Faith & Life

MEET DEACON JOE GARZA & ROBERTA MARTINEZ GARZA

ST. JOSEPH PARISH

By STAFF     11/8/2015

YEARS MARRIED: 15

YEARS AS A DEACON: 2

HOW THEY MET: We met at Young Adults for Christ at St. Joseph Church in Santa Ana

WHAT THEY DO FOR FUN: We watch movies and spend time with family and friends

HOW HE WAS CALLED TO SERVE: I was called to the Diaconate by discerning for Missionary Cenacle Apostolate

HIS ROLE AS DEACON: As a deacon I am co-director along with my wife Roberta for the RCIA Program and the Criminal Justice Committee at St. Joseph Church in Santa Ana

HIS MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE: Baptizing the little babies and seeing the RCIA candidates receive their sacraments

HIS GREATEST CHALLENGE: Personal growth