Blue Ocean Church Ann Arbor

Genesis Grounds Fall Cleanup and Rain Garden Dedication
2023-10-29 12:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | MI
Join us after church to do some yard work around the church building (lunch provided). From 2-2:30 pm there will be a Rain Garden Dedication and refreshments.

Sunday Hybrid Service-Costumes Encouraged!
2023-10-29 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 EDT. 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
2023-10-22 20:00 - 20:30, 2023-10-15 20:00 - 20:30, 2023-10-08 20:00 - 20:30, 2023-10-01 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.

Donuts After Church
2023-10-22 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-10-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-09-24 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.

Sunday Hybrid Service
2023-10-22 11:00 - 12:15, 2023-10-15 11:00 - 12:15, 2023-10-08 11:00 - 12:15, 2023-10-01 11:00 - 12:15, 2023-09-24 11:00 - 12:15, 2023-09-17 11:00 - 12:15 | St. Clare/Temple Beth Emeth Social Hall, 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States

Sunday Dinner at the Hope Center
2023-10-15 15:30 - 18:30, 2023-09-17 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.

Celtic Spiritual Practices monthly Zoom check-in
2023-10-12 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.

Blue Ocean Church board meeting
2023-10-12 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-09-14 18:00 - 20:00 | MI
The church board meets monthly.

Gardening Day at the Church
2023-10-08 12:00 - 13:30 | St. Clare/Temple Beth Emeth, outside, 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104
Our gardening team (joined by some in-town Zoomies) will have some pizza after church and tend to our Blue Ocean garden.

Hiking at Hudson Mills/Trip to Dexter Cider Mill
2023-10-07 11:00 - 14:00 | hudson mills metropark, 8801 N. Territorial Rd., Dexter, MI, 48130, United States
Part of our Zoomie Weekend! Everyone is invited to join the Zoomies who are in town for an afternoon hike in Hudson Mills Metropark.
We’ll follow up with a trip to the Dexter Cider Mill around 12:30 or 1:00 pm.
Lunch will be provided.

Zoomie Weekend
2023-10-06 - 2023-10-08 | MI
Mark your calendars, the Zoomies are comin’ to town! Activities TBD.

TLC Group (Translocal Connection) via Zoom
2023-10-01 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-09-10 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.

TLC Group Game Night (Translocal Connection) via Zoom
2023-09-28 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
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.

Earth Care Group: Critter House at Leslie Science Center
2023-09-24 12:00 - 15:00 | Leslie Science Center, 1831 Traver Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, United States
The Earth Care Group is going to meet at the Leslie Science Center at the Critter House on Sunday, September 24, from 12-3pm. We’ll head over right after church service with a packed lunch or pick some up along the way. Observe frogs, turtles, snakes, and more as they hop, crawl, and slither in their homes! It’s a great way to get up close and personal with some fascinating animals, all while developing an appreciation for the incredible diversity of the natural world. There is a suggested donation of $5/person or $20/family.

Celtic Practices Retreat
2023-09-21 - 2023-09-24 | Northside Presbyterian Church, 1679 Broadway Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105
Ripening The Fruits of Our Soul:
A Year Long Walk Discovering Wisdom in a Troubled World
We are living in a time in history when chaos appears to be overtaking and obscuring our connection to the sacred. Finding ways to unlock and discover pathways to the sacred in everyday life brings us face-to-face with our true life, light and Wisdom’s ways.
This year-long virtual and in-person workshop series is aimed at allowing us to experience 12 ancient Celtic spiritual practices in both an inward personal way as well as in a community setting.
Participants are encouraged to join one of several ‘in person’ gathering sites for a 4 day retreat at the beginning of the year and again at the end of the year. Each of the sites will be connected via zoom to create the larger communal aspects of our work together. We will then gather individually via zoom one evening each month to share our experiences with the particular practice.
Each month we will go out into nature with a new practice and listen, ponder, inquire and engage with the wisdom and knowledge resident in the elemental, plant, animal, and spiritual realms. Just as the spiritual practices of the Abrahamic stream braid Jewish, Christian and Islamic knowledge that encourages wisdom to arise, every person on this year-long retreat will be encouraged to bring the wisdom they have gleaned from within their own spiritual/religious traditions. This braiding will work to enhance and enrich the experiences for us all.
Time and Space Details
First retreat: September 21–24, 2023.
Monthly Zoom Sessions: Second Thursday of the month 7–9pm EDT.
Closing Retreat: August 2024.
Retreat Sites: Beaver Island, MI and Ann Arbor, MI
Cost: Help us create a new system of energy exchange. What is the ‘right’ type of giving for you to value, pay attention, and prioritize this important work. Is it money? Is it time? Is it resources? Think about it and find your own way of giving. Let Susan King know if you need ideas.

Annual Children's Ministry Volunteer Meeting (makeup date)
2023-09-17 12:00 - 13:30 | St. Clare/TBE CORE Room
Annual meeting for all Children’s Ministry teachers, helpers, and substitutes. This is the makeup date for those who couldn’t attend on 09/10. We’ll catch up, go over new safety information and training, and review curriculum and procedures. We’ll meet right after church, and pizza will be served. Please RSVP to molly@a2blue.org.

Annual Children's Ministry Volunteer Meeting
2023-09-10 12:00 - 13:30 | St. Clare/TBE CORE Room
Annual meeting for all Children’s Ministry teachers, helpers, and substitutes. We’ll catch up, go over new safety information and training, and review curriculum and procedures. We’ll meet right after church, and pizza will be served. Please RSVP to molly@a2blue.org.
