SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

2. To train our members for a more improved and wider scale participation in the next Coptic Congress, scheduled for the Summer of the year 2000 in Leiden, the Netherlands. Papers: The following papers are scheduled to be delivered, time permitting, at the Symposium: A. Coptic Liturgy: + Coptic Horologion - TCC vol. CR1, Project Update, by Emad Georgy + Coptic Psalmodia, Annual - TCC vol. CR2, Project Update, by Shereif Sorial + Coptic Liturgy of St. Basil - TCC vol. CR9, Project Update, by Peter Mankarious + Synaxarium of the Coptic Church - TCC vol. AR1&2, Project Update, by Ashraf Hanna + The use Psalm 50 in the Coptic Liturgical Services, by Joseph Fahim + Coptic Music, a descendent of Egyptian Music - Preliminary Remarks, by Samuel Youssef + 'The Holy Spirit', as referred to in the Coptic Liturgy, by Hany N. Takla + Coptic Liturgy - Overview (A plenary paper), by Hany N. Takla B. Coptic History: + Coptic History - Overview (A plenary paper), by Ramses N. Wassif + Church Democracy in Habib Girgis's thought, by Dr. Saad Michael Saad + St. Mark in Egypt - Historical Investigation, by Mary Farid and Hani Abdel-Sayed.

+ Historical Perspectives in Pope Benjamin's Sermon of the Wedding at Cana of Galilee, by Maged S. Mikhail Format: Each plenary paper will be a 15-minute presentation with no follow-up discussion. The other papers will be structured in a 20-minute format with a 10-minute discussion. Abstracts: Each participant shall submit a brief abstract of his proposed paper no later than May 15, 1997. A copy of these abstracts will be included as part of the registration packet. Schedule : The following tentative schedule has been made by the Organizing Committee: 8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration 9:00-10:45 a.m. Introduction and presentations 10:45-11:00 a.m. Break 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Presentations 12:30-1:15 p.m. Lunch Break 1:15-3:15 p.m. Presentations 3:15-3:30 p.m. Break 3:30-5:00 p.m. Presentations Registration: All interested persons can pre- register through our website. The address is 'http://www.stshenouda.com/society/csympreg.htm' A nominal registration fee for the Symposium will be charged as follows: Members and Students: $10.00 Non-Members: $15.00 Publication of Proceedings: The papers presented at the Symposium will be published in the 4th volume of the Society's bulletin for the year 1997-98. A final draft of each paper shall be submitted by the presenter, no later than August 31, 1997.

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter News (by Hany N. Takla)

Bohairic life from a Vatican Manuscript and the surviving fragments of the Sahidic version with an excellent introduction. Dr. Tim Vivian of Bakersfield, California, and Mr. Maged S. Mikhail, a member of the Center's staff, are the contributors to this volume. This

1. The Coptic Life of St. John Kolobos (in English): The Coptic Church Review (CCR) has published a special double-issue volume on the Coptic Life of St. John Kolobos (the Short). It includes translations of the