Priest Profile

MEET DEACON MICHAEL MENDIOLA

SAINT ANNE CHURCH, SANTA ANA

By STAFF     5/31/2016

YEARS IN THE DIACONATE: 2

HIS OCCUPATION: Teacher

HIS ROLE AS A DEACON: Serving others

HOW HE WAS CALLED TO THE DIACONATE: A priest asked me if I had thought about becoming a deacon.

HIS GREATEST CHALLENGE: Balancing family, work and ministry.

HIS MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE: Being present to those incarcerated.

THREE PEOPLE AT A DINNER PARTY: Pope Francis, Saint John Paul II, my grandmother Esther