SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

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NKCSC-SLG2, O'Leary, The Difnar (Antiphonarium of the Coptic Church, 3 parts 1926-30, $12. NKCSC-SLG3, Takla, The Ecclessiastical Position of St. Shenouda in the Coptic Church , 1981, $6. NKCSC-SL1, Scholtz, Grammatica Aegyptica , Oxford 1778, $10 NKCSC-SLT1, Kahle Jr., Balaizah , 2 volumes, $15 Members would receive 20% discount. 13. Coptic Language Instruction at the Coptic Center: During the past period seven sessions are being held at the Center. Four are Coptic I level and the rest are intermediate and advanced levels, including manuscript workshop. The instruction is by Mr. Joseph Fahim for one of the Level I sessions and the rest are by Hany Takla. 14. New Lecture Series at the Coptic Center: In an effort to promote the Coptic Heritage, the Society will be offering a series of lectures at its Coptic Center in Los Angeles. The presenter will be Mr. Hany N. Takla and the time will be on Thursdays from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. (Presentation and Discussions). The following are the schedules lectures for this period: 10/16/2003, The Coptic Language from its Hieroglyphic roots to its Ecclesiastical Resting Place. 11/13/2003, The Chief Pride of the Coptic Heritage - The Coptic Version of the Bible 12/11/2003, The Literature of the Copts. 15. CMCL- Corpus dei Manoscritti Copti Letterari: Prof. Orlandi of the University of Rome has published his lifetime work on the Sahidic literary manuscripts in the form of an evolving subscription-

based internet Journal. The Society was the first to subscribe to this most important source of information on the Coptic Literary works. A full review of this service will be forthcoming. The service has been set up for use by students and scholars at the Coptic Center. 16. Accomplishments of Copts in Coptic Studies: The Society over the past several years have awarded scholarships to four Coptic Students that were working on academic programs, within or related to Coptic Studies. All four students are/were involved in programs leading to a Doctral degree from a Major American University. The first to complete the journey is Ms. Febe Armanios of Ohio State University. Her doctral dissertation dealt with aspects of the History of the Copts in the late Ottoman period. Mr. Mark R. Moussa of Catholic University of America, and Deacon Severus S. A. Mikhail of UCLA are putting the final touches on their dissertations. Theirs dealt with a major work of St. Shenouda the Archimandrite and with the History of the Copts from the 6 th to the 10 th centuryies respectively. Their contributions to the St. Shenouda Conferences in the past introduced the audience to some of the findings in their respective area of study. The latest entry into this field is Mrs. Maryann Shenoda who was admitted t the Master/PhD program of Harvard University. She is palnning to study the history of the Coptic Women in Late Antinquity to Middle Ages Egypt. The Society applauds those pioneers and wish them success and hope that they provide a guiding light to others to follow in their footsteps to help revive our most precious heritage.

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