Ascension of Our Lord - In

The interior of the church is finished in beadboard painted two shades of blue.

The small church is built in a cruciform design and this cast iron stove provides the heat.  Electricity was never installed in the church so any evening services would have been conducted in candlelight.

A "greeting" table where visitors can sign the guest book and leave a donation.  The raised altar can be seen in the background.

Looking south.

The lectern...

...and the choir loft.  Traditionally, Ukrainian churches don't have organs or pianos...just voices.

Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ Ukrainian Catholic Church is at Carpenter, Saskatchewan.

Information courtesy of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon.

Photographed on October 27, 2019.

Ascension of Our Lord - Out

A small church near Carpenter, Saskatchewan.

Settlers began arriving from western Ukraine in 1900.

Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ Ukrainian Catholic Church was built in 1904.

The building is constructed of planed logs.

The belfry was built between 1910 and 1915 and houses one large bell and two small bells.

The mission cross in the church yard commemorates the Holy Mission of June 15, 1912.  Before that date the existing hierarchy of Latin Canadian Catholics opposed a separate Ukrainian Catholic Church.  Official recognition in any matter is always a day for celebration.

Information courtesy of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon.

Photographed near on October 27, 2019.

John & Joyce

A young couple enjoying a nice summer day.

The ceramic photo above is on the reverse side of this headstone found at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery near Stornoway, Saskatchewan.

Photographed on January 5, 2020.

Six Arches

A six arch bowstring bridge near Scotsguard, Saskatchewan.  Enjoy!

The bridge is visible from the highway, the well known Red Coat Trail.

Photographed on September 30, 2017.

Three Elevators and a Church

This is Loring, a little town in northeastern Montana.

The scenic highlights are three old elevators...

...and the Loring Lutheran Church.

A little glimpse into the past.

Photographed on October 20, 2018.

Happy Orthodox Easter!

Happy Orthodox Easter from Saint Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Rama, Saskatchewan.

Photographed on March 20, 2020.

Sunset at Dneiper

It was late afternoon on a freezing cold winter's day but those Saskatchewan sunsets are ever so enticing...one more photo before the sun goes down and all that.

This is the Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ at Dneiper, Saskatchewan.

In the meantime, gardening season has finally begun and it's nice to be out watching the plants come to life...so, new posts will be sporadic (at best) for the next while.  Get outside and enjoy springtime!

Photographed on January 4, 2020.

Red Barn (in Winter)

A well maintained red barn near Southfork, Saskatchewan.

A few photos of the barn in summer can be seen here:  Red Barn

Photographed on April 5, 2020.

Tall Spruce S.D. No. 4902

A log-built schoolhouse located in the Porcupine Provincial Forest in central Saskatchewan.  A Canadian flag on the left and a British flag on the right.

I almost missed this sign tucked in between a couple of big spruce trees.

Photographed on March 19, 2020.

Creston S.D. No. 4722

There were two locations for Creston School, both being northwest of Dollard, Saskatchewan.  The first location was used from 1927-1952 and the second from 1952-1964.  About eight or nine years ago commemorative signs were placed at both sites.  As the crow flies, the two locations are about two and a half miles apart.

I believe the school building was moved from the first location to the second location where it still stands, located just a few hundred feet from the edge of a lovely coulee.  The school still sports its original location marker above the doorway.

This coulee is just west of the school.  The kind of place that makes you feel "free as a bird."

The school windows face away from the coulee...wouldn't want the students to be
distracted from their studies now...right?

Photographed on October 11, 2017.