Included in this issue (this week):

• November Mission of the Month: THE WELL - Give | Watch
• Men's Breakfast, Saturday, November 15, 8:00 am
• CSSH Code Blue Volunteer trainings, Saturday, November 15, 9:30 am
• 2026 Youth Mission Trip registration, due Saturday, November 15
• Harvest Home Sunday, Sunday, November 16
• Pampered by Grace (new study), Sunday, November 16, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
• Youth Winter Retreat registration, due Friday, November 21
• Youth and Wesley Thanksgiving Dinner, Sunday, Nov. 23, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
• Thanksgiving Interfaith Service, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 7:00 pm @ Our Lady of Guadalupe
• DUMC Community Dinner, Wednesday, November 26, 6:00 pm
• Advent candle lighters needed (SIGN UP), Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21, 24
• Thanks-Giving gift card collection, due Sunday, November 30
• Book Group, Sunday, November 30, 3:00 pm
• Special Church Conference, Tuesday, December 2, 6:00 pm
• Preschool gift collection for Christ's Home, Friday, December 5
• A Woman's Place holiday party donations, due Friday, December 5
• Parents' Night Out (flyer, register HERE), Friday, Dec. 5, 5:00 - 8:30 pm
• GivingTree is back - drop off gifts by Sunday, December 7
• Youth Christmas Service Project, Sunday, December 7, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
• Poinsettias available for order, due Sunday, December 14
• Cookie Walk (donations needed) for 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
• Blood Drive, Tuesday, December 16, 3:00 - 8:00 pm 
• Children's Christmas Celebration, Sunday, December 21, 10:10 am
• Christmas Eve Worship Schedule, Wednesday, December 24 (4, 5:30, 7, 9 pm)
• Kids' Club, Returns in January 2026
• Local Food Pantries need help
• Greeters needed
• Online Worship Engagement
• Members in the Mission Field
• Tent and Sleeping Bag Collection
• SNAP Benefits Assistance
• Children's Bible Presentation video and Caring for Friends recap
• Preschool News: November calendar, Thanksgiving Feast, Harvest Time
• Joined the Church Triumphant - Thomas Lavinia

9:00 am

Uplifting Worship

Wesley Class

Nursery

Sunday School / Anchor

Fusion

  10:10 am

Liturgical Worship*

Nursery

11:11 am

Word & Worship*

Nursery

Kids' Word (1st & 3rd Sundays)

*Live broadcast

For links:

DoylestownUMC.com

Special Church Conference

Tuesday, December 2

6:00 pm, Worship Center

• Vote on the Covenant

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.

Men's Breakfast

Saturday, November 15

8:00 am, Overholt Hall

We have these breakfasts the 3rd Saturday of each month. If you have any questions or if you would like to RSVP, please contact Pastor Sunil. 

Harvest Home Sunday 2025

Sunday, November 16

Harvest time was important throughout Pennsylvania in the 19th and 20th centuries, and Harvest Home Services were a regular part of the church calendar. These services were an expression of gratitude to God after months of hard work planting and cultivating the fertile soils. Written accounts from Lutheran and Reformed congregations describe harvest services as early as the 1830's (Forrest Moyer, 2019).

We will celebrate Harvest Home Sunday on November 16 this year. Your generous food donations will be split between 3 local food banks: Jesus Focus Ministry Food Pantry at Bethanna, Bucks County Housing Group Doylestown, and New Britain Food Pantry.

Suggested foods include:

-Fresh Produce: Apples, carrots, celery, cranberries, onions, potatoes, squash, and sweet potatoes.

-Nonperishables: Boxed cornbread mix, boxed pie crust mix, cake mix/frosting, canned corn, canned green beans, canned pumpkin, canned pumpkin pie filling, canned broth, canned yams, canned cranberry sauce, gravy, boxed potato flakes, and boxed stuffing mix.

Kindly leave your food offerings on the table in the lobby.

Many thanks from the Missions Committee

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....

Greeters Needed

Are You Friendly?

As a welcoming church, we want people to feel that hospitality when they arrive. We are looking for friendly people to serve as greeters on Sundays before each worship service. Simply arrive 15 minutes early, stand at the main door, and welcome those who arrive for worship. Training will be provided.

Please contact Laurie Lewis.

Help Make Online Worship More Engaging at Doylestown UMC

Did you know our online worship attendance often exceeds our in-person services? Each week, people from near and far tune in to our livestreamed services, but it can be hard for them to feel truly connected without a visible, welcoming community.

Read more....

Members in the Mission Field

DUMC is sharing a little love with our church community. In the next couple of weeks you may find a note or small gift on your car. Please don’t be alarmed! We simply wanted to remind you that you are seen, loved, and a valuable part of our church family.

Children's Bible Presentation Video from Sunday, November 9, 11:11

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 find out how else you can help. Woody is the Street Outreach Coordinator for The Synergy Project Bucks County, which is a Valley Youth House Street Outreach Program.

SNAP Benefits Assistance

If you or someone you know is on SNAP, please give them the information below. SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, formerly food stamps) have been frozen as of Saturday, November 1 due to the government shutdown. Doylestown Area FISH offers food assistance to their callers. There are about 40,000+ (6.3%) people in Bucks County who receive SNAP benefits. Given all of this, Doylestown Area FISH has pulled $10,000 from their endowment to purchase grocery gift cards to give to Bucks County residents who are in need. As of Monday, November 3, Bucks County Residents can go to the HUB (in the County Administrative building) or set up an appointment with the HELP Center (215) 949-1660 to receive cards. If individuals are unable to get to the HUB during business hours, they can call the Doylestown Area FISH at (215) 348-7172 and they will determine ways to get them assistance.

