On Sunday, November 10, a whole lot of Scientologists gathered to have fun the thirty fifth anniversary of the presence of the Church of Scientology Mission in Bergamo.
In reality, Scientology’s presence in Bergamo started within the early Nineteen Eighties, when a small group of believers who attended the Church of Scientology in Milan determined to start out spreading Scientology ideas of their space on a everlasting foundation.
Since then, the group has grown considerably till the present mission was based. A mission has the duty of creating the faith of Scientology recognized by offering info providers that assist an individual take the primary steps on that path of rediscovery and religious enlightenment that may be continued in a church such because the one that may be seen in Milan.
Welcoming the Scientologists and their friends who had arrived for the ceremony was Mrs Marta Riva, who has been a valued chief of the Bergamo mission for a few years.
Instantly after her welcome, Mrs Nilupa, Warnakulasooriya, initially from Sri Lanka however resident in Italy for over 20 years, took the ground. She is an individual who embodies the basic values of wholesome and aware development, together with the significance of training her fellow residents with ethical values that assist them face the difficulties of residing and dealing removed from residence.
‘The values I have found in The Way to Happiness are universal,’ mentioned Nilupa, ’I consider within the Values contained in The Method to Happiness that Mr. Hubbard has given us: it’s an immense present! I belief that the Programme you might be implementing with The Method to Happiness will at all times be out there to Everybody.’
The second visitor, Mr. Franco Ravaglioli, vice-president of the Common Peace Federation Italia, a non-governmental physique recognised by the UN, spoke concerning the inter-religious actions which were initiated in Bergamo and which contain representatives of various non secular faiths, together with the Church of Scientology. ‘Religions should cooperate with each other, but also work together with governments and civil society to build the world imagined by their founders,’ Ravaglioli mentioned.
The third speaker was Dr. Daniel Sigua, journalist, TV host, entrepreneur, thought-about one of the crucial influential ‘Latino communicators’ in Italy, diplomat and founding father of the primary Latin American press company in Italy and Europe. Because of his tireless dedication and contagious power, he’s inspiring many individuals to affix the trigger for a future the place human rights are assured for all.
‘Thanks to the Church of Scientology,’ mentioned Dr Sigua, ’At this time we’ve a neighborhood extra conscious and educated about human rights due to your Spanish-language sources and supplies devoted to selling the Common Declaration of Human Rights.’
Closing the speeches was Mr Gabriele Riva, a Lieutenant of the Alpine troops and really lively in his Bergamo neighborhood with social and humanitarian initiatives which have generated a larger sense of belonging and solidarity amongst his fellow residents. Mr Riva wished to thank the Bergamasque Scientology neighborhood for the concrete assist it has obtained on the event of the sight of 40 college college students forming the choir of the College of the Philippines who additionally carried out in honour of the households tragically affected by Covid through the pandemic.
After the ceremony, these current had been capable of go to the mission headquarters, which, apart from being the place the place individuals start their journey of religious liberation, can be the assembly place for volunteers who’ve been engaged for years in info actions on the dangers of drug use, one of many actions that has been carried out with continuity and effectiveness by the group of volunteers of the Bergamo neighborhood of Scientology.
Scientology has been current in Italy for 50 years, its 13 Church buildings and 20 Missions are caring for the religious progress of hundreds of individuals of all ages, social courses and professions.
The primary Church of Scientology was established by a gaggle of believers in 1954, in Los Angeles, and there at the moment are greater than 11,000 church buildings, missions and teams in 167 nations worldwide.
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