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& ST. SHENOUDA COPTIC NEWSLETTER

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July, 2003

Volume 9(N.S. 6), No. 4

In This Issue: The Fifth St. Shenouda Coptic Conference (3) ........................................................... 1 Bohairic Coptic Lectionary for Wednesdays and Fridays ........................................ 3 Bohairic Coptic Gospel Catena Text Selections (2) ................................................... 9 Bishop Samuel of Shibin al-Qanatar ........................................................................... 12 The Coptic Digital Library (CDL) (1) ......................................................................... 15 News ................................................................................................................................ 17 The Fifth St. Shenouda Conference of Coptic Studies (August 22-23, 2003 - Los Angeles California) (3) (by Hany N. Takla) Schedule: The following is a tentative schedule for the conference: Friday, August 22, 2003 8:30-11:00 a.m. Registration 10:00-11:00 am Computer video presentation 11:00-11:05 a.m. Opening Remarks by Hany N. Takla 2:45-3:15 p.m. Ramses N. Wassif, The Epact System . 3:15-3:45 p.m. Dr. Saad Michael Saad, Coptic Journalism in the 19 th and the 20 th Centuries . Saturday, August 23, 2003 8:30-9:30 a.m. Registration 9:30-10:00 a.m. Opening Address by Bishop Serapion, Coptic Orthodox Bishop of Los Angeles (Fr. John Paul Abdelsayed), St. Paul Fellowship Coptic Ministry .

11:05-11:30 a.m. Dr. Youhanna N. Youssef, TBA 11:30-12:00 noon. Hany N. Takla, The celebration of the Coptic Liturgy on Wednesdays and Fridays according to a 14 th Century Manuscript 12:00-1:00 p.m.- Lunch Recess 1:00-1:30 p.m. Victor Hanna, Why the Arabs Invaded Egypt? 1:30-2:00 p.m. Prof. Boulos Ayad Ayad , The Revolution of the Copts (The Bashmourien) Against the Amawied and Abbasid Dynasties 2:00-2:15 p.m. Break 2:15-2:45 p.m. Deacon Severus (Maged) S. Mikhail, TBA

10:00-10:30 a.m. Dr. Fawzy Estafanous, The Activities of St. Mark Foundation 2002-2003, Progress Report

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter 10:30-11:00 am. Dr. Helene Moussa, Spirituality in Colour - Icons in St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church, Toronto (Canada) written by Drs Bedour

Latif and Youssef Nassif 11:00-11:15 a.m. Break 11:15-11:45 a.m. John Mckenna, The relationship of Theology and Science in John Philoponos 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Prof. J. Harold Ellens, TBA

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