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presented at the Wadi al-Natrun's Symposium, Feb. 2002. E- mail contact is: coptica@stshenouda.com. 10. The Society on The Internet: We are still at the same address, "http://www.stshenouda.com". Our traffic was approximately 50,000 hits per month on the average. Information about the new MiniConferences and the annual conference will be posted on the site. 11. 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). Its proudest moment was the successful convening of the historical Wadi al-Natrun Symposium, see above for details. The CD version of the Coptic Encyclopedia is awaiting the revised work by the Papal committee. The manuscripts of the Papal residence in Wadi al-Natrun is being conserved in St. Mina Monastery at Maryut after they were cataloged. The collection has never been fully cataloged before and it includes collections from Ancient Coptic Churches and others. Dr. Gawdat Gabra is coordinating this project. Comments, suggestions, and lifetime membership information can be directed to the following address: Dr. F. G. Estafanous 21106 South Woodland Road Shaker Heights, OH 44122 Tel: (216) 921-4748, Fax: (216) 921-3637 e-mail: jestodad@aol.com Website: www.stmarkfoundation.coptic-history.org 12. Coptic Studies Summer Program in Oregon: We have received a communication from our colleague Dr. Gawat Gabra, regarding a new summer program in Coptic Studies being offered in Oregon. The program is sponsored jointly by the American Coptic Studies Association (ACSA) and Portland State University (PSU). The program will include two 4-unit courses. The first dealing with the Cultural History of Egypt's Copts, including the development of the Coptic Language and its relationship to ancient Egyptian. The second will deal with Coptic Fine Arts, including Art and Architecture and the influence of ancient Egyptian, Roman, and Byzantine art on it as well as its relationship to Islamic Art. The first course will be from June 24 to July 18, and the second will be from July 22 to August 16. Both courses will be held at the PSU campus and will be taught by Dr. Gabra. This is a pioneering program, and it is established on matching funds basis. The organizers would appreciate very much your contributions. For further information as well as contributions, please contact Prof. Sami A. Hanna, Dept of Sociology, Portland State University, Portland OR 97207. We will print updates to this announcement in the next issue of this Newsletter.

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Coptic Icons, 2-v. (1-9) ea. Coptic Icons, 2-v. (10+) ea.

$40.00 $35.00 $10.00 $35.00

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Escape to Egypt, ea. Coptic Art, 2-v, ea.

$40.00 7. Books Available Through the Society: Rev. Partrick's, "Traditional Egyptian Christianity -History of the Coptic Orthodox Church" (1999 revised first edition) is still available. The price is $12.00 ($14.95 for non-members). Coptic Puzzles and Word Games vol.1 is also available, in a limited quantity, at the special price of $2.00 for members and $3.00 for non-members. This is an excellent introduction to the Coptic Language for kids and adults, which will insure hours of fun and learning for all. This work was a product of love of many of our Coptic youth associated with the Coptic Regional Center of Orange County, California. The Coptic Life of St. John Kolobos (in English), the Coptic Church Review's special volume on the Coptic Life of St. John Kolobos (the Little) is still available. It includes translations of the Bohairic life from a Vatican manuscript and the surviving fragments of the Sahidic version with an excellent introduction. Rev. Dr. Tim Vivian of Bakersfield, California, and Deacon Severus (Maged) S. A. Mikhail, a member of the Center's staff, are the contributors to this volume. The price for a single copy is $5.00. Discounts will be available to distributors for quantity purchases of 25, 50, and 100 copies. Members of the Society will be given a 20% discount. Also available, D. N. Bell's The Life of Shenoute by Besa , this is the only published English translation of the Coptic Life of St. Shenouda the Archimandrite. The price for members is $9 and for non-members $11.50. 8. Bulletin of the Society: The sixth and final volume of the Annual Bulletin of the Society is in print. It included seven selected papers from the proceedings of the Second Coptic Conference and the Second Coptic Symposium on Monasticism, held at UCLA in 1999, and 2000, respectively. The volume was dedicated to the memory of Prof. Paul van Moorsel of Leiden. Dues-paying members have received their copy in the mail. Copies of this volume are available to non-members for $5.00 each. Copies of earlier volumes are also available for volumes 2, 3, 4, and 5 at $4 for members and $5 for non-members. Deacon Severus (Maged) S. A. Mikhail was the editor of this volume. 9. Coptica: Work on the inaugural edition is continuing with the first issue set for the spring of 2002. Beside selected papers from Last year's conference, there are other ones by Dr. Youhanna N. Youssef of Melbourne Australia, Prof. Adel Sidarus of Evora, Portugal, and Fr. Mark Sheridan of Rome, Italy. The second issue will publish the papers

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