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Christ Episcopal Church
1132 Highland Ave.
Needham, MA
The First Church in Salem
316 Essex Street
Salem, MA
 Acton Congregational Church
12 Concord Road
Acton, MA		 Congregation Shirat Hayam of the North Shore
55 Atlantic Avenue
Swampscott, MA 		Park Avenue Congregational Church
50 Paul Revere Road
Arlington Heights, MA
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Christ Episcopal Church
1132 Highland Ave.
Needham, MA

From the North:

Rt. 128 (I-95): Take Exit 19b, Highland Avenue, towards Needham. The church is about 1.1 mile from the exit, on the left, opposite the Public Library and just before Rosemary St.; its large parking lot is on the right.

From Boston: Take Mass Pike or Rt. 9 west to Rt. 128 (I-95) south, then follow as above

map, Christ Episcopal church

From the West: Take Mass Pike or Rt. 9 east to Rt. 128 (I-95) south, then follow as above

From the South: Take Rt. 128 (I-95) north to exit 19b (Highland Avenue), then follow as above

Public Transportation:

- MBTA Green Line stops at the Newton Highlands subway stop, where it meets the MBTA Bus #59 - see next bullet
- MBTA Bus #59 from Watertown Square, running 7 days/week, stops directly in front of Christ Episcopal Church. See the MBTA website's bus schedules page.
- The MBTA Needham commuter rail line stops within walking distance of the church. See the MBTA website's Needham line page.

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The First Church in Salem
316 Essex Street
Salem, MA

 

Directions of all sorts are available at the First Church in Salem web site

 Salem. MA

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Acton Congregational Church
12 Concord Road
Acton, MA

Acton Congregational Church is located just off Route 27 (Main Street),
north of the intersection of Route 27 and Route 2.

The exit from Route 2 is about halfway between the rotary in Concord and I-495.

 

 Church's map

From the exit, travel north on Route 27 approximately one mile to the center of town (a large stone obelisk is on the common). Turn right onto Concord Road, the church is on the left, and the fire station is on the right.

Park in the lot on the right side of the church or behind the fire station. Do not park on the street. If both of these lots are full, park in the lot behind Town Hall.

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Congregation Shirat Hayam of the North Shore
55 Atlantic Avenue
Swampscott, MA 01907

Congregation's web-site directions:

From Airport (or end of Ted Williams Tunnel - I90)

* Follow 1A North about 6 miles to the General Edwards Bridge (it may or may not be labeled - it is a small bridge that connects Revere with Lynn. On the other side of the bridge you will see Wal-Mart about 1/4 mile on the right).
* Follow 1A for 1.5 miles until you come to a stoplight. Stay in the right hand lanes following the signs to Nahant/Swampscott (you will no longer be following 1A which turned to the left at the light).

 Swampscott map

* Follow this road for .5 miles until you come to a rotary. Take the rotary 3/4 of the way around until the ocean is on your right.
* In 1.4 miles you will come to a stop light. On your right is the Red Rock restaurant.
* In .3 miles, you will come to another light just before a fork in the road. There is a Gibbs Gas Station on the fork. Continue straight so the Gibbs station is on your right.
* In .8 miles, you will at an “island intersection” (Humphrey Street / Atlantic Avenue). Go straight through intersection (which is Atlantic Avenue). Shirat Hayam is less than .1 miles on your right.

 

 

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Park Avenue Congregational Church
50 Paul Revere Road
Arlington Heights, MA 02476

Congregation's web-site directions:

At the intersection of Paul Revere Road and Park Avenue, one block up from Massachusetts Avenue, in Arlington Heights, MA. The church is handicapped- accessible and reachable by the #77 (Arlington Heights) MBTA bus line from Harvard Square.

 Park Ave. Congregational Church map

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Longwood Opera
42 Hawthorn Avenue
Needham, Massachusetts 02492-3806

For more information call (781) 455-0960 or send e-mail to Encore@LongwoodOpera.org

Last updated on July 28, 2012 by Marion Leeds Carroll  (longwood@leedscarroll.com)