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20 AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2025 | DENVER CATHOLIC Deacon Jim Colburn Home Parish: St. Peter, Greeley Assigned to: Our Lady of the Valley, Windsor, and St. Mary, Ault I think it was more of a personal choice to continue what Jesus had already started in me. It's nothing I have done but what he has done. Jesus tells us to follow him, to not be afraid, and you did not choose me, but I chose you. Who can argue with that? If he didn't want me to be here, I wouldn't be. For me, it really boils down to trust, trust in Jesus and all he did, is doing and will do. I want to be a part of whatever he wants to use me for. Today, that is to be his deacon. Deacon Jerry Hraban Home Parish: Our Lady of the Valley, Windsor Assigned to: Our Lady of the Valley, Windsor God is real. Heaven and Hell are real. I have chosen to follow Jesus, as he is the way to eternal life. I became a deacon to help others strengthen their faith to the point where they realize true happiness is in following Christ. In an apostolic age when many have left the practice of the faith, why have you personally chosen to follow Jesus, even into a vocation of service like the diaconate? Why We Follow: Get to Know Our New Deacons In Their Own Words 20 AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2025 | DENVER CATHOLIC D IACO NATE WITN E SS Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila ordained 12 men to the diaconate at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception on Saturday, June 14! We caught up with them ahead of their ordinations — get to know them below, and online!