SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

11:00-11:15 a.m. Break 11:15-11:45 a.m. John Mckenna, The relationship of Theology and Science in John Philoponos 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Mr. Mark R. Moussa, Communal Characterization In Abba Shenoute's Treatise "I Have Been Reading the Holy Gospels." 12:15-1:30 p.m. Lunch Recess 1:30-2:15 p.m. Prof. Boulos Ayad Ayad, The Tombs and Temples of the Ancient Egyptians Used as Churches and Monasteries by the Early Christians 2:15-2:45 p.m. Dr. Monica Bontty & Jeanne Rogers, Investigation the Provenance of a Stone Relief at the San Diego Museum of Man 2:45-3:00 p.m. Break 3:00-3:45 p.m. Dr. Ga dat Gabra, Problems of Coptic Monuments: Past and Present 3:34-4:00 Intermission 4:00-5:00 p.m. Business Meeting of the Members of St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society. Presentations: The presentations made can be grouped in five distinct categories, as follows: a. General Addresses and Reports (2) b. Coptic Art & Architecture (4) c. Coptic History (5) d. Coptic Literature & Patristics (3) e. Coptic Liturgy (2) The following is a brief discussion of the contents of these presentations: General Address and Reports: On Friday, Hany Takla gave a brief welcoming address to the attendees of the conference. This the fifth 2-day gathering and the seventh overall annual meeting of Coptic Studies in the United States. At the beginning of the session on Saturday, he delivered a more expanded talk primarily discussing two points. The first is that this conference was dedicated to the memory of our beloved bishop and Coptic scholar, Bishop Samuel of Shibin al-Qanatar, who passed away about five weeks before the convening of the conference. He referred the audience to the

presenters Rev. John McKenna of Los Angeles and Mr. Victor Hanna of Los Angeles . Schedule: The following is the final schedule for the conference: Friday, August 22, 2003 8:30-11:00 a.m. Registration 10:00-11:00 am Computer video presentation 11:00-11:05 a.m. Opening Remarks by Hany N. Takla 11:05-11:30 a.m. Dr. Youhanna N. Youssef, The Popes of Rome and the Patriarchs of Constantinople-commemorated in the Coptic Antiphonarion 11:30-12:00 noon. Hany N. Takla, The celebration of the Coptic Liturgy on Wednesdays and Fridays according to a 14 th Century Manuscript 12:00-1:00 p.m.- Lunch Recess 1:00-1:30 p.m. Victor Hanna, Why the Arabs Invaded Egypt? 1:30-2:00 p.m. Prof. Boulos Ayad Ayad , The Revolution of the Copts (The Bashmourien) Against the Amawied and Abbasid Dynasties 2:00-2:15 p.m. Break 2:15-2:45 p.m. Deacon Severus (Maged) S. Mikhail, Fasting as a Communal Identity Among the Copts in the 10 th Century 2:45-3:15 p.m. Ramses N. Wassif, The Epact System . 3:15-3:45 p.m. Dr. Saad Michael Saad, The Burden of Coptic Journalism .

Saturday, August 23, 2003 8:30-9:30 a.m. Registration

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter 9:30-10:00 a.m. Opening Address by Hany N. Takla, The 8th International Coptic Congress in Paris 2004 . 10:00-10:30 a.m. Miss Nardine Saad, The Development of Mariology in the Coptic Church

10:30-11:00 am. Dr. Helene Moussa, Spirituality in Colour - Icons in St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church, Toronto (Canada) written by Drs Bedour Latif and Youssef Nassif

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