The Church of Scientology Announces its Holiday Calendar of Events in Downtown Clearwater

CLEARWATER, Fla., Nov. 16, 2017 -- This week, the Church of Scientology, Flag Service Organization in Downtown Clearwater announced their community activities for the Holidays.

The 25th Annual Church of Scientology Sponsored Winter Wonderland opens on Dec 2nd – Dec 22nd at Osceola Park (corner of Fort Harrison Avenue and Osceola Avenue). The event offers a petting zoo, a bouncy house, visits with Santa and decorating cookies with Mrs. Claus. All are welcome and attendance is free.

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• Saturday, November 18^th from 5-10pm is the Church of Scientology’s Downtown Block Party in honor of Thanksgiving. The event will take place on Cleveland Street between Fort Harrison Avenue and Garden Avenue. The Block Party activities will include live music, food, raffles, prizes, carnival games, bouncy house, face painting, a petting zoo, and a caricature artist. There is no cost to attend or to participate in the various activities.
  
  
• Saturday, November 25^th, at 1:30pm is The Historic Fort Harrison Open House tour. Guests will visit one of the 220 guest rooms, the Crystal Ballroom with its chandelier of 11,000 Bohemian crystals, oval oak wood dance floor, Tea Lounge, board rooms, restaurants and gift shop. Space is limited, light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to attend.
  
  
• December 2^nd, during the City of Clearwater’s “Miracle On Cleveland Street,” the Scientology Information Center on the corner of Cleveland and Fort Harrison will host a special reception from 5-10pm. Guests can enjoy Holiday refreshments while viewing the Center’s gallery of panels, and videos covering the Church’s volunteer activities, social betterment sponsored programs, the life of L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology’s Founder, the beliefs of the Church of Scientology and Churches around the world.
  
  
• Dec. 2^nd (until Dec 22^nd) is Winter Wonderland, a complete Holiday village in downtown’s Osceola Park providing photos with Santa, cookie decorating with Mrs. Claus, a hot chocolate shop, a petting zoo, pony rides, playground, a Bouncy House, a Giant Slide and the Holiday Express Train! Entrance to Winter Wonderland is free, but we ask visitors to bring a non-perishable food item and/or an unwrapped toy which will be donated to local area charities.
   
• Dec. 16^th is an Old-time radio-style reading by the L. Ron Hubbard East Coast theater performers at the Scientology Information Center in Downtown Clearwater. They will perform Hubbard’s Pulp-fiction short story from 1948 called, When Shadows Fall. It is a cautionary tale of what could happen to Earth - hundreds of years from now – if not safeguarded from deforestation, pollution and neglect, and plight of the last inhabitants to save Earth from final extinction.

For more information or to participate please contact Ms. Amber Skjelset, Manager of the Scientology Information Center at (727) 467-6966 or [email protected].

The Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization:

The Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization is the international religious retreat for Scientologists worldwide and is located in Clearwater. The Church makes its historic Fort Harrison in downtown Clearwater available to non-profit organizations to hold events and supports area non-profits. Scientology's founder, L. Ron Hubbard said, "A community that pulls together can make a better society for all."

For more information please visit www.scientology-fso.org.

Contact Amber Skjelset
(727) 467-6966