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	Welcome to the Ponomar Project Ponomar [po-nuh-mar] - [Russian, a corruption of the Church Slavonic Paramonar, from Greek Paramonarios - adjunct, gate-keeper] - In the Orthodox Church, a person charged with ringing the bells, singing on the kliros, and assisting the clergy during services. Ponomar is a fully functional computer suite for the Orthodox Church. Ponomar's features include: A calendar with menologion for any day of any year A listing of saints and Scripture reading for that day A complete text of the Orthodox canon of Scripture in English, Slavonic, Greek, Latin, and other languages Patristic commentary on the scriptural text A configurable assembler of any service for that day A wide choice of service texts in different languages An extensive musical library, with different chants and arrangements A fully-functional music editor to rearrange, edit, or compose music with support for square notes and MIDI playback An extensive library of patristic literature The standalone version is designed for the Linux operating system, but will also work on Windows and MacOS. Current (alpha-phase) source files can be downloaded from the downloads page. Ponomar also provides online services available from this site: an online Menologion, an online Paschalion, and an online Lectionary. Ponomar is perfect for priests, choir directors, readers, and anyone interested in the liturgical and theological life of the Orthodox Church. Even bishops. The main user interface. Click to enlarge. Infrequently Asked Questions (IAQs): 1. When will Ponomar be finished? A: We hope to release a beta (testing) version in the summer of 2008. 2. Is Ponomar available on the new calendar? A: There are currently no plans to add support for the new calendar. 3. Can I help with the Ponomar project? A: YES! We are looking for help with a variety of technical and non-technical work! Just contact Aleks Andreev. 4. Why will there be no support for the new calendar? A: Ponomar is a fully automated program. It computes service instructions automatically for any year without any additional information or user inputs. Such computations can only take place on the old (Julian) calendar. A wide variety of programs are available for the new calendar, but only funciton for this year or the next few years. About the Authors Ponomar is the work Aleksandr Andreev of the Department of Economics at Duke University and Yuri Shardt of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Alberta.
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