Reverend James Spahn, Very Reverend V.F.

Also serves as Pastor of the St. Mary's mission parish in Ault, Colorado.

Rev. James Spahn was previously Parochial Vicar at St. Thomas More Church in Centennial, Colorado before being made pastor of Our Lady of the Valley Church in June 2002.  His studies for ordained ministry were at Conception Seminary in Missouri, St. Thomas Seminary in Denver, and completed at the Pontifical Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio. It was from the Josephinum that he obtained a Masters of Divinity degree and a Masters of Theology in Biblical Studies degree.

Rev. Mr. Harold Kimble converted to Catholicism in 1974 and was ordained a Permanent Deacon in 1989 after four years of study at St. Thomas Seminary in Denver. His first assignment was at St. Theresa Parish in Frederick. In 1991 he was transferred to Our Lady of the Valley in Windsor where he is currently assigned. He is married to Gloria and has two children, Michele and Bryan. He has three grandchildren, Kendra, Derek, and Trae. He is active in the Baptism Ministry and Cursillo and he leads our Homebound Ministry program.

Deacon: John Riviera

Rev. Mr. John Riviera was ordained a Permanent Deacon on June 25, 2011. His diaconal formation was at the St. Francis School of Theology for Deacons in Denver. Currently, he is assigned to Our Lady of the Valley, which includes administrative and sacramental ministries at St Mary’s in Ault. He also serves on the web I.T. committee for the diaconate. John was born in Omaha, Nebraska. There he met and married Theresa (Teri). They have two daughters, Angela and Katie.  He retired from a corporate career in 2000 while simultaneously starting up his own graphic arts design business, where he still is employed today.