My mom used to always say that entrances and exits are the hardest of things. The first time I remember her saying this to me I was leaving my most loved elementary school, a place I went to from 2nd-5th grade, a place that felt like home–I was leaving it to begin a new middle and high school. A much bigger place with new routines and unfamiliar people. And what my mom meant by the entrances and exits being the hardest of things wasn’t so much about the grief of goodbye and the discomforts of...
From Mass Turnpike (I - 90): Take exit 17, (Newton -Watertown).
Follow signs for Watertown. On Galen Street, go east towards Watertown. Just before you cross the Charles River, you will join Rte. 16. After you cross the Charles, move to one of the two left hand turn lanes in Watertown Square, and then turn left on Rte. 20 (Main St.). This is heading towards Waltham.
Take your second right onto Church Street (the Armenian Library and Museum is on the corner of Main and Church Sts.). The First Parish is one block upon your right. Turn right at Summer Street to reach the parking lot.
Public Transportation
From Harvard Square take #71 bus down Mt. Auburn Street. Get off at Dunkin Donuts approaching Watertown Square. Summer St. is on the right, follow for two blocks until you see church on your left.
Parking
There is a parking lot adjacent to the church. It is available for event parking in the evening after 4:00 p.m. and on weekends after 1:00 p.m., but NOT at other times.
