SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

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Symposium held at Los Angeles. Copies were sent to dues-paying members and subscribers. The price for this volume for non-members is $5.00. Extra copies for members can be purchased at $4.00 each. Copies for sale are still available for volumes 1, 2, and 3. For non-members, the price will be $6.00, $4.00, and $5.00 respectively. For members needing extra copies, the prices are $5.00, $3.00, and $4.00 respectively. 9. The Society on The Internet: We are still at the same address, "http://www.stshenouda.com". A page, describing the Coptic CD vol. 1, which include a downloadable demo is available. Our future plan is to make material available in Acrobat PDF. Pages, containing discussion of research on Coptic Liturgical services and an associated bibliography has also been added in the Coptic Liturgy Section of the Manual of Coptic Studies. Other pages planned include outlines, manuscript lists, and other bibliographies. The Coptic Language Section seems to be the most frequently visited part of the site. So far the site averages a total of over 18,000 hits per month. In May, 1999, the Coptic Language Section of our website was selected Links2Go as a key resource in the category of Grammar (of any language) for the entire Internet. This recognition is given to the top 50 sites in a category on the basis of its citation by other webpage authors. This is quite an honor the Coptic Language in general and our site in particular. 10. St. Mark Foundation for Coptic History: Dr. Fawzy Estafanous of Cleveland, Ohio is continuing the colossal effort of organizing this new foundation for the detailed study of Coptic History (Church and people). He is now in the process of preparing the formal membership invitation letters. The foundation is also working on securing rights for very important publications to make it available at significant discounts to the members when they join, such as the CD version of the Coptic Encyclopedia (see #16), and the Musical Notation of the Coptic Liturgy of St. Basil (see #5). The foundation is in the process of establishing offices in Egypt in cooperation with the Coptic

Orthodox Patriarchate and the Cairo Institute for Coptic Studies. Prof. Fayek Ishak of Toronto Canada, has graciously granted the Foundation the rights to use COPTOLOGIA, a periodical founded by him in 1970, as the official journal of the Foundation. Prof. Ishak will be the Chief Editor, and the Foundation is in the process of appointing an editorial managing committee. Our Society is continuing to work closely with this new foundation to help encourage Coptic Church History research among Copts, especially the three graduate students that are currently engaged in such a curriculum at the present time. Comments, suggestions, and lifetime membership information can be directed to the following address: Dr. F. G. Estafanous Website: www.stmarkfoundation.coptic-history.org May God bless all the efforts that His children are making for the glory of His holy Name. 11. Coptic Book Library: The Library is still growing with the addition of several more volumes, including a number of rare titles. The most notable of the new acquisitions are: Chaine, M. La Proposition Nominale dans les Dialectes Coptes (1955); Crum, W.E. Catalogue of the Coptic Manuscripts in the Collection of the John Rylands Library (1909); Ellis, S.P. Graeco-Roman Egypt (1992); Frankfurter, D. (Ed) Pilgrimage and Holy Space in Late Antique Egypt (1998); Frankfurter, D. Religion in Roman Egypt - Assimilation and Resistance (1998) ; Halton, T (Ed), Message of the Fathers of the Church (MFC), V.1 The World of the Early Christians (1977); Halton, T. (Ed), MFC-V.4 The Church (1985); Halton, T. (Ed), MFC-V.7 The Eucharist (1986); Halton, T. (Ed), MFC-V.8 Ministry (1984); Halton, T. (Ed), MFC-V.10 The Gospel & its Proclamation (1983); Halton, T. (Ed), MFC-V.11 Preaching the Word (1984); Halton, T. (Ed), MFC-V.13 Women 21106 South Woodland Road Shaker Heights, OH 44122 Tel: (216) 921-4748 Fax: (216) 921-3637 e-mail: jestodad@aol.com

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