Our faith from the beginning Was established by our God
Preached by the Apostles And preserved by our fathers) x2
A steadfast tree of faith Rooted in history
Pure and watered with God's word (Rites and Liturgy) x2
I am firm I am firm in faith and doctrine
My church origins are patristic Orthodox like my forefathers
Heroes of the Coptic Church
Mark, Athanasius, Dioscorus And many pillars of faith
Though many heresies arise We'll stay firm in the true faith
(You're rooted in the church Remember what you learned) x2
Coptic Festival is an initiative by the Coptic Orthodox Church, under the leadership of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, and was established by the late His Holiness Pope Shenouda III. It started in Egypt first, then churches in the UK started participating in 2012. Activities include:
Study of Spiritual subjects
Spiritual competition among the Coptic Churches
Competitions in sports, computer, research, hymns, art, drama, choir
Local church book studying, hymns reciting, Coptic language studying and activities rehearsal
Upload online materials for hymns, choir, drama, research, multimedia, etc…
Local exam for book and Coptic and local scoring
Sports Day
TBC
Cross churches online exam day
Announce results