Sunday Evening Prayer Group
2026-04-05 20:00 - 20:30, 2026-04-12 20:00 - 20:30, 2026-04-19 20:00 - 20:30, 2026-04-26 20:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-03 20:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-10 20:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-17 20:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual Zoom Meeting
Join via Zoom for a half hour of readings, music, and shared silence. Email nancyogilvie@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

Blue Ocean Church board meeting
2026-04-09 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-14 18:00 - 20:00
The church board meets monthly.

Film Club
2026-04-11 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. If you’d like to join them, reply to the weekly update email to be connected with Dave and Tim.

Sunday Hybrid Service
2026-04-12 11:00 - 12:15, 2026-04-19 11:00 - 12:15, 2026-04-26 11:00 - 12:15, 2026-05-03 11:00 - 12:15, 2026-05-10 11:00 - 12:15, 2026-05-17 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
2026-04-12 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-19 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-26 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-03 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-17 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.

Girls in Trouble: Bringing Biblical Women to LIfe Through Song and Storytelling
2026-04-12 18:00 - 20:00 | The Common Cup, 1511 Washtenaw Ave, Anna Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
The students of the Jewish Communal Leadership Program (JCLP) at the University of Michigan will be hosting writer, musician, performer, and feminist Torah teacher Alicia Jo Rabins. The evening will be filled with music, singing, and learning, as Alicia presents Girls in Trouble, her interactive indie-folk song cycle which brings Biblical women to life through song and storytelling. JCLP student Allie Rosenberg will be opening the evening with a creative musical performance from 6-8 pm after Festifools, which is 4-5 pm that day, registration required.

Youth Group Bowling Event
2026-04-19 12:00 - 16:00 | Station 300, 830 Woodland Drive E, Saline, 48176, United States
The Youth Group will be going bowling together after church at Station 300 in Saline. For more info, contact Pastor Daniel at daniel@a2blue.org

Sunday Dinner at the Hope Center
2026-04-19 15:00 - 18:30, 2026-05-17 15:00 - 18:30 | Hope Center, Ypsilanti, 518 Harriet Street, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197
Join our team from 3-6:30 pm as we prepare and serve a warm meal to people in the community in need of extra food. Let Tim Davis know if you’re interested in volunteering. He can be reached at chaplaintimdavis@gmail.com.

Gardening and Ground Clean-up Day
2026-04-26 12:00 - 15:00 | St. Clare/Temple Beth Emeth Social Hall, 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
Gardening and Ground Cleanup Day After Church Join us immediately after the service for the salad potluck followed by a couple hours of preparing the property grounds for spring and cleaning up our Blue Ocean garden to get it ready for the season.

BBQ and Bonfire
2026-05-02 15:00 - 21:00 | Javan and Emily Miner’s farm (Dexter)
All are welcome to come to the Miner’s farm and enjoy fun, fellowship, sheep with their lambs, chickens, and possibly goslings (baby geese). We will begin gathering around 3 for anyone who wants to come hang out a bit early and let kids play and walk around the farm. We will plan to eat around 5:30 or 6 PM and gather around a bonfire afterwards.

Film Club
2026-05-09 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. If you’d like to join them, reply to the weekly update email to be connected to Dave and Tim.

Stations of Creation
2026-05-17 13:30 - 14:30 | Nichols Arboretum, 1610 Washington Heights, Anna Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
All of the critters and plants that have been hibernating are emerging, and we are invited to pay attention and celebrate it! Blue Ocean community member and spiritual director, Jennifer Andersson, will lead a Stations of Creation on Sunday, May 17th in the Arb in Ann Arbor from 1:30 – 2: 30 pm. A Stations of Creation is simply a time to gather and observe our Creator’s natural world – enlarge our awareness of it – build our gratitude – and strengthen our stewardship through the creation story. Everyone is welcome! It will be an interactive time for adults and children. Email Jennifer at jennifer@journeycentergreatlakes.org for details if you would like to join.
