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Now available for download: Word doc

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 21, 2004, the 8th Wednesday of Pentecost

For more information about the Chinese Orthodox Translation Project, 
see http://prologue.orthodox.cn or contact Project Coordinator,
Nelson Mitrophan Chin at mitrophan@orthodox.cn
Chinese Translation Project finds help from Romania
A Chinese translation project of the Prologue from Ohrid
by St Nikolai of Zica from the recently published new English
translation done by the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Western America
with blessing from his Grace Bishop Jovan of the Serbian Church, 
has made some significant strides, made possible through
the prayer, financial, and material support of our donors
and sponsors.

The translation project of this famous collection
of  the lives of saints plus  hymns,  reflections,
contemplations   and   homilies   by  the recently 
glorified St Nikolai is finally receiving help in
translating all the sections in the daily reading.

The preliminary translation by our faithful Hong Kong 
translator of the Lives of Saints section has been 
completed from January 1st to May 31st.

His work is now taken over by our new Romanian translator,
who has begun revising the translation plus completing 
the other sections of the Prologue reading beginning with
January 1st. Being an Orthodox convert and a native 
Chinese, her translation background includes her current 
translation effort into Chinese of the life of Fr. Cleopa,
Elder of Romanian Orthodoxy. Concerning the Translation 
Project for the Prologue, she says, "For glorifying Christ 
I can do everything" and "doing Christ's work is my pleasure."

The maintainer of the Prologue readings on the website of 
the Serbian Orthodox Church Diocese of Western America 
( http://westsrbdio.org/prolog ) also recently contributed 
a cd that contains original English texts for the whole year
of the Prologue readings, to help facilitate the translation
effort, which is especially helpful since not all the readings
have been uploaded to the Serbian website yet.

The Project is also looking for donations to help defray project
expenses and to compensate our translators. You can even sponsor a
specific day for the good health or in memory of loved ones for their
names day, wedding anniversary, day of repose, or any other special
occasions, which will be noted on the bottom of each entry of the
prologue, and those reading the daily devotion for that day can pray
for your loved ones. Just email Nelson Mitrophan Chin at
mitrophan@orthodox.cn for availability of a requested day.