Blue Ocean Church Ann Arbor

Donuts After Church
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, 2026-05-24 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-31 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-07 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.

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.

Sunday Evening Prayer Group
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, 2026-05-24 20:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-31 20:00 - 20:30, 2026-06-07 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.

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.

Sunday Hybrid Service
2026-05-03 11:00 - 12:15, 2026-05-10 11:00 - 12:15, 2026-05-17 11:00 - 12:15, 2026-05-24 11:00 - 12:15, 2026-05-31 11:00 - 12:15, 2026-06-07 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.

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.

Blue Ocean Church board meeting
2026-05-14 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-06-11 18:00 - 20:00 | MI
The church board meets monthly.

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.

Sunday Dinner at the Hope Center
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.

Lesbian Lunch at Biercamp
2026-05-31 12:30 - 14:30 | Biercamp, 1643 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
Calling all lesbians! Join us after church to eat outside together at Biercamp right after church. Feel free to bring your kiddos.

Fire/Tornado Drill Training for Staff and Sunday School Volunteers
2026-06-07 12:30 - 13:30 | St. Clare/Temple Beth Emeth Social Hall, 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
Staff and teachers/helpers are invited to join us after the service for a brief training in preparation for a church-wide fire/tornado drill. Pizza will be provided.

Latin Music & Dance Celebration MIRC Fundraiser
2026-06-13 18:00 - 21:00 | First Unitaran Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor, 4001 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, United States
Afro-Cuban jazz band Tumbao Bravo will headline an evening of music for listening and dancing to benefit the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC) at the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor. Dinner from Pilar’s Tamales and a cash bar will be available starting at 6pm. A salsa lesson with Mambo Marci from YA Salsa will start at 6:30pm. The band will take the stage at 7:15pm and play until 9pm. The event is co-sponsored by the Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Congregation and the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor. Tickets for the event are $50. The registration deadline is June 6. Buy your tickets or donate here! See Weekly Update email for more info.
