SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

6. 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). Athanasius of Alexandria: The Life of Antony - The Coptic Life and the Greek Life is now available. The price for member is $20, and $27.95 for non-member. 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 that will insure hours of fun and learning for all. Volume 2 is still in the final pre- paration stage with no expected publication date yet. 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 Short) 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. 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. Other titles include Grillmeier Christ in Christian Tradition, v.2 pt.4. A volume that mainly includes with a survey of Christological writings of the Coptic fathers on this subject after the Council of Chalcedon, including 50+ pages on the Christology of St. Shenouda the Archimandrite. The price for this 400+- page hard-cover volume is $12 for members and $15 for non-members.

be posted on the site. The Coptic Lessons Section will be revised soon to add limited pronunciation sounds. Many of the posted pages are updated or are in the process of being updated, including a listing of all the collections housed at the Center: Microfilms, Scanned images, books, off-prints, as well as our new Coptic Textile collection. 10. St. Mark Foundation for Coptic History: Dr. Fawzy Estafanous of Cleveland, Ohio is continuing his efforts of directing this new foundation for publishing the detailed study of Coptic History (Church and people). In the past period, H.H. Pope Shenouda III has given his blessing in writing to the hosting of the 2008 Coptic Congress in Cairo. He also approved in principle, the establishment of a St. Mark Library at the site of the Patriarchate in Cairo. Efforts now are underway to plan the collections to be housed in it. three new Foundation-sponsored publications were released: an Arabic and an English versions of the Annotated Bibliography of St. Mark the Evangelist, and an Arabic History of the Diocese of Aswan and its Christian monuments. Copies are available at the Foundation Address below and at the Society. The Foundation is continuing with the preparation along with the Patriarchate and the Fayoum Diocese for the second symposium, dealing with the Christian monuments of the Fayoum Oasis, South of Cairo. Details are listed below. Both of our organization will be working together with the Patriarchate in organizing the 2006 Symposium at the St. Shenouda Monastery, as well as possibly the 2008 Coptic Congress in Egypt, if awarded by the IACS. 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 11. Christianity in al-Fayoum Symposium: Preparation is at the final stages for the 2 nd Coptic Studies Symposium to be held in Egypt. It will deal with the subject of Christianity in Al-Fayoum. The time of the Symposium is set from 5 th to the 10 th of February, 2004. The tentative program received from Dr. Hoda Garas of St. Mark Foundation is as follows:

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter 7. Bulletin of the Society (Back Issues): Copies of back issues of vol. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the Annual Bulletin of the Society are still available. The prices of these volumes are $4 for members and $5 for non- members.

9. The Society on The Internet: We are still at the same address, "http://www.stshenouda.com". During the last quarter, The site had about 44,700 hits per month during this last quarter. Information about the new MiniConferences and the annual conference will

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