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Serving in my role as a volunteer <br />Police Chaplain, I am sanctioned to <br />provide spiritual and practical <br />guidance, counsel, and advice in <br />support to the officers and staff of the <br />Centennial Lakes Police Department. <br />My role further entrusts that I assist <br />when called upon to provide comfort, <br />consolation, understanding, spiritual, <br />and practical advice in the community <br />to persons confronted with a <br />Chaplain <br />Joel Heckman <br />traumatic crisis or death. <br />Throughout the year I was privileged to ride along with newly licensed officers and attend <br />many departmental roll calls and functions as the officers and staff carried out their duties. <br />Several requests for assistance at traumatic scenes in the community were made by the <br />officers at which I provided assistance when available. As chaplain and as a member of the <br />Centennial Ministerial Group we prayed for the department officers, staff and families as I <br />shared requests asking that they be granted divine wisdom, guidance, safety and <br />protection in their service. <br />In April I was called upon to assist at the memorial service of a former department civilian <br />employee, and in December my wife and I were blessed to again have officers join us in <br />our home on Christmas Eve for dinner. <br />Knowing I would soon be relocating from the area, I attempted to assist the department in <br />finding a replacement to serve in the role of volunteer chaplain. As of this report that has <br />not proved fruitful. <br />It has been an honor to serve this department and these communities throughout the past <br />11 years as chaplain and I commit to continue remembering them in prayer. <br />Chaplain Joel Heckman <br />16 <br /> <br />