Ascension

Visiting this long abandoned church was something of a spiritual experience.  It's one of those rare places where the past seems to be ever present and memories linger.

Just a short walk west of the church... 

...is the graveyard...

...where someone still mows the grass and keeps the weeds at bay.

Walking back towards the church...

...to take a look inside...

...and up.

Above the front doors in the choir loft.

This is the only Ukrainian church I've seen where the outer trim was a golden yellow colour.

The view from the main road.

I had only taken a few shots of the church when I heard a vehicle approaching on the trail from the west.  Three ladies in a one-ton truck stopped to talk...they'd been visiting family members in the cemetery and were off to join their living family members for a Saturday afternoon bar-be-que and reunion.  We had a nice chat and not only did they know of a few locations I had missed in my research, but we knew some of the same people.  Definitely an "it's a small world" experience.

Holy Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Cemetery is near Trembowla, Manitoba.

Photographed on July 23, 2022.