Joey Garcia ’07 graduated from Marian University in 2011 with a BA in Pastoral Music Ministry and BA in Music Education. He currently serves as Chair of the Guerin Catholic High School Music Department and has been a Music Educator for seven years. He is also the Director of Music at St. Maria Goretti Parish and serves as a member of the Guerin Catholic Alumni Council. How did your high school experience prepare you for your career? There were many opportunities that I had as a student to be in a leadership role. This undoubtedly prepared me for my calling to my public ministries as teacher and music minister, but also privately as a husband and father. Looking back, what are some of your best memories or experiences from Guerin Catholic? All-School Mass still to this day is always where my fondest memories come from. The unity that we have, coming together, with Christ at the center, clothed with the beauty of music in the Liturgy, has continuously made an positive impression on my life and experience at Guerin Catholic. What is a valuable lesson you learned at Guerin Catholic High School? A valuable lesson I learned as a musician is that we have a tremendous responsibility to convey Truth and Beauty in the work we do to glorify God and bring people closer to Him. For these reasons, striving for excellence is the only option. Who is your favorite saint and why? St. Francis of Assisi has always been a saint I’ve gravitated to for many reasons. His sense of social justice and awareness of ministering to others always attracted me to his life story of holiness. Musically, St. Francis’ Peace Prayer calls to mind the truth of action that is required, to bring about goodness in a world that is in desperate need of it. #servewithlove Joey Garcia’07 4 IMPACT MAGAZINE • FALL 2018 Joey Garcia ’07 with students from Guerin Catholic’s band program
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