SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

Mr. Jim Mavrikios, AM , CA Ms. Feeby Michael, AM , CA Dr. Hanan Mikhail, AM , CA

Coptic New Testament [Boh/English/Sah/Gr.] ($30/$45); -CB1a, Coptic NT [Boh/English] ($16/$23); -CB1b, Coptic NT [Sah/Gr.] ($16/$23). Only -CL1 requires Word for Windows, all the rest requires only Windows. A version for Win95 is also available with the added designation of 'M'. 6. Books Available Through the Society: Rev. Partrick's, "Traditional Egyptian Christianity - History of the Coptic Orthodox Church" is still available but in a limited quantity. The price is $10.00 ($14.95 for non-members). Coptic Puzzles and Word Games vol.1 is also available, in very 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. This work was a product of love of many of our Coptic youth associated with the Coptic Regional Center of Orange County, California. The same group is working now on the second volume of that series with a projected publication date of April 1998. Analysis of the Coptic Liturgy , by Mr. Monir B. Raphael is available in a 3-volume set which covers the St. Basil Liturgy, including the Raising of Incense service. This is a valuable work for all interested in gaining a better understanding of the language of the Liturgy. The price is $32.00 ($38.00 for non-members). Also by the same author, Volume 4, covering the Coptic Liturgy of St. Gregory has been published. It requires having the previous 3 volumes. The price for non- members will be $20 (20% discount for members). Other important titles available are the 2-volume Coptic Art pictorial set ($35 ($40 for non- members)), and Dr. Gawdat Gabra's "Cairo - Old Coptic Churches" , ($12 ($15 for non-members)). Fr. Matthias F. Wahba's edition of the Agbeyia ($4 ($5 for non-members)) and that of the Coptic Liturgy ($12 ($15 for non-members)). Fr. Wahba's editions include contributions by the Society to the translation of many of the Coptic Texts in them.

Legend: Affiliate Organization ( AO ), Associate Member ( AM ), Fellow Member ( FM ), Member ( M ), Subscriber ( S ) 4. The Coptic Life of St. John Kolobos (in English): The Coptic Church Review (CCR) has published a special double-issue volume on the Coptic Life of St. John Kolobos (the Short). It includes translations of the Bohairic life from a Vatican Manuscript and the surviving fragments of the Sahidic version with an excellent introduction. Dr. Tim Vivian of Bakersfield, California, and Mr. Maged S. Mikhail, a member of the Center's staff, are the contributors to this volume. This is the first time that these texts appear in English and in such a well-done fashion. By permission of the Editor of the CCR, Dr. Rodolph Yanney, The Society will be distributing the book as a separate publication. 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 an introductory 20% discount. All orders are to be sent to the Society's mailing address: 1701 So. Wooster St. LA, CA 90035 . 5. NKCSC Project Progress: The Lectionary of the Coptic Church for the Days of the year is now available. The order nos. are NKCSC-CG1 and - CG1M (Win95). It requires the Antonious Coptic fonts which is available in -CL1 (Coptic Lessons) and -CB1(a) (Coptic New Testament). It requires also Windows 3.1 or higher (including Win95) and Word for Windows version 2 or 6 (for non-Win95 version). The program has the same look as the Coptic Lessons (-CL1/1M) and will generate the readings of the Coptic Church in Coptic and English. The English is taken from the KJV, except for the Psalm readings which were retranslated from the Coptic for the first time. The price is $8.00 for members and $12.00 for non-members. The other software titles that we have are: -CL1, Bohairic Lessons ($8/$12); -CL2, Coptic-English Dictionary ($8/$12) [Requires Coptic Fonts]; -CB1,

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