Let's go for a walk through the grounds of Saint Paraskeva Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Cemetery.
Saint Paraskeva as it appears from the main road.
A canopy of clouds above...
...and a trail into the grounds.
Just south of the church is the bell tower.
Imagine the bell sounding through the countryside on Sunday mornings...different times.
East of the church is the cemetery.
An outdoor table for rituals.
The best of views from the cemetery.
A central dome with a cupola on both the front and back of the church.
Country church...big sky.
This was the last stop of the day on a late afternoon in early fall...then it was back to Vegreville for a supper date with my sister.
Photographed at Downing, Alberta on September 18, 2021.
The white church looks great against that wonderful prairie sky. We're lucky here because one of our local churches has bells that chime every hour (daylight hours only). It's comforting to hear it.
ReplyDeleteMy previous visits here had been in the winter months so it was a treat to see it without snow cover.
DeleteI like the idea of a church bell ringing on the hour.