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THOUSANDS CELEBRATE LANDMARK CHURCH OPENING
City Proclaims "Church of Scientology Week"
The Vice Mayor of San Jose, Ms. Cindy Chavez, presents a City of San Jose Proclamation to the Executive Director of the Church, designating August 28th to Setpember 3rd "Church of Scientology Week".
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Mr. Rick Callender, President San Jose/Silicon Valley NAACP, welcomes the Church of Scientology of Stevens Creek to its new home.
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AUGUST 29, 2005 — Over 3,800 people joined city officials, Police Chief Rob Davis and San Jose/Silicon Valley NAACP President Rick Callender Sunday, in opening the new home of the Church of Scientology Stevens Creek of San Jose, on Lundy Avenue.
The new 57,000 square-foot facility boasts a large chapel, facilities to train more than 2,000 students at a time and 41 rooms reserved for individual spiritual counseling, as well as five small film theaters, administrative offices and a sauna and exercise area for the Church's Purification Rundown program (a special personalized regimen wherein toxins and impurities are cleansed from the body as part of the religion's spiritual progression). Over 350 volunteers contributed over 100,000 hours to the building's renovation project.
At the ceremony Vice Mayor Cindy Chavez presented a City of San Jose Proclamation to the Church, designating August 28th — September 3rd "Church of Scientology Week" and thanked the Church for its many community contributions, including support of the Second Harvest Food Bank and 14 years of helping keep San Jose beautiful through the Adopt-A-Highway program. Chuck Reed, the area's Councilman, welcomed the Church's parishioners and praised their dedication to making a better future.
"This is a dream come true for us," said Darlene Bright, the Church's Director of Public Affairs, "and this building exemplifies exactly what we are here to do, which is to help any individual and our doors are open to everyone."
The building features an extensive array of displays, videos and films on basic Scientology principles, specially designed to answer questions about Scientology. "People are interested in knowing about Scientology and here they can easily see what we are all about," said Bright. "This Church and these premises are very much for our community."
The Church has served the greater San Jose area since 1968 and its name reflects its original location on Stevens Creek Boulevard. The new Church is located at 1865 Lundy Avenue, San Jose and is open 9am to 10pm Monday through Sunday. Sunday service is at 11am.
The new Church of Scientology of Stevens Creek in its beautiful new San Jose location.
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