Coptic
Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States
I’m
very happy to announce an exciting new contest for this year’s
Global
Coptic Day.
As
you know, the Feast of the Entry of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy
Family
into Egypt
Global
Coptic Day.
This
year, God willing, we will be having a contest for Global Coptic Day
called,
“My Coptic Hero” Video Contest. We are asking Copts of all
ages
to shoot a one- or two-minute video telling us who is your favorite
Coptic
Orthodox Hero and why. There are four categories to choose from: 1)
Male
Saints and Clergy (like popes, bishops, priests, monks, or deacons),
2)
Female Saints, 3) Martyrs and Confessors (male or female) and 4)
Laypeople
(male or female). In your video, you should tell us and show us
who
is your hero and why you selected them. You should be creative and use
visuals,
icons, or props, and wear costumes, if you like. Any age group
may
enter and you may submit videos individually or as a group. The
deadline
for submission is on the Apostles’ Feast on July
12th, 2020 .
On
August
22nd, St. Mary’s Feast, we will announce the winners.
We
will select the best three videos from each category. The winning
prizes
will be donations from Global Coptic Day to whatever Coptic
Orthodox
Church the winner chooses:
$1,000
for 1st place, $750 for 2nd place, and $500 for third place. There will be 12
winning videos in total. You may submit videos from any country and
everyone
will have an equal chance to win. Please enter only one category.
To
participate, just post your videos on Facebook or Instagram using the
hashtag
#GlobalCopticDay and also email them to:
MyCopticHero@gmail.com.
May
the Lord bless this service for the glory of His Holy Name through the
intercession
of St. Mary, Mother of God, and the prayers of St. Mark the
Evangelist
and His Holiness Pope Tawadros II.
Glory
be to God forever, Amen.
