mark, June, Aubrey, Karen, Kim, Dennis, those struggling with mental illness, Kelly, Mike, Cathy, Jeannine, Michele, Jim, Brett, Amalia, Brianne, Kristiana, Cheryl, Steve, Brenda, Jesse & Shane, Greg, Matt, Cathie, Rosie, Eileen, Lenny, Bob, Donna, Marion, Linda, Wendy, Takara & Cody, Paula, Kathy & Elizabeth, Jim, Andre, Ambre

Guidance: Megan, everyone to receive joy & peace, family, safe travel, settle my mind, Nigerian Christians, Lindsey, Megan, Grant, Elizabeth, Sue, Basil, Peter, our country, Colleen & Bob, Matt, Chris, our sons, Julie & Amy, Christopher, famine around the world, Olivia, Clark, those serving abroad, our worship teams to be blessed

Hospice: Cliff, Bob, Deb

Grief: Family & friends of Jacque Halpin, Nancy Annarelli, Tom Lavinia, and those grieving during Christmas season

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

*These prayer requests reflect the prayer cards submitted and not the opinions of the prayer team.

~Laurie Lewis and the Congregational Care Team

Winter weather may soon be upon us....

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

Check our church website at DoylestownUMC.com

or

Call the Worship Service Hotline

(267-245-7870)

*Opt in for text updates

We will have the closings or service changes on both. 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.