For those able to help, donations can be made through Doylestown Area FISH website, via PayPal, or mailed to Doylestown Area FISH, P.O. Box#196, Doylestown, PA 18901.

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 Sat., 11/15, Wed., 12/3, and Sat., 1/10/26; SIGN-UP HERE. Additional Information can be found on the FLYER (also located in the Lobby). Questions? Email Rhelda Richards.

DUMC Community Dinner

Wednesday, November 26, 6:00 pm

DUMC hosts Community Potluck Dinners on the last Wednesday of every month from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. This is a similar format to the Lenten Soup Suppers. The meal and theme change monthly.

Sign up here for November's meal details (if you have a free turkey certificate at Giant or Acme, you can redeem them and bring the turkey to church). There is also a sign-up sheet in the lobby.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Cindy Biehl.

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

Hope to see you there!

Thanks-Giving

Gift card donations

Help others have a

blessed Christmas by purchasing

$25 gift cards to

Target * Walmart * Giant * ACME * Amazon

benefiting

Bucks County Housing Group &

Lenape Valley Foundation

Watch for the Thanks-Giving sign in the lobby and place gift cards in the box. Donations appreciated by Sunday, November 30.

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.

THANK YOU!

Thank you to everyone who provided food and/or helped pack this month's meal.

In only 25 minutes, 26 amazing volunteers packed 156 trays with meatloaf, mixed vegetables, and mashed potatoes. We also packed another 8 trays with food left over from a previous community meal. This totals 164 meals this month to help the food insecure.

Thank you everyone for your generosity.

We also welcome our new friend Sue Denard. Glad you could join us, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Our next meal pack will be on Wednesday, December 10 at 12:45 pm (one week early due to the holiday). We will be packing cheeseburger casserole, vegetables, and applesauce.

I look forward to seeing everyone in December.

Best,

Cindy

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

Volunteers needed to light the Advent Candles

Families or groups of friends are invited to participate at each service between Sunday, November 30 and Wednesday, December 24. This opportunity includes lighting the candle(s) and reading the Advent liturgy.

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

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.

2026 YOUTH MISSION TRIP

Sunday, June 21 - Saturday, June 27

Youth in grades 7 - 12 are welcome to attend. Click HERE for more information and to register. Register by Saturday, November 15. Please email Lenae with any questions.

2026 YOUTH WINTER RETREAT

Friday, January 23 - Sunday, January 25

Come join us for a fun-filled weekend at Camp Orchard Hill in Dallas, PA. Youth in grades 7 - 12 are welcome to attend. Click HERE for more information. Click on the image to register by Friday, November 21.

Pampered by Grace

Women's Bible Study

Sundays, 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Room 22

"The Marvel and Miracle of Advent" by Christine Caine & Lisa Harper

Runs November 16 - December 7

You can always invite friends to our Bible study, and as usual, we will have yummy treats!! All women and newcomers welcome!

*Email Laurie Lewis to register or for more information.

Pampered by Grace schedule for 25/26:

• 12/14 - 12/28: Christmas Break
• 1/4/26 - 2/22: "Deborah (The First Woman Judge)" -or- "Proverbs"
• 3/1 - 4/19: "The Chosen"
• 4/26 - 5/31: "I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet"

Praying for our Congregation,

Community, and World

Praise & Thanks: For your prayers, healing, negative test results, volunteers, Men's Breakfast, Community Dinner, Surviving the Holidays seminar, Bibles to 3rd graders and 3-year-olds, Unnattee & Prateek expecting a baby, Carly's college acceptances, great-grandson's Baptism

Health & Healing: Ann, those who are sick, Jenna, Marie D, Wilma, Cindy, Greg, Bev, Cathie, good results on biopsy, Paul, Colleen, Barb, Bob, Marie L, Donna, Bert, Ann, Cynthia, Tom, Linda, Wendy, Takara & Cody, Paula, Karen, Jim, Andre, Kathy & Elizabeth, Ambre

Guidance: Kristiana, Government to work together, flights to work out, more peaceful country, Donna, Bob, Travis, George, Tom, family & friends, Beth, Christopher & his unit, Colleen & Bob, Michael, Christians in Nigeria, families of teens in Halloween accident, SNAP, PA budget, Jamaica, lost my job, finances, college daughter, Pat, Matt, Chris, our sons, Julie & Amy, Carolyn, famine, those serving abroad, Olivia, Clark, Worship teams: Sounds of Faith, Power of Grace

Hospice: Val

Grief: Family & friends of Waneta Wayne-Zehnder (Mother of David Wayne), Tom Lavinia (husband of Charlene), Lisa, Rony, Dalia

"Sing to him a new song, play skillfully and shout for joy." -Psalm 33:3

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

~Laurie Lewis and the Congregational Care Team

With gratitude, we remember

Thomas Ralph Lavinia

December 24, 1950 - November 8, 2025

Please remember Tom's family and friends in your prayers as they grieve his loss.

Celebration of life:

Services will be private.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Bucks County Opportunity Council or the Center for Advocacy, Support & Transformation (CAST).