Sundown, Manitoba
Encyclopedia
Sundown is a small community in southeastern Manitoba. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Stuartburn
, halfway between the communities of Vita
and Piney
.
Sundown has two churches, and two community halls. The Ukrainian Catholic Church
owns the church and hall on the east side of town while the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
owns the church and hall on the west side of town.
Stuartburn, Manitoba (rural municipality)
Stuartburn is a rural municipality located in the Eastman Region of Manitoba, Canada. It had a population of 1,629 according to the Canada 2006 Census. It is home to the Ukrainian-Canadian village of Stuartburn...
, halfway between the communities of Vita
Vita, Manitoba
Vita is a small community in Southeastern Manitoba settled by Ukrainian immigrants in the late 1890s. It is roughly 50 km by road from Steinbach, Manitoba in the Rural Municipality of Stuartburn....
and Piney
Piney, Manitoba
The Rural Municipality of Piney is a rural municipality in southeastern Manitoba, Canada, along the border with Minnesota in the United States. The population was 1,755 at the 2006 census.-Geography:...
.
Sundown has two churches, and two community halls. The Ukrainian Catholic Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , Ukrainska Hreko-Katolytska Tserkva), is the largest Eastern Rite Catholic sui juris particular church in full communion with the Holy See, and is directly subject to the Pope...
owns the church and hall on the east side of town while the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church, officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the second largest Christian denomination in the world, with an estimated 300 million adherents mainly in the countries of Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece,...
owns the church and hall on the west side of town.