First Offices at the Cathedral Center of Christ the Light Scheduled to Open

OAKLAND, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
The first occupancy at the Cathedral Center of Christ the Light -
2121 Harrison Street, Oakland - will take place this Monday, July 21,
when the administrative Chancery offices of the Catholic Diocese of
Oakland open for business.

The administrative offices were previously located across Lake
Merritt on Lakeshore Avenue. Nearly 100 Chancery employees are moving
to their new offices over the weekend and normal business hours will
resume on Monday, from 8:30AM to 5:00PM Monday through Friday. The
Chancery office entrance is on the 21st St. side of the Cathedral
Center.

Other Cathedral Center components open to the public beginning
Monday will be its underground parking garage and public areas on the
plaza level. The garage is available for paid public parking with
entrance on 21st street. Because of recent plantings, certain garden
spaces on the plaza level will be inaccessible for a period of time.

Other areas of the Cathedral campus will open soon.

(1) The Cathedral church is closed to the public during final
construction. It will be dedicated on September 25 and a full mass
schedule will begin on Monday September 29. Mass times will be
announced soon.

(2) The Cathedral conference center will be available for public
events in September. Scheduling and catering information will be
available soon after an operator is announced.

(3) Two new retail operations on the plaza level are planning
openings. The Cathedral Shop will open in late August and will feature
inspirational books as well as sacred art, religious medals, rosaries
and related gifts. Several books about the Cathedral are being
published and will be sold in the shop in early September.

A cafe will also open on the plaza level in September.

(4) The mausoleum, operated by Catholic Cemeteries will be
dedicated in November. For pre-planning information about the
mausoleum call Bob Mallon at 510-387-4366.

The Cathedral of Christ the Light is the world's newest Catholic
Cathedral, designed by Craig Hartman and the San Francisco office of
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The Cathedral serves the 500,000 Catholics
of Alameda and Contra Costa counties as well as the entire East Bay's
civic and interfaith communities.

for the Cathedral of Christ the Light
Mike Brown, 650-387-1160

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