Blue Ocean Church Ann Arbor

Donuts After Church
2024-10-20 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-10-13 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-09-29 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-09-22 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Sunday Hybrid Service
2024-10-20 11:00 - 12:15, 2024-10-13 11:00 - 12:15, 2024-10-06 11:00 - 12:15, 2024-09-29 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 Evening Prayer Group
2024-10-13 20:00 - 20:30, 2024-10-06 20:00 - 20:30, 2024-09-29 20:00 - 20:30, 2024-09-22 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.

TLC (Translocal Connection) via Zoom
2024-10-13 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.

Help with Yom Kippur Security and Parking
2024-10-12 07:30 - 14:30, 2024-10-11 19:00 - 22:00 | Genesis of Ann Arbor, 2309 Packard St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
Each year we offer to help our friends at Temple Beth Emeth (one of the congregations with whom we share the building) with security patrol and parking for their High Holy Days. The A2 police are on site, but we walk around the building (with vests and walkie talkies) to keep our eyes peeled for anything suspicious. There’s a brief training via Zoom prior that you can watch at your convenience if you’d like to help. Sign up for a time here:
https://signup.com/go/EmSggye

Blue Ocean Church board meeting
2024-10-10 18:00 - 20:00
The church board meets monthly.

Donuts & Haifa Falafel After Church
2024-10-06 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 lunch from Haifa Falafel, donuts from Washtenaw Dairy, and fellowship. Stick around and get to know some of the visiting Zoomies better!

Hiking at Hudson Mills & Dexter Cider Mill Outing
2024-10-05 11:00 - 15:00 | hudson mills metropark, 8801 N. Territorial Rd., Dexter, MI, 48130, United States
Everyone is invited to join the Zoomies who are in town (and the Blue Ocean Earth Care Group) for lunch and an afternoon hike in Hudson Mills Metropark, followed by a trip to the Dexter Cider Mill.

Dinner at the Session Room
2024-10-04 18:00 - 20:00 | The Session Room, 3685 Jackson Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103
Join us at 6pm at the Session Room on the west side of A2 for dinner with visiting Zoomies.

Zoomie Weekend
2024-10-04 - 2024-10-06
Our annual Zoomie Weekend! Zoomies are invited to come to A2 for a weekend of fun and deepening connection. For more information, contact Pastor Caroline at caroine@a2blue.org.

Help with Rosh Hashanah Security and Parking
2024-10-03 07:30 - 14:30, 2024-10-02 19:00 - 22:00 | Genesis of Ann Arbor, 2309 Packard St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States

Training for Helping with TBE High Holy Days Security
2024-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual Zoom Meeting
If you’re signed up to help with security for Temple Beth Emeth’s High Holy Days in October and did not take the training last year, there will be a Zoom session at 7pm on Sept. 24. The training will be recorded, so if you’d like to access it later, let Emily know. The training will address the Power of Hello along with some information on the general issues occurring within Ann Arbor surrounding antisemitism. The Zoom link can be found here.

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.

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!

Sunday Dinner at the Hope Center
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.

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.

TLC Group (Translocal Connection) via Zoom
2024-09-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
