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stouffville suntribune b thursday april 27 2006 11 copts to ottawa to protest violence st bishoy coptic egyptian church in stoufiville is join ing a rally in ottawa saturday to protest recent violence against copts in egypt many of the congregation still have family in the area and are becoming alarmed at the persecution of christians there the latest incident to spark the protests in ottawa was when a muslim man wielding a knife attacked members of three coptic churches in alexandria killing one and injuring 16 others about two weeks ago copts are the largest christian community in the middle east for years they have faced persecution from muslims and from the egypt ian government according to an article on coptsnet at a rally in washington last week muslims joined christians and others to protest against persecution of christians in egypt a peaceful protest by members of st bishoy church was held last friday the orthodox good friday as they stood in silent protest in their blackdraped church there are about 15q fami lies in the congregation the church the former stouffville missionary church on main street opened in october 2004 copts will be coming from montreal and toronto to the protest in ottawa to tell the egyptian embassy and the our town with hannelore volpe canadian parliament to oppose the killing of copts for more information on the protest call selim naguib at 514- 4854550 tourist art sought for postcards show if you have created paint ings or other artwork while travelling to other parts of the world the latcham gallery in stouffville is look ing for you the gallery is seeking works in all media depicting places artists have visited outside ontario for an exhi bition called postcards from away which runs from june 29 to aug 13 artists who live in whitchurchstouffville uxbridge markham aurora newmarket mount albert pickering richmond hill and east gwiuimbuiy are eligible submissions for the show must be received by by may 5 only works produced since january 1996 will be consid ered for more information call the gallery at 9056408954 hannelore volpe can be contacted at hvolpeymgcom specializing in zasuo where the name is the number independent volkswagen specialist free courtesy car by appointment 4fr yes we do domestics ntlnbrqokinilabtewwvvioautoiea 138 sandiford dr unit 5 stouffville 9056422886 or 1 877471 2886auto the weight loss i rove w v leanor lost 131 pounds and 134 inches oneonone support allnatural products grocery store 9056426906 6162 main street stouffville wwwherbalmadicca r 4 fern centres think expertise think garaga experts to help you choose the door model that complements the style of your home talk to your garaga experts garage door consultant first choice overhead doors kevin micks ballantrae cell 905 2523004 off 905 6426606