Kairos is our annual week-long faith sharing event for youth who will be in 9th-12th grades in the fall!
This year’s event will take place June 23-28, 2024 (Sunday evening through Friday noon) at Roanoke College in Salem, VA.
About Kairos:
Kairos is an event where youth and adults gather together for for lots of singing and skits and fun and friend-making and prayers, then participants gather in small groups that meet throughout the week. There are so many beloved features of Kairos: event theme t-shirts, Open Talent Mic Show, faith testimonies, comic relief, reflection time, prayer stations, speed friending, t-shirt fashion show, and more!
(“Kairos” is the New Testament Greek word for “special time.” It is used whenever God’s people want to talk about a time of change, of renewal, of God’s special work in the believer and the community.)
This event is a chance for youth who are already committed to a life of faith to be part of a unique Christian community for an entire week, to have a fresh experience of the grace and presence of God in that community, and to develop habits for discipleship that can be taken home as they live out their baptismal call to be followers of Jesus. Unlike our weekend events (Lost & Found, Winter Celebration), congregational adult advisors are not required to accompany youth to this event. The small group leader staff serves as adult leaders for the week.
Dates: June 23, 2024 (Sunday evening) – June 28, 2024 (Friday noon)
Location: Roanoke College, Salem VA
Cost: $325 per youth participant
Adult participants are asked to contribute a $50 fee to cover costs of supplies, shirts, etc.
Anyone can click here to download a more extensive information sheet about Kairos.
Adults who wish to serve as small group leaders or will be present in another staff position should click here for the online registration form.
Youth who will be in grades 9-12 in the fall can click here for the online registration form.
Participants must also complete and submit a paper Signature Sheet, to be signed by the participant, parents/guardians and a congregational leader. Registration is not complete until that form is received. It may be returned by mail or scan-and-email (delaney@vasynod.org).
Downloadable paper registration forms for youth participants and adult leaders who do not wish to register online are also available. They should be returned to “Kairos, Virginia Synod ELCA, PO Box 70, Salem VA 24153
Both online and paper registrations should be submitted by April 30, 2024. Those received after that will be placed on a waiting list if the event is full.
Payment may be made by clicking here or by going to https://secure.myvanco.com/L-YR1Z/home and scrolling down to the Kairos tile.
Contact Pastor Dave Delaney (delaney@vasynod.org / cell: 540-529-6893) if you are having trouble downloading any of these forms or for more information about Kairos and the application process.