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The Ukrainian Independent Orthodox Church Its original founders Maksym (1857-1943) and Annie
(nee Pillipow: 1862-1944)
Halyk Its carpenters Note the dome. |
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The domed bell tower is loosed from its roof fixture atop the church, snared to a hoisting crane and lowered onto a trailer. |
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Donated by the Stelmahovich Family The remaining inscription on the plaque reads: This domed bell tower with its prominent three-barred cross was originally erected on the Independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church in 1910. In 1912 the church was transferred to Bishop Budka of the Ukrainian Catholic Church and baptized as the St. Paraskevia Church. In 2001 this church was purchased, its dome removed and erected here on the church's original cemetery site donated by Andrew Kindrakewich. |
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The Bell was donated and erected by Bunny Halyk and Donald Taschuk in 2001. The sound of the bell is heard for the first time on July 8, 2001. Offering the rubrics is Bunny Halyk The lower photograph shows the blessing of the bell with Fr. Michael Kopchuk. |
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| The Guest Book near the small entrance gate is blessed on July 8, 2001 with Fr. Michael Kopchuk. Others in the photograph are Mike Pankiw, Bunny Halyk, Donald Taschuk, Willie and Ann Kozey. |
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| Large gate (facing north) was erected in 1998. A single section bearing the name of the cemetery and usually abbreviated as BOC. A beautiful and lush aspen grove covers part of each of the two cemeteries, Catholic and Orthodox, on their northern peripheries. |
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Small gate (facing north) was erected in 1998 and donated by Denis Feduk. A small flag of the Ukraine flies over the top bar. In the background small black crosses indicate graves of unkown interments.
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| The first interment was in 1912 and is that of Anna Halyk. The large white cemetery cross in the background was donated by the family of Michael and Barbara Halyk in memory of their parents. |
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