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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. A third commemorative issue is now available, written by one of the fathers of the Monastery of St. Macarius in Egypt. This 700-page book (in Arabic) is titled "Studies in the Fathers of the Church". It is the first comprehensive Patrology Manual in Arabic and also includes a section on the writings of the monastic fathers. The price is $20 plus shipping and handling. 6. 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 . 7. Books Available Through the Society: Rev. Partrick's, "Traditional Egyptian Christianity -History of the Coptic Orthodox Church" is still available as a result of the author authorizing a limited second printing. There are only minor changes in this printing, mostly punctuation and other minor corrections. The price is $10.00 ($14.95 for non-members). Special prices is offered to book distributors. Membership price is limited to a maximum of 5 copies. 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:

Mr. Monir B. Raphael 850 W Eastwood #1509 Chicago, IL 60640

8. Bulletin of the Society: The publication of the fifth volume of the Annual Bulletin of the Society has been delayed, and will hopefully be ready and sent to last year's members and subscribers soon. It includes the proceedings of the first Coptic Conference held at Long Beach. Copies for sale are still available for volumes 1 through 4. For non-members, the price will be $6.00, $4.00, $5.00, and $5.00 respectively. For members needing extra copies, the prices are $5.00, $3.00, $4.00, and $4.00 respectively. 9. The Society on The Internet: We are still at the same address, "http://www.stshenouda.com". A page, describing the Coptic CD vol. 1, which include a downloadable demo is available. Recently the prestigious Britannica.com have selected our site " as one of the best on the Internet when reviewed for quality, accuracy of content, presentation and usability ." Our future plan is to make material available in Acrobat PDF. Pages, containing discussion of research on Coptic Liturgical services and an associated bibliography are available in the Coptic Liturgy Section of the Manual of Coptic Studies. Other pages planned include outlines, manuscript lists, Conference sites, and other bibliographies. The Coptic Language Section seems to be the most frequently visited part of the site. So far the site averages a total of over 32,000 hits per month. The site has regularly been accessed by users in most of the States in the US as well as another 60 countries in all six continents! 10. St. Mark Foundation for Coptic History: Dr. Fawzy Estafanous of Cleveland, Ohio is continuing the colossal effort of organizing this new foundation for the detailed study of Coptic History (Church and people). He is now in the process of preparing the formal membership invitation letters. The work on the CD version of the Coptic Encyclopedia is progressing (see #14). The foundation has been gratefully granted office space in the Patriarchate by H.H. Pope Shenouda. He also he granted the foundation permission to fully

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