SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

Center for Coptic Studies, 1494 So. Robertson, Suite 204, Los Angeles, CA 90035. 2. Coptic Art Books from Egypt: The two new titles by Mr. Nabil S. Atalla are available. His earlier 2- volume Coptic Art book is also available. Prices for these items are as follows: Title Member Non-member Coptic Icons, 2-v. (1-9) ea. $40.00 $45.00 Coptic Icons, 2-v. (10+) ea. $35.00 $40.00 Escape to Egypt, ea. $10.00 $12.00 Coptic Art, 2-v, ea. $35.00 $40.00 Quantities are limited and it will be very difficult to bring these items again from Egypt to make them available at these prices. 3. An Altar to the Lord: COEPA is adding a new Multimedia computer CD to their excellent product line, in commemoration of the June 1 celebration in Egypt of the 2000th Anniversary of the Holy Family's escape to Egypt. This new title is now available. It contains many resources, including the Holy Bible (NKJV) and the Deutrocanonical Books (RSV); several books about the Coptic Church, its liturgy, sacraments, doctrine, history, and saints (in searchable PDF format); an extract of the Society's Coptic Lessons in a new multimedia look; Video clips of Christian sites in Egypt; and samples of Coptic music and ecclesiastical art. Like the other Computer CD that they published earlier, it is compatible with PC and the Mac (with some limitations). Within the US, it will be available through the Society, except for the Diocese of the Southern States. The cost for this CD is $30 for a single copy and $25 each for quantities of 5 or more. 4. Holy Week (Pascha) CD : This set which includes remastered recordings of the Hymns and Prayers of the Holy Week services in the Coptic Church is still available. Price is $30 for single copy and $25 each for 5 or more for church use. 5. Coptic Computer CD: The first Coptic Language CD, Coptic CD Vol. 1 is still available. A brief description as well as a demo is accessible through the Society's website. This CD includes four different modules: a Bohairic Coptic Introductory course with recorded pronunciations, a Bohairic-English Dictionary, a Coptic New Testament in Bohairic and Sahidic with English (KJV) and Greek in a parallel edition of at least six different combinations, and the Bohairic-English Annual Lectionary. Approximately 6,000 full-size pages are included. All these files are in Adobe

Acrobat or PDF format. The Acrobat Reader is provided on the same CD. All files have search and printing capabilities. The sound provided with the Bohairic Introductory course can be accessed by clicking on the written Coptic words. System requirements includes an IBM 486 with Win 3.1 or higher and CD Drive with a Sound Card (Pentium 166 with Windows 95 is recommended). 6. Other CD Publications: COEPA has produced a remastered 4-CD (Audio) edition of the 1967 recording of the Coptic Liturgy of St. Basil. This was done by permission of Dr. Ragheb Moftah, the chairman of the Music Department of Cairo's Institute for Coptic Studies. The remastering work was done by one of the top sound remastering engineers in Australia, Mr. Don Bartley. They also has published a computer CD that primarily includes the text of over 40 books of the writings of Pope Shenouda III, that were translated in English, and published in PDF format along with a licensed copy of the Bible Companion Software with the NKJV Bible, NRSV Deutrocanonical Books, and a Topical Index. They designated the Society to handle the distribution of it in the United States, except for the Coptic Diocese of the Southern States. The cost for each of these titles is $30 for a single copy and $25 each for quantities of 5 or more. 7. Books from St. Mark Foundation in Ohio: Dr. Ragheb Moftah's monumental publication of the Coptic Liturgy of St. Basil in choral musical notations is still available in St. Mark Foundation's special commemorative edition. This was done on the basis of the work of the famous British Musicologist, Prof. Ernest Newlandsmith, and corrected by Dr. Margrit Toth of Hungary. This impressive 700-page large volume can be ordered by writing to St. Mark Foundation at the address in No. 10 below. The price is only $40 plus shipping and handling, a 60% discount over the retail value of $100. Also the Foundation is distributing another commemorative issue of Dr. Meinardus recent book, 2000 Years of Coptic Christianity (on backorder). The price is $15 (retail $29.95) plus shipping and handling. A third commemorative issue is now available, written by one of the fathers of the Monastery of St. Macarius in Egypt. This 700-page book (in Arabic) is titled "Studies in the Fathers of the Church". It is the first comprehensive Patrology Manual in Arabic and also includes a section on the writings of the monastic fathers. The price is $20 plus shipping and handling.

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