{"id":4,"date":"2026-05-24T19:18:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T23:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-08-30T19:04:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T23:04:25","slug":"service-times","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/?page_id=4","title":{"rendered":"Service Times and Directions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/church2025-768x576.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/church2025-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/church2025-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/church2025-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/church2025.jpg 1600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We hold the service of Holy Eucharist (a.k.a. Mass, Holy Communion, the Lord&#8217;s Supper) three times weekly:<\/p>\n<p>12:15 pm on Wednesdays (a shorter service for folks on their lunch break or those who&#8217;d like a mid-week boost!)<\/p>\n<p>5 pm on Saturdays (held outside when the weather is nice, and in our beautiful sanctuary if it&#8217;s not-so-beautiful outside)<\/p>\n<p>10 am on Sundays<\/p>\n<p>We also have a monthly Centering Prayer service, held on the first Wednesday of each month. This features lots of candles, a few bells, a brief guided Scriptural meditation, and plenty of peace and quiet to pray and reflect.<\/p>\n<p>We have special services throughout the year, too. Our yearly Blessing of the Animals is coming up on Sunday, October 4th, and all pets and their humans are invited for a blessing and some tasty treats. Stay tuned for more details!<\/p>\n<table id=\"gradient-style\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\"><strong>Directions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Christ+Church\/@40.3236169,-74.0632422,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c22fdbbff03815:0x9ec10c2dad661c5f!8m2!3d40.3236169!4d-74.0610535\">(View Map)<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>NORTHBOUND ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY (GSP):<\/strong><br \/>\nTake Exit 105 (Eatontown). At traffic light, make Jug Handle LEFT onto Hope Road north. Take Hope Road to the end. Turn RIGHT onto Sycamore Avenue. Go through two lights. Parish House is the first building on the RIGHT. Parking in rear.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>SOUTHBOUND ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY (GSP):<\/strong><br \/>\nTake Exit 109 (Lincroft). At traffic light, turn LEFT onto Newman Springs Road (Rte. 520 east). Take Newman Springs Road to the end. Turn RIGHT onto Route 35 south (Broad Street); Dunkin Donuts is on your right. Pass the Grove Shopping Center on your Left, go through the blinking light (for the Fire House). Turn LEFT at the next light onto Sycamore Avenue east. Parish House is the first building on the RIGHT. Parking in rear.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>FROM TURNPIKE:<\/strong><br \/>\nTake Exit 7A to Route 195 (Shore Points). Follow to Garden State Parkway (GSP) NORTHBOUND and continue as indicated above.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Map<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Church-Map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/christchurchshrewsbury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Church-Map.jpg\" alt=\"Church Map\" width=\"598\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hold the service of Holy Eucharist (a.k.a. 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