SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

Dr. Ashraf A. Sadek (France) Mr. Hany N. Takla (California) Ms. Nefertiti Takla (California) Dr. Bastiaan Van Elderen (Michigan) Rev. Dr. Tim Vivian (California) Mr. Ramses Wassif (California) Dr. Youhanna Nessim Youssef (Australia) Other possible participants (non-confirmed): Format: Presentations are classified into three 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 presentation with no follow-up discussion. The second type is the regular presentations where the researcher briefly presents the work that he/she has or is doing in the field. These presentations will be structured in a 20- minute format with a 10-minute follow-up discussion. The maximum time allotted to these presentations, including the discussion, will be 30 minutes. The third type is the papers that involve substantial slides or similar graphic presentations. Ms. Febe Armanios (Ohio) Dr. Gawdat Gabra (Egypt) Dr. Mark Swanson (Minnesota) The text of this paper was presented at the Society's Second Coptic Symposium at UCLA on July 21, 2000 and delivered on behalf of the author by Mr. Hany N. Takla Before I start my paper I would like to give you some definitions of technical terms: Coptic Language: Coptic is the Egyptian Language written in Greek characters with the addition of some ancient Egyptians characters. Thus the word "Sun" (in Greek, Helios ) in Egyptian will be Re (it could be written in Hieroglyphics using signs such as the mouth, arm

Prior approval by the organizing committee is required for such presentation. The presenter will be given 45-50 minutes for the presentations with a maximum of 10-minute follow-up discussion. The maximum type for such presentation will be one- hour. Registration: All interested persons can pre- register through our website. The address is 'http://www.stshenouda.com/society/3ccnfreg.htm' A nominal registration fee for the 2-day conference will be charged as follows: Members: $20.00 Non-Members: $25.00 UCLA Students & Faculty N/C Other Students $15.00 Notification and Abstracts: Those interested in participating need to notify the Society in writing by March 1, 2001. Written abstracts will be due by May 15, 2001. Publications of the Proceedings: Selected papers presented at the Conference will be published as part of the of Coptologia for the year 2002. A final draft of each paper shall be submitted by the presenter no later than November 30, 2001.

The Glorification of the Martyrs in the Coptic Church The Example of St. Menas (by Dr. Youhanna Nessim Youssef)

and the sun or in Coptic using the Greek characters R H). The Northern part of Egypt used to have a special dialect called " Bohairic Dialect" and the southern part of Egypt used to have another dialect called the " Sahidic Dialect".

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter Glorification: is a rite in the Coptic Church, performed in front of the Icon or the relics of a Saint. This rite includes the reading of the life of the Saint and special hymns.

Doxology: this word comes from two Greek words; the first is Doxa = Glory, and the last is Logo" = Words. The are two ways to sing these hymns.

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