SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

& ST. SHENOUDA COPTIC NEWSLETTER

SUBSCRIBER'S EDITION Quarterly Newsletter Published by the St. Shenouda Center for Coptic Studies

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January, 1998

Volume 4(N.S. 1), No. 2

In This Issue: The First St. Shenouda Conference of Coptic Studies (2) by Hany N. Takla................. 1 St. Mark in Egypt - Historical Investigation by Mary Farid .......................................... 2 Ecclesiastical (Liturgical) Research and Coptic Youth Abroad by Hany N. Takla ......... 6 Liturgical Responses Prior to the Fraction Prayer by Hany N. Takla ............................ 7 The Coptic Psalmodia - The Apostles Doxologies by Shereif Sorial ............................. 11 News by Hany N. Takla............................................................................................... 12

The First St. Shenouda Conference of Coptic Studies (August 7-8, 1998 - Long Beach, California) (2) (by Hany N. Takla)

Dr. Gawdat Gabra - Cairo, Egypt Mr. Ashraf W. Hanna - CA Mr. Emad Iskander - CA Dr. Adeeb Makar - W. Des Moines, IA Mr. Peter Mankarious - CA Mr. Maged S. Mikhail - CA Dr. Stephane Rene - London, UK Dr. Saad Mikhail Saad - CA

Location: The Society has tentatively chosen the campus of California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), as the site for its upcoming Conference of Coptic Studies. This will be a cooperative effort between the Society, the Orange County Regional Coptic Center, and the Collegiate Coptic Club of CSULB. Members of the two latter groups are engaged in search for appropriate living accommodations for any interested participants. More information will be forthcoming in the April issue of the Newsletter. It is suggested that all who would be interested in such accommodations to contact the Society as soon as possible. Participation: So far the following scholars, researches, and students have expressed interest in participating:

Mr. Richard Smith - CA Mr. Sherief Sorial - CA Mr. Hany N. Takla - CA Dr. Tim Vivian - CA Mr. Ramses Wassif - CA Ms. Christine Youssef - CA

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

Format: Presentations are classified into two types. The first is plenary papers which are customarily surveys of research done over a specific period of time in a specific area in the field. Each plenary paper will be scheduled as a 30-minute

Mrs. Mary Erian - CA Mr. Joseph Fahim - CA

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