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Our Lady Of Lebanon History
In 1990, the parish was kept very busy with the remodeling of the church, offices and social hall. Also, in August of that same year, it hosted the annual Convention of the National Apostolate of Maronites (NAM).
Father Tayah served the parish until the end of 1995, when he was appointed by Pope John Paul II as the first Maronite Bishop of the newly established Maronite Diocese in Mexico.
While waiting for the arrival of another Maronite priest, thanks to special arrangements made between Archbishop Zayek and Archbishop Favalora, Father Jorge Perales, of the Archdiocese of Miami, served in the interim as Temporary Administrator for a few months.
March 19, 1996, the Feast of Saint Joseph, marked the arrival of Father Michael Thomas. On February 1, 1999, the part of the building which served as the church was totally demolished and a new church began to be constructed on the same site. The cost of the new church was approximately $1,100,000.00. It was Dedicated by Consecration on December 12, 1999, by Bishop Stephen Hector Doueihi. The Architect for the church was Jorge Azze and the contractors were Jad Lahoud and Nazih Hardan. Funding for this project was provided totally by contributions made by parishioners and friends. Special mention must be made of two large donations, one made by Mr. Anthony Abraham, whose support has made this dream a reality, and the other by Mrs. Amelia Coury and her family, who have certainly gone above and beyond the call of duty. Thanks to the generosity of so many families in the parish, the entire project was paid for upon its completion. This project included proper drainage for the parking lot and its resurfacing and the widening of the sidewalk in front of the new church on Coral Way.
On June 20, 2000, the parish purchased the vacant parcel of land adjacent to its parking lot at 1901 Coral Way for $318,000.00. With this purchase, the entire city block facing Coral Way now belongs to Our Lady of Lebanon Parish.