Shuttles to usher participants to Epiphany events

By Times Staff Writer
Published January 6, 2006

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TARPON SPRINGS - Pinellas Avenue from Lemon Street to the Sponge Docks and Tarpon Avenue from Disston Avenue to Spring Bayou will be closed todayfrom 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Epiphany events.

An Epiphany Day shuttle will run into Tarpon Springs from the following locations:

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Parochial School, 2801 Keystone Road, (and the First Church of Christ across the street).

The southeast corner of McMullen-Booth and Keystone roads (entrance on Keystone).

Kmart and Publix parking lots on the northwest and southwest corners of U.S. 19 N and Tarpon Road in Tarpon Springs.

The shuttle service will begin at 7 a.m. and continue every 20 minutes until 3 p.m. A shuttle will run every hour from 3 to 6 p.m. from the Glendi at the Sponge Docks to the parking lots.

Pickups will also be conducted from the following locations for parishioners:

Westin Innisbrook Resort: 8 and 8:30 a.m.

St. John's Greek Orthodox Church: 8 a.m.

St. George Greek Orthodox Church: 7:30, 7:50, 8:10 and 8:30 a.m.

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church: 8, 8:20, 8:40 and 9 a.m.

St. Stephanos Greek Orthodox Church: 8 and 8:15 a.m.

St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church: 6 a.m.

Pickups will also be conducted for Saturday's Mario Frangoulis concert at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa.

Call the 2006 Patriarchal Epiphany Visitation Committee at (866) 441-6576 for information on transportation to Epiphany events.