Blue Ocean Church Ann Arbor

Sunday Evening Prayer Group
2024-09-01 20:00 - 20:30, 2024-08-25 20:00 - 20:30, 2024-08-18 20:00 - 20:30, 2024-08-11 20:00 - 20:30, 2024-08-04 20:00 - 20:30, 2024-07-28 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.

Donuts After Church
2024-09-01 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-08-25 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-08-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-28 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
2024-09-01 11:00 - 12:15, 2024-08-25 11:00 - 12:15, 2024-08-18 11:00 - 12:15, 2024-08-11 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.

Fantasy Football Draft
2024-08-29 20:00 - 21:00 | MI
For those of you playing in the Blue Ocean Fantasy Football League, we’ll hold our draft on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 8pm.

Earth Care Event at a Sheep Farm
2024-08-22 13:30 - 15:30 | Javan and Emily Miner’s farm (Dexter)
Join us 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.

Sunday Dinner at the Hope Center
2024-08-18 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 Volunteer Makeup Meeting
2024-08-12 08:00 - 17:00 | St. Clare/TBE CORE Room
Our makeup meeting for those who couldn’t make the Sept. 15 annual Sunday School Teachers & Helpers training meeting will be held immediately after church 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 either meeting, let Pastor Molly know: molly@a2blue.org.

Youth Group Event on Little Portage Lake
2024-08-11 15:30 - 18:30 | MI
On Sunday, August 11, from 3:30-6:30pm we’ll host our youth group gathering at Little Portage Lake in Pinckney. This is for our middle and high school kids and their families. If anyone has friends they’d like to invite to join the fun, they are welcome. There will be a canoe and kayaks, yard games, a shallow beach area, and a dock to jump off. If it’s hot that day, we’ll bring the reusable water balloons. We’ll also be providing food and drinks. Please RSVP to caroline@a2blue.org.

After-Church Picnic at the Salzmans'
2024-08-11 12:30 - 14:30 | Chris and Betsy Salzman’s
Chris and Betsy Salzman have invited us to bring a picnic lunch to their backyard, which has lots of shade and room for kids to run around. The Salzmans live about a mile from the church in Ann Arbor. Bring chairs and/or blankets or whatever you’d like in order to eat comfortably. See the weekly update email for location details.

TLC Group (Translocal Connection) via Zoom
2024-08-11 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.

Celtic Spiritual Practices monthly Zoom check-in
2024-08-08 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
2024-08-08 18:00 - 20:00 | MI
The church board meets monthly.

Church in the Park
2024-08-04 11:00 - 12:15 | Lillie Park South, 4365 Platt, Ann Arbor, 48108, United States
We’ll meet at Lillie Park South at 4365 Platt Rd. for our regular Sunday morning 11am worship service. There will be a slightly shorter worship liturgy that will be streamed for Zoomies, and then we’ll eat together (bring-your-own picnic) and have some connection time. The park is ADA accessible; it also has a pavilion, a few picnic tables, bathrooms, a playground for kids, a walking/biking path, and plenty of room for recreational activities.

Ann Arbor Pride
2024-08-03 11:00 - 22:00 | MI
Our last summer community event is Ann Arbor Pride on Saturday, August 3rd. This is a longer event, so we need lots of volunteers to hang out in the Blue Ocean Tent throughout the day. We’ll have fun things to pass out to people and it’s a great way to meet people in our local community.

If you’re available to help, please sign up for a time slot here on the sign-up genius https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0E4FA9AD23A57-49448102-blue or in person on Sunday mornings. Reach out to Jenn Nelson at nelsojen@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Music and Fine Arts Vacation Bible School at First Presbyterian Ann Arbor
2024-08-02 09:30 - 14:30, 2024-08-01 09:30 - 14:30, 2024-07-31 09:30 - 14:30, 2024-07-30 09:30 - 14:30, 2024-07-29 09:30 - 14:30 | First Presbyterian Church Ann Arbor, 1432 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI, 48104
(Free!) Vacation Bible School: We often join First Presbyterian Ann Arbor’s Vacation Bible School (VBS). This year there will be a Music and Fine Arts Camp for kids who will be going into 2nd through the 9th grade next fall, held at First Presbyterian, from 9:30am-2:30pm on Monday, July 29, through Friday, August 2. A Blue Ocean congregant covered the cost of the week for any kids who would like to attend, so VBS will be free for all Blue Ocean kids. Talk to a Blue Ocean staff member before registering so that we can get your fee covered. First Presbyterian recommends registering early as slots are limited.
