Blue Ocean Church Ann Arbor

After-Church Picnic at the Salzmans'
2024-08-11 12:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Chris and Betsy Salzman’s
Chris and Betsy Salzman have invited us to bring a picnic lunch to their backyard, which has lots of shade and room for kids to run around. The Salzmans live about a mile from the church in Ann Arbor. Bring chairs and/or blankets or whatever you’d like in order to eat comfortably. See the weekly update email for location details.

Youth Group Event on Little Portage Lake
2024-08-11 15:30 - 18:30
On Sunday, August 11, from 3:30-6:30pm we’ll host our youth group gathering at Little Portage Lake in Pinckney. This is for our middle and high school kids and their families. If anyone has friends they’d like to invite to join the fun, they are welcome. There will be a canoe and kayaks, yard games, a shallow beach area, and a dock to jump off. If it’s hot that day, we’ll bring the reusable water balloons. We’ll also be providing food and drinks. Please RSVP to caroline@a2blue.org.

Sunday Evening Prayer Group
2024-08-11 20:00 - 20:30, 2024-08-18 20:00 - 20:30, 2024-08-25 20:00 - 20:30, 2024-09-01 20:00 - 20:30, 2024-09-08 20:00 - 20:30, 2024-09-15 20:00 - 20:30 | Virtual Zoom Meeting
Join via Zoom for a half hour of readings, music, and shared silence. Email nancyogilvie@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

Sunday School Volunteer Makeup Meeting
2024-08-12 08:00 - 17:00 | St. Clare/TBE CORE Room
Our makeup meeting for those who couldn’t make the Sept. 15 annual Sunday School Teachers & Helpers training meeting will be held immediately after church in the CORE room down near the Sunday School classrooms. Lunch will be provided. This meeting is mandatory for all adults teaching or helping in classrooms this year; if you can’t make either meeting, let Pastor Molly know: molly@a2blue.org.

Sunday Hybrid Service
2024-08-18 11:00 - 12:15, 2024-08-25 11:00 - 12:15, 2024-09-01 11:00 - 12:15, 2024-09-08 11:00 - 12:15, 2024-09-15 11:00 - 12:15, 2024-09-22 11:00 - 12:15 | St. Clare/Temple Beth Emeth Social Hall, 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
We hold in-person/Zoom hybrid services every Sunday at 11am ET. We meet in the social hall of St. Clare’s Episcopal Church/Temple Beth Emeth. More information can be found on our Sunday Services page. If this is your first time visiting us in person, detailed directions for getting here are available on our Where & When page.

Sunday Dinner at the Hope Center
2024-08-18 15:30 - 18:30, 2024-09-15 15:30 - 18:30 | Hope Center, Ypsilanti, 518 Harriet Street, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197
On the third Sunday of every month, Blue Ocean volunteers, led by Nancy Broadway, meet at the Hope Center in Ypsilanti to serve a hot meal. Volunteers are needed! Dinner is from 4–5 pm, and volunteers should arrive at 3:30 pm and expect to stay until about 6:30 pm. Please join us as your schedule permits. For further information or to be put on the contact list, email the office.

Earth Care Event at a Sheep Farm
2024-08-22 13:30 - 15:30 | Javan and Emily Miner’s farm (Dexter)
Join us after the Newcomer’s Fair, as we head out to Javan and Emily Miner’s farm (Stewards Provisions) in Dexter. Pack a lunch or pick up some food on the way and we’ll picnic together. See how big the lambs are, enjoy the colorful array of wildflowers, and consider whether you want to frost seed your own wildflower patch this winter. You will be able to see the benefits of rotational grazing in pastures at Stewards Provisions and we may even muster a bit of lamb tasting for those interested in the meat side of the farm. Contact Pastor Caroline for more details: caroline@a2blue.org.

Donuts After Church
2024-08-25 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-09-01 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-09-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-09-15 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-09-22 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 donuts and coffee from Washtenaw Dairy.

Fantasy Football Draft
2024-08-29 20:00 - 21:00
For those of you playing in the Blue Ocean Fantasy Football League, we’ll hold our draft on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 8pm.

Jewish-Christian Dialogue Workshop with Dr. Sarah Emanuel
2024-09-08 12:00 - 15:00 | Genesis of Ann Arbor, 2309 Packard St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
As a continuation of the spring class we held, “Weeding Antisemitism Out of Christianity,” Dr. Sarah Emanuel, a Jewish scholar of the New Testament, will be leading a workshop on Jewish-Christian dialog, using the writings of the Apostle Paul. Everyone is welcome. We’re doing this in partnership with St. Clare’s Episcopal and will also invite anyone from the Temple who would like to join as well. We will have lunch together immediately after the service (ordered from Haifa Falafel), followed by the workshop. We could possibly offer childcare should it be needed, so let a staff member know asap if that would be helpful.

Blue Ocean Church board meeting
2024-09-12 18:00 - 20:00
The church board meets monthly.

TLC Group (Translocal Connection) via Zoom
2024-09-15 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. Email the office or Pastor Caroline to get the Zoom link.

Sunday School Volunteers Meeting
2024-09-15 12:00 - 13:30 | St. Clare/TBE CORE Room
Our annual Sunday School Teachers & Helpers training meeting will be held immediately after church on Sunday, Sept. 15, in the CORE room down near the Sunday School classrooms. Lunch will be provided. This meeting is mandatory for all adults teaching or helping in classrooms this year; if you can’t make it, we will hold a second meeting on Sept. 29 as a makeup date.

Newcomers' Fair
2024-09-22 12:00 - 14:00 | St. Clare/Temple Beth Emeth Social Hall, 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
Right after church on Sunday we’ll hold a Newcomers 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!

Earth Care Event at a Sheep Farm
2024-09-22 13:30 - 15:30 | Javan and Emily Miner’s farm (Dexter)
Join us from 1:30pm-3:30pm, after the Newcomer’s Fair, as we head out to Javan and Emily Miner’s farm (Stewards Provisions) in Dexter. Pack a lunch or pick up some food on the way and we’ll picnic together. See how big the lambs are, enjoy the colorful array of wildflowers, and consider whether you want to frost seed your own wildflower patch this winter. You will be able to see the benefits of rotational grazing in pastures at Stewards Provisions and we may even muster a bit of lamb tasting for those interested in the meat side of the farm. Contact Pastor Caroline for more details: caroline@a2blue.org.
