SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

News (by Hany N. Takla)

on the basis of the work of the famous British Musicologist, Prof. Ernest Newlandsmith, and corrected by Dr. Margrit Toth of Hungary. This impressive 700-page large volume can be ordered by writing to St. Mark Foundation at the address in No. 10 below. The price is only $40 plus shipping and handling, a 60% discount over the retail value of $100. Also the Foundation is distributing another commemorative issue of Dr. Meinardus recent book, 2000 Years of Coptic Christianity. The price is $15 (retail $29.95) plus shipping and handling. 5. 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 Mr. Maged S. Mikhail, a member of the Center's staff, are the contributors to this volume. 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 a 20% discount. All orders are to be sent to the Society's mailing address: 1701 So. Wooster St. LA, CA 90035 . 6. Books Available Through the Society: Rev. Partrick's, "Traditional Egyptian Christianity -History of the Coptic Orthodox Church" is still available but in very limited quantity. The price is $12.00 ($14.95 for non-members). Special prices is offered to book distributors. 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. 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 no projected publication date at this time. 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 vol. 4 is $20 and can be ordered directly from the author at the following address:

1. St. Shenouda Coptic Quarterly and Coptologia: In lieu of the previously announced quarterly, the Society's Board agreed to collaborate with St. Mark Foundation in a joint periodical which will be a new series of the previously published Coptologia. Prof. Dr. Fayek Ishak of Toronto, Canada, the publication original founder, will act as the chief editor. For the first year, members of the Society will receive this publication as part of their paid membership. Separate subscription is listed in the attached membership application. The first issue is scheduled for April/May 2000. 2. Coptic Computer CD: The first Coptic Language CD, Coptic CD Vol. 1 is still available. A brief description as well as a demo is accessible through the Society's website. This CD includes four different modules: a Bohairic Coptic Introductory course with recorded pronunciations, a Bohairic-English Dictionary, a Coptic New Testament in Bohairic and Sahidic with English (KJV) and Greek in a parallel edition of at least six different combinations, and the Bohairic-English Annual Lectionary. Approximately 6,000 full-size pages are included. All these files are in Adobe Acrobat or PDF format. The Acrobat Reader is provided on the same CD. All files have search and printing capabilities. The sound provided with the Bohairic Introductory course can be accessed by clicking on the written Coptic words. System requirements includes an IBM 486 with Win 3.1 or higher and CD Drive with a Sound Card. 3. Other CD Publications: Coptic Orthodox Electronic Publishing - Australia (COEPA), has produced a remastered 4-CD (Audio) edition of the 1967 recording of the Coptic Liturgy of St. Basil. This was done by permission of Dr. Ragheb Moftah, the chairman of the Music Department of Cairo's Institute for Coptic Studies. The remastering work was done by one of the top sound remastering engineers in Australia, Mr. Don Bartley. They also has published a computer CD that primarily includes the text of over 40 books of the writings of Pope Shenouda III, that were translated in English, and published in PDF format along with a licensed copy of the Bible Companion Software with the NKJV Bible, NRSV Deutrocanonical Books, and a Topical Index. They designated the Society to handle the distribution of it in the United States. The cost for each of these titles is $30 for a single copy and $25 for quantities of 5 or more. Two other titles will be announced in the next issue of the Newsletter 4. Books from St. Mark Foundation in Ohio: Dr. Ragheb Moftah's monumental publication of the Coptic Liturgy of St. Basil in choral musical notations is still available in St. Mark Foundation's special commemorative edition. This was done

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