Newsletter August/September 2007

The final completion date for the purchase of the new Church Premises is now likely to be sometime during the week commencing Monday 23rd July.  Services after that date will then be held there.  As soon as we know the date we will contact everyone we can. 
PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH so we can be sure of letting YOU know!

New Church Address: Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostles
(Building formerly known as Leyland Lane Methodist Church)
Leyland Lane, Leyland, Nr Preston, PR25 1TA


Preparing and Cleaning the Church
As the church has not been used for almost a year we will need to clean the new premises inside and out as thoroughly as possible. If you can be available to help and give some time, day or evening, please contact Presbytera Mary to arrange.
Services will at first be held in the church hall whilst refitting work is carried out in the church itself.  Much of the preparation work can be done by ourselves and over the next few months we will need as many volunteers as possible to help.  Please contact Gregory to offer your help.
Driving to the Church
Please see the map attached.  It is very straightforward to drive there and there are parking spaces on the property as well as on the street.  Please be careful not to block any driveways of the houses.
Public Transport
The 111 bus service runs every half hour on Sundays from Preston City Centre to Leyland Seven Stars and there are many stops to catch it, starting at the bus station, along Fishergate and down Fishergate Hill and then through Lower Penwortham and Lostock Hall to Leyland.  Ask for the Seven Stars stop.
On weekdays and Saturdays the 111 is much more frequent, every 10 minutes daytime, and running late into the evening at every 30 minutes.   The 115 and 117 bus services also run to Seven Stars on weekdays and Saturdays.
After leaving the bus at Seven Stars turn left along the pavement (past a dental surgery) and keep on that side of the road.  As the road turns right it becomes Leyland Lane and after about 250 metres the church is across the road.
The return bus stop is in front of the small supermarket in the Seven Stars shops on a one way part of Leyland Lane.  Walk back down the pavement on the Church side of the road, bearing right at the New Seven Stars pub and cross the road on the pedestrian crossing.  Turn left and then bear right to the one way part of Leyland Lane where you will see the bus stop.


Bus 111  on Sundays:  PRESTON - PENWORTHAM - LOSTOCK HALL - LEYLAND - MOSS-SIDE

From Preston

 

Return

PRESTON
Bus Station

10:20

10:50

11:20

 

SEVEN STARS

12:40

13:10

13:40

PRESTON
Railway Station

10:25

10:55

11:25

 

LEYLAND
TESCO

12:44

13:14

13:44

PENWORTHAM
New Lane

10:31

11:01

11:31

 

LEYLAND
Gables Hotel

12:46

13:16

13:46

TARDY GATE
Pleasant Retreat

10:35

11:05

11:35

 

TARDY GATE
Pleasant Retreat

12:55

13:25

13:55

LEYLAND
Gables Hotel

10:44

11:14

11:44

 

PENWORTHAM
New Lane

12:59

13:29

13:59

LEYLAND
TESCO

10:46

11:16

11:46

 

PRESTON
Railway Station

13:05

13:35

14:05

SEVEN STARS

10:50

11:20

11:50

 

PRESTON
Bus Station

13:10

13:40

14:10