An evening photo of Holy Trinity...I love the "tree lace" shadows over the church.
The remaining photos were taken in the morning of the same day. The church recently had a new coat of white paint as well as a freshly painted silver roof.
The hall and marker are just across the road.
The belfry and commemorative cairn (almost hidden in the shadows).
The plaque on the cairn reads:
"This plaque is in commemoration of the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Smuts.
"The parish was organized in 1924 by the local people, who were assisted by the late Reverend W. Kuryk, later to become the first minister.
"The church was built in 1926 and consecrated in 1927 by the Most Reverend Theodorowich, the archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church for the United States and Canada."
It was a beautiful day in east-central Saskatchewan.
Photographed at Smuts, Saskatchewan on August 4, 2020.
One wonders about the origin of the name 'Smuts'...at least I do. (you'll notice I've been MIA as far as commenting Michael and I do apologize - I got behind and then more behinder and finally I've resorted to just giving up on it and will carry on from here)
ReplyDeleteSmuts was named after Jan Smuts. You can read more about him here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Smuts
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