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Sunday School Sunday mornings at 9:00-10:00 a.m. in classrooms by grade from pre-school through high school. Confirmation Lutheran catechesis leading to communicant membership in our church for 7th- and 8th-graders. Held after church two Sundays a month with Pastor Bushur or Roberts. A calendar is made known for class participants in the fall. However, those attending First Lutheran School have confirmation classes as part of their cirriculum. First Bells Open to ages eleven years and up, First Bells practices Sunday mornings late August through May from 9:45-10:15 a.m. before the Sunday service. This choir plays one to two Sundays each month September through May and at occasional Wednesday evening worship services, especially during Advent and Lent. Monthly Events For our Junior Youth, grades 5-8, and our Senior Youth, 9-12, to be announced at church, email, newsletter, and/or our website. F.A.L.L. (Fellowship Around the Lord's Love) A regional youth retreat for grades 7-8 every September on a Friday and Saturday at First Lutheran Camp in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee. Organized by the East Region Youth Board. Mid-Winter Gathering A regional youth retreat for grades 9-12 every February on a Friday evening through Sunday noon in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Organized by the East Region Youth Board. National Lutheran Youth Conference/Gathering For senior youth (grades 9-12) every two or three years in the summertime. Organized by the National LCMS Youth Gathering (offered every 3 years) or by Higher Things (offered yearly). After High School Our youth are encouraged to join Lutheran Campus Ministry at UT, if going to school locally, or join a faithful LCMS campus ministry if going away for college. Check out the chapter locaters at Lutheran Student Fellowship and/or Christ on Campus.
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