Bowl of Prayers: Online Vespers
2024-03-25 19:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual Zoom Meeting
Twenty minute online prayer service–part of our Bowl of Prayers Lenten online prayer series. Join for as many or as few as you like. Contact office@a2blue.org for a Zoom link. Monday meetings are at 7pm ET.

Bowl of Prayers: Online Midday Prayer
2024-03-27 14:00 - 14:30 | Virtual Zoom Meeting
Twenty minute online prayer service–part of our Bowl of Prayers Lenten online prayer series. Join for as many or as few as you like. Contact office@a2blue.org for a Zoom link. Wednesday meetings are at 2pm ET.

Translocal Connection (TLC) Game Night
2024-03-28 20:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-25 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual Zoom Meeting
The Translocal Connection (TLC) group meets twice monthly on Zoom—after church on the 2nd Sunday of the month for deeper discussion, and on the 4th Thursday of the month at 8pm ET for online games. All are welcome. Email the church office or Caroline Kittle for a Zoom link.

Bowl of Prayers: Online Morning Prayer
2024-03-29 09:00 - 09:30 | Virtual Zoom Meeting
Twenty minute online prayer service–part of our Bowl of Prayers Lenten online prayer series. Join for as many or as few as you like. Contact office@a2blue.org for a Zoom link. Friday meetings are at 9AM ET.

Good Friday Service I: Walking the Stations of the Cross
2024-03-29 12:00 - 13:00 | St. Clare/Temple Beth Emeth, outside, 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104
Friday March 20: Good Friday Service We will join St. Clare’s Episcopal for two Good Friday services. The first service is at noon and will be a walking service with bits of liturgy read out at various places near the church. We’ll gather just outside the St. Clare’s sanctuary entrance a few minutes before noon.

Good Friday Service II: Taize Prayer Service
2024-03-29 13:00 - 14:00 | St. Clare/Temple Beth Emeth Sanctuary, 2309 Packard St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
The second of our two Good Friday services with St. Clare’s will be a Taize prayer service. The service will take place after the outdoor walking service and will be held inside the sanctuary at 1:00pm. It will be live-streamed here: https://saintclareschurch.org/worship.

Easter Sunday Hybrid Service, Baptisms, Egg Hunt
2024-03-31 11:00 - 12:15 | St. Clare/Temple Beth Emeth Social Hall, 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
On Easter Sunday, we’ll have baptisms as part of the service. If you’re interested in being baptized, talk with a staff member. Following the service, there will be an Easter Egg Hunt for kids 5th grade and younger.
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 Evening Prayer Group
2024-03-31 20:00 - 20:30, 2024-04-07 20:00 - 20:30, 2024-04-14 20:00 - 20:30, 2024-04-21 20:00 - 20:30, 2024-04-28 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 Hybrid Service
2024-04-07 11:00 - 12:15, 2024-04-14 11:00 - 12:15, 2024-04-21 11:00 - 12:15, 2024-04-28 11:00 - 12:15, 2024-05-05 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.

Donuts After Church
2024-04-07 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-04-21 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-05-05 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.

Blue Ocean Church board meeting
2024-04-11 18:00 - 20:00 | MI
The church board meets monthly.

Celtic Spiritual Practices monthly Zoom check-in
2024-04-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Those who are registered for the Celtic practices group and who attended the retreat in Sept. 2023 will meet up on the second Thursday of each month from 7:30-8pm for a check-in with Susan King.

Earth Care Event at Sheep Farm
2024-04-14 12:30 - 14:30 | MI
Join us immediately after church as we head out to Javan and Emily Miner’s farm in Dexter. Pack a lunch or pick up some food on the way and we’ll picnic together. Their farm has many baby lambs that were just born and there should also be some baby chicks as well, so it’ll be super cute and fun for the whole family. Contact Pastor Caroline for more details: caroline@a2blue.org

Antisemitism Class Follow-up Conversation With Temple Beth Emeth Leaders
2024-04-14 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Clare/Temple Beth Emeth Sanctuary, 2309 Packard St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
This is an event for those congregants who took the class, “Weeding Antisemitism Out of Christianity” during Lent. We are really pleased to let you know that the clergy at Temple Beth Emeth—Rabbi Josh Whinston, Cantor Regina Hayut, and Rabbi Chelsea Feuchs—have accepted our invitation to come join us for a follow up conversation on our class on Sunday, April 14, at 7pm. This conversation is only open to people who completed the Lent class (watching the recordings counts!). Pastor Anne from St. Clare’s and I will likely moderate the questions as we did for the class, so you’re welcome to think about them in advance. This conversation will be available via Zoom too, although we encourage you to come in person if you’re able.

Game Night at the Corner
2024-04-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Corner Brewery, 720 Norris Street, Ypsilanti, MI, 48198
We’ll host Friday game night at the Corner Brewery from 7-9 pm. We’ve reserved space inside. Kids welcome. Bring your favorite games and come connect.

TLC Group (Translocal Connection) via Zoom
2024-04-21 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.

Writer's Group
2024-04-21 12:30 - 13:30 | St. Clare/Temple Beth Emeth Social Hall, 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
The writers group will meet after the service. Please let Caroline (caroline@a2blue.org) know if you’d like to join!

Sunday Dinner at the Hope Center
2024-04-21 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.

Gardening Day After Church
2024-04-28 12:00 - 14:00 | MI
Join us immediately after the service for pizza and a couple of hours of cleaning up our Blue Ocean garden to get it ready for the season.
