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  • Father Peter, Thank you for your service in making these videos. I just finished watching Prayer III as I saw this post here on the forum. I am now going to go back and watch the other two in the series (and then probably re-watch this one so I vie…
  • Father Peter, Thank you for your further clarification. I can see that it is not always a hard and fast rule, but rather depends on the specific circumstances in question, as well as the particular parish, priest and convert. This makes sense to me…
  • Father Peter, Thank you for your comments. I was unclear as to the official stance of the Coptic Church in regards to converts who have received (a form of) baptism before conversion. Your feedback has clarified this for me. My initial concern was …
  • Qawe, Thank you for your response.
  • [quote author=Father Peter link=topic=9251.msg114593#msg114593 date=1274393436] This is not so different in form from the Orthodox teaching but as you say it is very different in objective. We believe that baptism is generally necessary to receive …
  • Κηφᾶς, thank you for the information. Yes, it was St. Paul of Thebes whose name in Coptic I was looking for. So, Abba Pavly it is! :) God bless, Antonious
  • [quote author=mabsoota link=topic=11780.msg141568#msg141568 date=1310757354] what's important is finding out about God and learning more all the time.[/quote] I agree. Thank you for this reminder. God bless you. May God bless you as well.
  • Welcome to the forum GMK! I am new here as well. I can say, many folks have been quite helpful. I hope you enjoy your stay.
  • coptic youth, I appreciate the warm welcome. Thank you! :)
  • Timothym, Thank you for your many insightful comments.
  • dzheremi, Hello and welcome, Antonious. Your story reminds me more than a little bit of my own. God bless you and keep you on the right path. Thank you for the welcome and for the blessing.
  • jfarag92, I see you're from atlanta, i'm not really sure about how big the church is there - which is usually an indicator of how many non-egyptians attend. The church local to me is called St. Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church (Atlanta). Here is their …
  • +Pistavros+, You'll definitely be welcomed, Antonious!!  And just a piece of advice, even if you ever get a slight feeling that you aren't (which I'm sure you won't), do NOT let that discourage you from getting to know the church yourself. That is g…
  • Remnkemi, If you come to Boston, I will look for you and give you the biggest welcome ever. We have plenty of converts in our church. And there is a catechesis curriculum for converts and people contemplating Coptic Orthodoxy. So you won't be lonely…
  • Κηφᾶς, You will most likely get some stares, but that's normal. Don't worry, inevitably there will be at least one person who will come up to talk to you, and the priest almost certainly will. Thank you for the feedback and encouragement. :) You mos…
  • Thank you for the warm welcome brother. It is good to be here. I feel I can learn a lot.
  • Unworthy1, With a name like Antonious you'll fit in just fine LOL. Well, that's not my real name. I took it for this forum as I greatly admire Abba Antonius of Egypt. As the bosom of our Lord is open to all who seek Him, the doors of the church are…
  • Biboboy, Do you know of any plans to make a published (hard copy) version of the Agpeya based on the standards used on that website? I'd buy one.  :)
  • minatasgeel, Thank you for the clarification regarding Compline and the Prayer of the Veil. Biboboy, Ah, I missed that the first time. The link was broken on the first message. Thank you for reposting it. I see that, according to Bishoy Dawood (t…
  • A bit off topic perhaps, yet...I have a few questions about the Agpeya that I am hoping somebody might be kind enough to answer. It is concerning the hours themselves. My understanding is that the cycle of the Agpeya is as follows: Prime (First Hou…
  • Peace be unto you brothers and sisters in Christ. I recently ordered an English translation of the Agpeya from St. Antonious Coptic Orthodox Church of the San Fransisco Bay Area (2nd Edition, 1999). This version is edited by Fr. Matthias Farid Wahb…