On Saturday, October 5, 2013 in the Multipurpose Room of the College Center Building at Nassau Community College, Bishop William Murphy of the Diocese of Rockville Centre will offer a lecture, "The Diversity of Sanctity and the Unity of Holiness: Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II." The talk deals with the achievements of these two Popes leading to their eventual canonization as saints in the Catholic religious tradition.  The event is sponsored by the NCC Center for Catholic Studies.

 

    The event formally starts at 2:15 P.M., with an audience welcome and a biographical introduction of Bishop Murphy.  Bishop Murphy speaks from 2:30 P.M. to 3:15 P.M. followed by an audience question and answer session ending at 3:45 P.M.  (Note that light refreshments will be provided and available at 1:30 P.M. before the official start of the event.)

 

    All are invited,  free of any charge but registration and parking permit are required.  All attendees must register with the Nassau Community College Office of Lifelong Learning.  The registration process starts by contacting the Office of Lifelong Learning by calling 516-572-7472 between the hours of 9 A.M. and 4 P.M., Monday through Friday.  After registering, a registration receipt, a campus map, and a one-day parking pass will be mailed to you by Lifelong Learning at the address you indicate. 

 

    Attendees should be aware that failure to display a parking permit on the inside dashboard of their vehicle or otherwise parking illegally could result in a Nassau County parking ticket being issued to them.