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& ST. SHENOUDA COPTIC NEWSLETTER Quarterly Newsletter Published by the Staff of the St. Shenouda Center for Coptic Studies

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July, 1997

Volume 3, No. 4

In This Issue: The First St. Shenouda Coptic Symposium (2) by Hany N. Takla................................. 1 News by Hany N. Takla............................................................................................... 6

The First St. Shenouda Coptic Symposium (June 28, 1997 - Santa Monica, California) (2) (by Hany N. Takla)

Introduction: The Society is holding its first Coptic Symposium of Coptic Studies. This symposium is designed to promote Coptic Studies in the Southern California Area in general and among the Coptic Community in particular. The subject matter was restricted to Coptic History and Coptic Liturgy. Such subjects has generated much interest within the Coptic community in the past years. It is also reflective of the work that the Society is sponsoring at the present time. We were very fortunate that HG. Bishop Serapion, the Coptic Bishop of Los Angeles, has accepted our invitation to attend this symposium. Several Coptic priests as well as Coptic Scholars from the Southern California area are expected to be in attendance. It is our sincere hope that such conference will be fruitful and will turn into an annual event. The subject matter will expand to include other area of Coptic Studies as participant in these areas become available. It will continue to be the Society's main objective to encourage Coptic Studies among the Copts especially among the youthful generations. Schedule : The Symposium schedule is set as follows:

8:30-9:00 a.m.

Registration

Opening Address, by HG. Bishop Serapion of Los Angeles Coptic History - Overview , by Ramses N. Wassif Coptic Liturgy; Past; Present, and Future; by Hany N. Takla St. Mark in Egypt - Historical Investigation , by Mary Farid

9:00-9:15 a.m.

9:15-9:30 a.m.

9:30-9:45 a.m.

9:45-10:15 a.m.

10:15-10:30 a.m. Morning Break 10:30-11:00 a.m. Historical Perspectives in Pope Benjamin's Sermon of the Wedding at Cana of Galilee , by Maged S. Mikhail 11:00-11:30 a.m. In search for the Lost Egyptian Identity , by Maged S. Mikhail, MD 11:30-noon Habib Girgis: A Theologian and Reformer , Saad Michael Saad, Ph.D.

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