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16 JUNE 10-23, 2017 | DENVER CATHOLIC Around the Archdiocese C F & C S N C A M A D For more information cfcsDenver.org MT. OLIVET CATHOLIC CEMETERY 12801 W. 44th Avenue Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 424-7785 ST. SIMEON CATHOLIC CEMETERY 22001 E. State Hwy. 30 Aurora, CO 80018 (720) 859-9785 ARCHDIOCESE OF DENVER FUNERAL CENTER Serving the greater Denver area (303) 425-9511 Start planning today: Funeral | Cremation | Cemetery | Family Estates A place for reconnecting With God. Come for a day or week. Book your next retreat with us! 719-258-1600 For Tour or Reservations www.eltesororetreat.org Thank You, Fr. Jerry! We are grateful for 12 years of ministry to the Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Community! Our prayers are with you as you move to your new communities in Holyoke, Haxtun and Fleming! God Bless You! We welcome Fr. Nicholas Thompson as our new Pastor. May the Lord bless you abundantly in your ministry at Saint Rose of Lima. Our prayers and support are with you! Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church 355 S. Navajo Street Denver, CO 80223 F ather Scott Traynor, rector of the St. John Vianney Theologi- cal Seminary from 2013 through May 2017, describes his four-year term as rector of St. John Vianney Theologi- cal Seminary as "a great gift." Father Traynor will begin a new assignment next month at St. Benedict Parish in Yankton, South Dakota, in his home diocese of Sioux Falls. In February, Archbishop Samuel Aquila named Father Daniel Leonard, most recently pastor of Christ the King Parish in Denver, as the new seminary rector. Father Traynor was the third rector of the seminary, succeeding Msgr. Michael Glenn, current pastor at Our Lady of Peace in Silverthorne, who had served as rector for 12 years. Arch- bishop Aquila served as the seminary's founding rector. Father Traynor's time in Denver was his second stint serving at the seminary. From 2004-2007, he was a formator and professor at the seminary. Father Traynor told Denver Catholic that his assignment was "an unexpected chance to be back in the archdiocese, and a great opportunity to be once again working at St. John Vianney Seminary, which is such a tremendous seminary." BACK TO PARISH LIFE In his 17 years as a priest, Father Traynor has been a parish priest for all of them, except for the last four years. He's excited to get back into parish life: "It is a joy as a priest to go back to what I was ordained as a priest to be…a parish priest." St. Benedict Parish was founded in 1993 as the second parish of Yankton, and the parish currently lists some 800 families as members. An additional bonus for Father Tray- nor is the parish's proximity to the Broom Tree Conference and Retreat Center, where he will assist with giving retreats and spiritual direction. "It is a beautiful place," he said, "o€ er- ing outstanding retreat opportunities." Half of the operations at Broom Tree involve silent 3-day Ignatian spiritual exercises that are conducted in silence, with the opportunity for several talks a day, and meetings with a spiritual direc- tor. The center also hosts 8-day spiritual exercises, as was as 30-day Ignatian spir- itual exercises for seminarians, priests and religious. The other half is a youth camp, with opportunities for camping. "It's a beautiful gem in southeast South Dakota," Father Traynor said, "and a lot of beautiful work, both in retreats and in the activities of the youth and family camp, to help families grow together, with each other, and in faith with God." Father Traynor grateful for opportunity to serve BY KARNA SWANSON karna.swanson@archden.org @KarnaSwanson Father Scott Traynor has served as rector of St. John Vianney Theolo gical Seminary for the past four years. FILE PHOTO