Patrick Grannan

St. Barnabas, Borrego Springs

Nominee’s Statement in Favor of Their Candidacy: I have been a member of Executive Council for the last three years. That is long enough to acquire some knowledge and feel for how Diocesan Government in general and the Executive Council in particular operate and can e effective. I believe the Executive Council serves a dual purpose of making sure governance runs smoothly and at the same time trying to offer inspiration to help diocesan members serve Jesus Christ more fully and effectively.

As stated by James "be doers of the word and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves[c] in a mirror; for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing." James 1:22-25.

As James calls on us to be "doers" I believe I am called to act to try to help us become better community members both of our larger diocese and also of our individual parishes and communities of god in our communities in our own neighborhoods. I believe I can bring a valuable perspective as a member of a small parish in a small community that is a part of the larger community of the Diocese of San Diego.