From the News Headlines “Bridging the Gap” New DVD Addressing Gap Between Youth & Parents COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, DIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES PRESENTS BRIDGING THE GAP THE FIRST DOCUMENTARY ADDRESSING THE GAP BETWEEN YOUTH AND THEIR PARENTS IN COPTIC FAMILIES LIVING OUTSIDE OF EGYPT. ... AND PRESENTS THE SOLUTIONS. Bridging the Gap is presented by the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California and Hawaii and produced by Television professionals under the auspices of His Grace Bishop Serapion. It is intended as an educational video describing the challenges and some proposed solutions to the many issues facing Coptic Orthodox families outside of Egypt as a result of immigration and acculturation.   The video includes interviews with clergy, professional psychologists, parents and youth within the diocese. The four primary areas of exploration are:     1-  Culture Gap: Differences and conflicts between parents and youth resulting from          growing up in different cultures.     2-  Generation Gap: Differences of tastes, values, outlook, and attitudes between          youth and their parents.     3- Communication Gap: Differences in methods and styles of communication between         youth and their parents.     4- Language Gap: Communication weaknesses within the family resulting from youth         and their parents having different primary languages. …

	From the News Headlines Ordination of Fr. Daniel Habib On Sunday October 19, 2008 His Grace Bishop Serapion ordained the blessed servant servant Daniel Habib (now Fr. Daniel Habib) as a priest for the Diocese of Los Angeles to serve St. John Church in Covina. Participating in the Ordination was His Eminence Metropolitan Hedra of the Diocese of Aswan, Egypt.The New priest will travel to the Monastery of Saint Pishoy in Wadi El Natroun Region, Egypt to spend his forty days and will return to begin his ministry.  May God bless his service for the Glory of His Name.

	From the Coptic Clubs Headlines Coptic Club Winter Retreat: Dec 29-31 Please Join us for this year’s Coptic Club Winter Retreat “Whiter than Snow”! We will be answering your questions about sins we struggle with and how to overcome them with God’s amazing grace. The retreat will take place at Alpine Meadows in Angelus Oaks on December 29-31. We have a fantastic program with organized activities and we would love for you to join us! All…

	From the St. Verena & the Three Holy Youth, Coptic Orthodox Christian Center Headlines The New Holy Pimoly DVD (Sacrament of Communion) Arrived The new DVD of the Holy Pimoly series is out. This one is is about the Sacrament of Communion. Approx time of 42 minutes. You can order it at: http://www.agape-bookstore.com/product_info.php?products_id=6573 or http://agape-bookstore.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1278&osCsid=ad3db2ca57f81aedd665cb4fd34377ae. The price is only…