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Every FLY activity will help you GROW in your faith and relationships with others.
There are countless ways to CONNECT with God and other youth in FLY.
God has called us to SERVE others, reflecting Christ to people in need.
7th & 8th grade students are reading through The Story on Sundays with Pastor Peter and Mark Harstad. All classes are in-person in Room 204. If you miss a class, you can download the PowerPoint presentation online below on this webpage.
High school students are invited to check out this class as we’re connecting Biblical truths to topics that are relevant to you. Plus enjoy a FREE cereal buffet!
High school seniors, be on the lookout for an invitation to a special dinner with the Youth Advisors! We want to celebrate YOU and we thank God for YOU and your accomplishments!
Camp and hike with your friends in the beautiful Adirondacks this Memorial Day weekend! We’ll be staying in canvas tents at the Wilderness Campground at Heart Lake near Lake Placid, NY. We’ll enjoy hiking, camping, cooking outdoors, a worship service by a lake, and exploring the scenery in and around Lake Placid!
The retreat will begin at church on Fri, May 23 @ 6pm and we’ll get back to Rochester on Mon, May 26 by 3pm. Please register online here & submit the $120 fee (made out to “FLY”) to the FLY Registrar’s mailbox by Sunday, May 11.
The registration and packing list are online at: https://faithpenfield.org/resources-forms/. All campers will receive a NEW maroon, long-sleeve Wilderness shirt featuring our Wilderness Retreat logo! *We are limited to 18 people, so please sign-up early to be guaranteed a spot! We hope you and your friends can join us for our 2025 Wilderness Retreat!
Invite your friends, wear WHITE, and bring a towel to this CRAZY FUN SNFLY FINALE: “COLOR WARS!” Get ready to team up and compete in MESSY & DUSTY games! Then wash off in a huge slip-n-slide! We’ll also have a campfire, snacks, and enjoy our famous Birthday Wheel! Come celebrate an AWESOME year of growing, connecting, and serving with each other in FLY! YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS EPIC EVENT!
Our church’s insurance company asks every youth to complete the following online form to participate in FLY activities on our church property this school year. We also included some questions about the type of activities and topics you’d like FLY to cover this coming year. https://faithpenfield.org/resources-forms.
Sign-up to receive reminders, announcements, and other info about upcoming FLY events right to your phone here: https://www.remind.com/join and join this class: flyouth.
Youth in grades 7-12 meet on the 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month from 7-8:45pm in the FLY Room from Sept-June! We worship together, read God’s Word, talk in small groups, play large group games, eat lots of food, and more! The nightly topics are always relevant for teens as we grow together in our relationships with God & others. The FLY Café is open from 6:30-9 where youth can purchase candy, soda, t-shirts, and other FLY merch. (Popcorn is always FREE!) Spin the Birthday Wheel for a fun birthday surprise! The Nintendo Switch, air hockey, and foosball games can be played before and after Sunday Night FLY. Friends are always welcome!
7th and 8th grade confirmation class meets on Sundays (9:45-10:40am). The class meets in Room 204 with Pastor Peter and Mark Harstad throughout the school year.
Youth can serve in many different roles on Sunday mornings at Faith (ushers, readers, greeters, acolytes, crucifers, Livestream producers, Nursery assistants, and Kids’ Time assistants). You can sign-up online here if you’d like to serve in one of these ways. If you don’t see a role on the online sign-up, please contact Elizabeth Balentine as some of these roles are assigned on a rotation basis. Thank you for serving God’s church!
**Acolyte & Crucifer Training Videos can be found online here.
*15 sermon notes & 15 service hours are due by May 1, 2025. Sermon notes are located on the shelf near the sanctuary doors.
Listen to sermons online here.
During the fall of their 9th grade year, confirmands will complete their confirmation journey.
Confirmands will work on their Faith Art & Faith Statement projects which will be completed in September 2024. Download the project syllabus here:
9th Grade Confirmation Project 2024
The projects will be presented during worship on the date in which you sign-up to present.
The Rite of Confirmation is scheduled for Oct. 20, 2024 at the 10:00 combined worship service.
In July of 2025, 17 FLYers and 5 adults will join 18,000 other Lutheran teens from all over the world in New Orleans, LA for the Youth Gathering! The Gathering is held every three years and is an AWESOME experience! The week is filled with incredible worship, insightful speakers, amazing service opportunities, and great memories made with other Christians!
Thank you to everyone who is supporting and praying for our group as they experience “ENDURE” in New Orleans!
FINAL GATHERING INFO MEETING: JUNE 8 @ 7PM under Faith’s Pavilion
Youth in high school and college serve on week-long mission trips throughout the country every summer FLY doesn’t attend a National Youth Gathering. FLY partners with Group Mission Trips to repair homes and share the love of Jesus with home-owners. In 2024, many FLYers served with other youth groups in Erie, PA for a Group Work Camp. We can’t wait to serve with Group Mission Trips in the summer of 2026!
While you’ll always be a FLYer, we recognize that your needs are different than a high schooler. This group… this ministry is for you. Expect to be encouraged in your faith journey through discussions & Bible studies, hang out with other young adults, and help plan future events for young adults.
Be part of this ministry by joining our FLY Young Adults Facebook group or our FLY Young Adults Instagram.
Pastor Peter Johnson
Office #: (585)381-3970 x16
Email: flypenfield@gmail.com
Ava Bernhardt
Madison Deutsch
Jolynn Keller
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