Akouri Attends Our Lady of Lebanon Pilgrimage, Meets with Maronite Bishop of Canada

Top - The Grotto of Mary: A general view of the thousands who flocked to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Leamington, Ontario, Canada on the Feast Day of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.

Middle - Visiting Dignitaries: Councilman John Akouri & Bishop Joseph Khoury

Above Left - Group Portrait: (l-r), St. Peter Maronite Church Pastor Monsignor Joseph Salame; Founding Vice President of the Lebanese-American Katayeb Charitable Organization Fouad Akouri; Pastor, Holy Family Chaldean Catholic Church; Maronite Bishop of Canada, His Excellency Joseph Khoury; Councilman John Akouri; St. Anthony Maronite Church Pastor Rev. Father Elie Zouein.

Above Right - Dinner & Discussion: Following the high Mass celebrated on the grounds of the Shrine, Akouri attended a private dinner in honor of the Bishop's arrival from Montreal, Quebec that included Members of the Clergy, Church Leaders and Officers of the Leamington Lebanese Club. In this photo, Akouri listens to a plan by the Bishop to coordinate the efforts of Maronites throughout North America.