Donuts After Church
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, 2026-06-14 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-21 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-28 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.

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, 2026-06-21 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.

Sunday Evening Prayer Group
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, 2026-06-14 20:00 - 20:30, 2026-06-21 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
2026-05-24 11:00 - 12:15, 2026-05-31 11:00 - 12:15, 2026-06-07 11:00 - 12:15, 2026-06-21 11:00 - 12:15, 2026-06-28 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.

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.

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

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.

Film Club
2026-06-13 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, reply to the Weekly Update email to be connected to Dave and Tim.

Church in the Park & Bring Your Own Picnic
2026-06-14 11:00 - 12:15 | County Farm Park, 2230 Platt Rd, Ann Arbor, 48104, United States
We’ll meet at County Farm Park for our regular 11am Sunday morning worship. We have the Southeast Pavilion reserved for Blue Ocean. Park at the entrance off of Platt Road and follow the path nearest the playground. We’ll have an abbreviated church gathering, followed by lunch and connection time. Bring your own picnic. Kids can use the playground, there are fields for kicking a ball around, and bathrooms available at the pavilion.

Zoomies Connect
2026-06-18 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
Zoomies are invited to connect with Pastor Emily online at 6:30pm EST (feel free to bring your dinner). We’ll use the same discussion and question format as the larger church will have used for Church In the Park the previous Sunday. It’s a time to get to know one another better. Email Emily for a Zoom link.

Film Club
2026-06-27 13:00 - 16:00 | Dave & Jenn Nelson’s
This month, the Blue Ocean Film Club will be watching Arrival (2016). We will meet at Dave and Jen Nelson’s home (near the church) at 1pm. If you have any questions you can contact Tim Vaduva tvaduva@gmail.com or Dave Nelson nelsodavidj@gmail.com

Summer Youth Trip
2026-06-28 - 2026-07-03 | Green Lake Campground, W2511 State Rd. 23, Green Lake, WI, 54941, United States
Our youth will be traveling to Green Lake Conference Center in Wisconsin for a week-long youth camp called Quest. Contact Daniel for more information.
