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Our Lady of Lebanon Shrine Leamington, Ontario Special Events Our Lady of Lebanon Festival 2007 - PDF File Information about the festival Novena To Mother Mary

November, 1977: - Establishment of Our Lady of Lebanon Auxiliary Mission: To establish a project of constructing a shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon duplicating that in Harissa, Lebanon. To keep alive the Lebanese tradition of devotion to Mother Mary. 1978 – 1980: Collection of donations for project from the Leamington Lebanese Community (as main supporter), Venezuelan, Lebanese Community, Ottawa, Toronto, Detroit, Windsor and surrounding communities. May, 1981: Ground Breaking Ceremony ( beginning of the construction of the Shrine. May, 1983: Arrival and positioning of the statue of Our Lady of Lebanon (accompanied by Italian Sculpture, Rino Grazzi) Description of statue: White Carrara marble; 145 feet high weighing 12 tons sitting on a conical base of concrete 42 feet in height and totaling just under 60 feet with a spiraling staircase to allow accessibility. May 22, 1983: Celebration to commemorate the Unveiling of the Statue and blessing by His Excellency the Bishop of Saint Maron Diocese of Canada, Bishop Elias Shaheen. August: Keeping alive the tradition of devotion to our Mother Mary with Annual Liturgical Celebration of Prayer and Feasting. 1983 - Present: Committed work of committed members of Our lady of Lebanon Auxiliary of the Leamington Lebanese Club, Ontario, Canada. June, 1999: Building of the Stations of the Cross outside of the Shrine, motivated by the love they have for the Prayers related to these Stations. August, 1999: Blessing of the Stations of the Cross by His Excellency Mgr. Joseph Khoury during the Assumption Festival. President and Officers of Our Lady of Lebanon Auxiliary Serving from: December, 1993 - January 6th, 2000: Mrs. Emal Sleiman: President Mrs. Therese Raheb: Vice President Mrs. Rosette Jraige: Treasurer Mrs. Marie Obeid: Prayer Leader Mrs. Bernadette Jraige: Secretary Bishop Committee: Mrs. Rita Tannous Mrs. Micheline Nouhra Mrs. Julia Raffoul January 7th, 2000: The Election held on this day resulted in favor of : Mrs. Souad Jacobs: President Mrs. Adele Thomas: Vice President Mrs. Batty Saad: Treasurer Mrs. Khazzoun Yacoub: Prayers Leader Mrs. Najibe Mikhail: Secretary Bishop Committee: Mrs. Sharife Jabbour (also Vice President of Prayers Leader) Mrs. Anne Semaan Mrs. Martha Eid For administration information, you can call: Mrs. Souad Jacobs (President) @ (519) 326-8291 Mailing Address: 16 Sherwood Ave., Leamington, On., N8H 4T8 Mrs. Najibe Mikhail (Secretary) @ (519) 326-4938 Mailing Address: 29 Cambridge Cres., Leamington, On., N8H 4R7

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