Blue Ocean Church Ann Arbor

Donuts After Church
2025-07-13 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-20 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-27 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-17 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-24 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-31 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-14 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) and 6 more dates | St. Clare/Temple Beth Emeth Social Hall, 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
Join us immediately after church for donuts and coffee from Washtenaw Dairy.

In-Person Queer Meetup
2025-07-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Corner Brewery, 720 Norris Street, Ypsilanti, MI, 48198
This is a time for queer folks to gather in community. We’ll meet at Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti from 6:30-8pm. If you have any questions, please reach out to El at el@a2blue.org. This gathering is 18+.

Film Club
2025-07-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Dave & Jenn Nelson’s
The Blue Ocean Film Club, led by Dave Nelson and Tim Vaduva, will be watching a film together at 7pm at Dave & Jenn Nelson’s house (in a neighborhood near the church). This month’s movie is The Exterminating Angel (1962). If you’d like to join them, email the office to be connected with Dave and Tim.

Translocal Connection (TLC)
2025-07-24 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
The TLC small group will meet between 8–9pm EST via Zoom for online games and connection. All are welcome.

Critter House Event with the Earth Care Group
2025-08-03 13:00 - 15:00 | Leslie Science Center, 1831 Traver Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, United States
We’re going out to the Critter House at Leslie Science and Nature Center again like we did in the Spring and see how the animals are doing. They should also have their water activities open around the playground, so plan accordingly for kids to get wet. We’ll head over right after Church in the Park and a picnic lunch. Stay however long you want.

Here’s the event description for the Critter House website: Observe frogs, turtles, snakes, and more as they hop, crawl, and slither in their homes! Our Critter House is home to many species native to the region. It’s a great way to get up close and personal with some fascinating animals, all while developing an appreciation for the incredible diversity of the natural world.

Film Club
2025-08-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Dave & Jenn Nelson’s
The Blue Ocean Film Club, led by Dave Nelson and Tim Vaduva, will be watching a film together at 7pm at Dave & Jenn Nelson’s house (in a neighborhood near the church). This month’s movie is Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922). If you’d like to join them, contact us at office@a2blue.org to get connected to Tim and Dave.

Game Night at the Corner
2025-08-15 18:00 - 21:00 | Corner Brewery, 720 Norris Street, Ypsilanti, MI, 48198
We’ll host Friday game night at the Corner Brewery from 6-9pm. We’ve reserved space outside. All ages welcome. Bring your favorite games and come connect.

Translocal Connection (TLC)
2025-08-28 20:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-23 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
The TLC small group will meet between 8-9pm EST via Zoom for online games and connection. All are welcome.

Pizza and Donuts After Church
2025-09-07 12:00 - 13:00 | St. Clare/Temple Beth Emeth Social Hall, 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
Join us immediately after church for pizza, donuts, and fellowship.

Film Club
2025-09-13 19:00 - 22:00 | Dave & Jenn Nelson’s
The Blue Ocean Film Club, led by Dave Nelson and Tim Vaduva, will be watching a film together at 7pm at Dave & Jenn Nelson’s house (in a neighborhood near the church). This month’s movie is TBD. Please contact the church office to get connected with Dave and Tim.

Translocal Connection (TLC)
2025-09-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
The TLC small group will meet immediately after church via Zoom from noon-1pm for connection and guided discussion. All are welcome.

Game Night at the Corner
2025-10-03 18:00 - 21:00 | Corner Brewery, 720 Norris Street, Ypsilanti, MI, 48198
We’ll host Friday game night at the Corner Brewery from 6pm-9pm. We’ve reserved space outside. Kids welcome. Bring your favorite games and come connect.

Picnic and Bonfire
2025-10-10 17:30 - 21:00 | farm
We will be having a church-wide picnic and bonfire hosted by the Miners at their new farm in Manchester! They’ll be grilling out some food for everyone, but if folks can bring a side dish, snack, or dessert that would be great. There’s chickens, geese, and sheep to visit, fields and trails through woods to run in, a wetland to look for frogs or salamanders in, trees to climb and plenty of places for kids to explore and get dirty. When it gets dark, there will be a bonfire and s’mores. Festivities start at 5:30pm. You can reach out to Pastor Daniel if you have any questions!

Connections Fair
2025-10-12 12:00 - 13:00 | St. Clare/Temple Beth Emeth Social Hall, 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
Join us right after church when we’ll hold a Connections Fair. Various church ministries will be stationed at tables around the sanctuary where people representing those ministries will be available to answer questions about what they do. Everyone is welcome!

Film Club
2025-10-25 19:00 - 21:30 | Dave & Jenn Nelson’s
The Blue Ocean Film Club, led by Dave Nelson and Tim Vaduva, will be watching a film together at 7pm at Dave & Jenn Nelson’s house (in a neighborhood near the church). This month’s movie is Alien (1979). If you’d like to join them, reply to the Weekly Update email to be connected to Tim and Dave.

Soup Potluck with Temple Beth Emeth and St. Claire's
2025-10-26 12:00 - 13:00 | St. Clare/Temple Beth Emeth Social Hall, 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
Join us immediately after the service for a plant-forward soup potluck. This is part of a series of plant-based potlucks we’ve been doing with the other congregations, spearheaded by the Earth Care group at Blue Ocean and their counterparts at St.C and TBE. Bring your favorite soup to share, or simply show up, enjoy the food, and connect with others.
Also, bring your own beverage if you can; we’ll still provide water.
