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Hall Partrick , Greenboro NC; Rev. Dr. Tim Vivian , Bakersfield CA. The rest of the presenters were from the Greater Los Angeles Area. Schedule: The following was the final schedule for the conference: Friday, July 31, 1998 8:30-9:30 a.m. Registration 9:30-9:45 a.m. Welcoming address by Dr. Dorothy Abrahamse, Dean of Liberal Arts College, CSULB 9:45-10:00 a.m. Opening Address by Bishop Samuel, Bishop of Shibin al-Qanatar, Egypt. 10:00-10:30 a.m. - Maged Attia , The Coptic Orthodox Church and the Ecumenical Movement 1948-1998 (presented by Miss Nefertiti M. Takla) 10:30-11:00 a.m. - Dr. Youhanna N. Youssef, Multiconfessional Churches in Egypt in the XII Century (presented by Mr. Joseph Fahim) 11:00-11:30 a.m. - Mr. Hany N. Takla, The Revival and Modernization of the Coptic Language 11:30-12:00 a.m. - Mr. Sherief Sorial, The Coptic Psalmodia (Project Update) 12:00-1:00 p.m.- Lunch Recess 1:00-1:30 p.m. - Rev. Dr. Tim Vivian, Ama Sibylla of Saqqara: Prioress or Prophet? Monastic, or Mythological Being? 1:30-2:00 p.m. - Mr. Samuel Youssef, God's Grace and Salvation in Origen's "Contra Celsum" 2:00-2:30 p.m. - Dr. Youhanna N. Youssef, Romanos in the Coptic Church (presented by Mr. Ramses Wassif) 2:30-2:45 p.m. - Break 2:45-3:15 p.m. - Fr. Bishoy Mikhail Brownfield, Coptic Modern Iconography 3:15-4:00 p.m. Dr. Bastiaan Van Elderen, The Current Excavation of the Monastery of St. John the Little at Wadi Natrun, Egypt . Saturday, August 1, 1998 9:00-9:15 a.m. Address by Bishop Serapion , Coptic Bishop of Los Angeles

9:15-9:45 a.m. Mrs. Mary Erian, The Correlation Between the Phonological Systems of Coptic and Arabic 9:45-10:15 a.m. Dr. Saad Mikhail Saad - Iris H. El- Masri, A Historian and a Theologian 10:15-10:30 a.m. Break 10:30-11:00 a.m. Dr. Elhamy Khalil - History of the Coptic Church in Southern California (Project Description and Progress) 11:00-11:30 a.m. Dr. Adeeb B. Makar - The Liturgical terms used in the English Translation of the Liturgy 11:30-12:00 a.m. Dr. Fawzy Estafanous - St. Mark Foundation for Coptic History. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch break 1:00-1:30 p.m. Rev. Dr. T. Hall Partrick - The Making of the "Traditional Egyptian Christianity" 1:30-2:00 p.m. Mr. Mark R. Moussa, St. Shenouda's Treatise "I am Amazed" 2:00-2:30 p.m. Mr. Maged S. A. Mikhail , St. Peter in the Coptic Tradition 2:30-2:45 p.m. Break 2:45-3:30 p.m. Rev. Dr. Tim Vivian, A Journey to the Interior: The Monasteries of Saint Antony and Saint Paul by the Red Sea 3:30-4:15 p.m. Bishop Samuel - Accomplishments in the Field of Coptic Architecture/Archeology in the Past Quarter Century . Presentations: The presentations made can be grouped in eight distinct categories, as follows: a. Coptic Archeology (2) b. Coptic Art (1) c. Coptic History (6) g. Coptic Monasticism (2) h. General Addresses (3) The following is a brief discussion of the contents of these presentations: a. Coptic Archaeology: These two presentations were delivered by Dr. Van Elderen and Bishop Samuel at the end of first and the second day d. Coptic Language (2) e. Coptic Literature (3) f. Coptic Liturgy (3)

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