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.
Starting Sept. 14th, 7th & 8th grade students will go through Luther’s Small Catechism on Sundays with Pastor Peter and Mark Harstad. All classes will be in-person in Room 204. If you miss a class, you can download the PowerPoint presentation online in the Confirmation section below.
High school students are invited to check out the Sunday Morning Sr. FLY Class this year, as we’ll be connecting Biblical truths to topics that are relevant to you. Join us in the FLY Room this month as we make prayer cards that are designed to help us pray – especially when we don’t know what to pray for. You don’t want to miss these awesome opportunities to grow in your faith in Jesus with other Sr. FLYers!
Invite your friends to this CRAZY FUN SNFLY KICK-OFF!! Get ready to team up and compete in some crazy games! We’ll also enjoy snacks, prizes, worship, and our famous Birthday Wheel – all under our Faith Pavilion! Come kick-off an AWESOME year of growing, connecting, and serving with each other in FLY! YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS EPIC EVENT!
Join us as we serve God and serve other people through painting, roofing, and other home repair projects in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (near Detroit)! More info, including the cost, application, deposit deadlines and more will be shared at the Sept. 21st Workcamp Info Meeting at Noon! Lunch will be provided at the meeting. Pray how you can be involved in this mission trip! Download the 2026 Workcamp Info Packet. Register online for Workcamp here.
Anytime we do a “REMIX” event, it means that our awesome FLYers will be voting for one lesson and one game we’ll do together! It’s going to be a FUN night! Bring your friends! All are welcome!
7th & 8th graders are invited to enjoy outdoor activities, night games, and Bible lessons at our annual Jr. FLY Fall Retreat on Oct. 3-5 at Camp Stella Maris! It’s going to be an awesome weekend and a great way to start our year together! We have the entire Wegman House reserved for our group! Friends are invited to attend, too! The online registration and $160 deposit are due to the FLY Registrar’s mailbox in the Church Copy Room by Sunday, Sept. 28. Financial help is available upon request. Register online at: https://faithpenfield.org/resources-forms/ The packing list can be found on the retreat poster. We hope you can join us!
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.
Confirmation 2025-26 Syllabus & Schedule
*15 sermon notes & 15 service hours are due by May 1, 2026. 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 2025. Download the project syllabus here:
9th Grade Confirmation Project 2025
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. 19, 2025 at the 9:30 combined worship service.
In July of 2025, 17 FLYers and 5 adults joined 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 was 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 experienced “ENDURE” in New Orleans!
We can’t wait to head to San Antonio for the 2028 Youth Gathering!
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 Detroit on July 11-18, 2026!
Learn more at our upcoming Info Meeting on Sept. 21 @ Noon @ Faith!
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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