Children and Youth – May 2025

Upcoming Youth Group Meet-ups

May 4 – 6:30 p.m. – Youth Group grades 6 and up in room 110.

May 18 – 9:30 a.m. YOUTH SUNDAY & Ice Cream Social

May 20 – Plant Delivery Day. Volunteers welcome – See article below for details.

Youth Sunday & Ice Cream Social – Save the Date

Be sure to join us in worship on Sunday, May 18. Bower Hill youth will lead the service and share a presentation highlighting characters of the Bible we’ve learned about this year. Then stay for a special coffee hour that includes an ice cream social.

Bower Hill Spring Plant Sale Pickup – May 20

Help is needed on May 20, starting at 10:00 a.m., to unload and sort plants into orders. The good news - we sold a LOT of individual plants (300), and over 65 different items. That means there will be lots of work to make sure we sort the correct items into the correct orders. We will meet until we have all orders sorted and ready for pickup by late afternoon.

Summer Sunday School – Volunteers Needed

The Summer Sunday school format begins on Sunday, May 25. All kids, preschool (potty-trained) through 5th grade) will be combined in room 110 to hear a short Bible-based lesson and then have time to socialize and enjoy our playground. Older youth are invited to help lead activities like chalk, crafting, or bubbles. Adult volunteers are needed each week to oversee the kids. Here is the link to sign-up.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN for these Awesome Summer Events!

3rd – 8th Grade Crestfield Classic Overnight Camp July 7-12

Join Bower Hill Youth Group for a week away at Crestfield. Because we are going as a group, each youth will receive $100 off the cost of registration!! Please use this link to indicate your interest and to see who else is going. Click here to see last year’s highlight video to see what the week will look like.

6th – 11th Grade Crestfield Service Adventure Camp July 20-25

This camp is for kids in grades 6th - 11th and also costs $400 per person. Monday through Thursday campers go off site during the day to do service projects in the local community, then return to Crestfield to have free time at the pool followed by dinner. In the evenings campers do camp activities and participate in a lively club time. Please use this link to indicate your interest and to see who else is going from our church.

Return Mission Trip to Spruce Pine, NC. June 22 - 28

There is still time to register to join Bower Hill’s summer mission trip for youth currently in seventh grade or older, including young adults/adults. We are also teaming up with four other local PCUSA congregations. Please contact Amy if you are interested in attending.

Excitement is "Building" for Maker Fun Factory VBS July 28 - August 1

At Maker Fun Factory VBS, kids discover not only that God made them

the way they are, but for a purpose too. New friends, creative games,

surprising adventures, lip-smacking snacks, and incredible music are just

some of the fun in store for your child. Don't Miss Out on the Best

week of Summer!

Bower Hill follows a unique youth-leader model VBS. Pre-school

(potty trained) through 3rd grade attend from 9:30-noon each day. Older

youth from 4th grade and up serve as helpers in the morning, then stay through 3:00 p.m. for special activities just for them. All youth aged 17 and younger must register. Cost is $30 per child. Older kids who are volunteering only (and do not plan to stay for the afternoons) only pay for the cost of the t-shirt, which is $15. Click here to register. Pick up a flier in the Narthex to share with friends and neighbors.

Bower Hill Youth service project at Crestfield

Bower Hill youth visited Shenango on the Green, a nursing home in New Wilmington as a service project during their recent Crestfield Spring Retreat. Students visited with residents and made seed pots.