News and Events

This page provides youth ministry news, information on upcoming events, and links to a variety of forms, including the form for scholarships for youth ministry events, registration forms for youth ministry events and activities, medical release forms, and permission forms for synod events.

You may read the LYF Constitution by clicking here.

Youth participation in the ELCA Studies on Sexuality.

Check out these upcoming events:

May 23-24 Come to the Table, Region 8 Global Mission Event
June 17-27 Youth Exchange with Our Companion Synod in Saxony
June 14 Lutheran Youth Day
November 7-9 Annual Lutheran Youth Fellowship Assembly. Check back for more information.

Youth Participation in the ELCA Studies on Sexuality

Free in Christ to Care for the Neighbor: Lutheran Youth Talk about Human Sexuality

Free in Christ to Care for the Neighbor: Lutheran Youth Talk about Human Sexuality was mailed to all ELCA congregations in September.

This adaptation of the December 2006 study, Free in Christ to Serve the Neighbor, engages senior high youth through music, movie clips, stories from young people, and activities. Bible study, prayer, and ELCA social teachings provide a foundation for youth as they reflect on topics such as—

When is sex OK?
How do creation and sin impact my view of sex?
How do I respond to the way sexuality is depicted in popular culture?

Free in Christ to Care for the Neighbor invites youth to apply a faith perspective as they comment on the world they live in. Each of the six sessions features a take-home handout to help families continue the discussion.

Youth and leaders will be able to log on to an accompanying Web site and share their ideas in an online discussion forum.

Check the ELCA website for more information and copies of materials.

Come to the Table

Region 8 Global Mission Event, May 23-24, 2008, Trinity Lutheran Church, Camp Hill, Pa.

Activities for youth, including the possibility of a "lock-down" event Friday evening. For more information about the event and/or the lock-down, click here. Note: Be sure that the PDF size is less than 75% to see the whole brochure.

Youth Exchange with Our Companion Synod in Saxony

Our Synod’s Saxony Companion Synod Committee will have a youth exchange with our companion synod in Saxony, Germany. A group of 15 youth will be going to Saxony June 17-27.