This Ukrainian Catholic church at Zoria in the Municipality of Gilbert Plains was constructed in 1937 by Mike Sawchuk, a carpenter trained and influenced by Rev. Philip Ruh, after a precedessor church was destroyed by fire in 1936. Nearby is a small Ukrainian Orthodox cemetery and a parish hall stands across the road.
Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church at Zoria (May 2014)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Interior of Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church at Zoria (April 2017)
Source: George Penner
Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Parish Hall at Zoria (July 2016)
Source: George Penner
Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery at Zoria (July 2016)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N51.33296, W100.36115
denoted by symbol on the map above
A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.
Ukrainian Catholic Churches of Winnipeg Archeparchy by Anna Maria Kowcz-Baran, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1991.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Gloria Romaniuk, and George Penner.
Page revised: 4 April 2021
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