Archbishop Thomas Zinkula (under the canopy, center), the 11th Archbishop of Dubuque, bears the Holy Eucharist during the Feast of Corpus Christi on Sunday, June 22, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Oratory in rural Clutier after departing St. Vaclav Cemetery’s north chapel. Archbishop Zinkula was invited by parishioner John Svoboda to join Rev. Anthony ‘Father Tony’ Boahen Nketiah (not pictured) in leading the annual celebration as part of St. Wenceslaus Church’s 125th anniversary. Also pictured, canopy bearers Shannon Svoboda front left, Tony Dudys (back left), Jeremy Monat (back right), and Scott Monat (front right); altar servers William Dudys (leading the canopy) and Lucy Monat (behind her dad, Scott Monat); and Todd Harmsen (wearing sunglasses, center of canopy). PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

Archbishop Thomas Zinkula (center), who grew up on a farm near Mt. Vernon, Iowa, presides over Catholic Mass on Sunday, June 22, inside the sanctuary of St. Wenceslaus (Vaclav) Oratory in rural Clutier as part of the Feast of Corpus Christi. Despite the sweltering temperatures outside hovering in the mid-90s, the climate inside the full oratory was comfortable. During the service, Archbishop Zinkula told the congregation, “The Eucharist draws us together, even across generations. .. Today we don’t just commemorate a past, we proclaim a future. … In the words of Saint Wenceslaus himself, ‘But seek what is good for all the people and always walk in the way of the Word.’ Happy 125th anniversary. Christ is here. Christ is with us.” PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

As his father gently pats his back, the toddler son of Scott and Gina (Kubik) Rottinghaus looks around during Mass held at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Oratory in rural Clutier on Sunday, June 22. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

Altar server William Dudys gently swings an incense burner as he walks back down the aisle inside St. Wenceslaus Catholic Oratory during Mass on Sunday. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

Jack Kopriva, 1, pauses while standing in the doorway to St. Wenceslaus Catholic Oratory’s nave during Mass on Sunday, June 22. Jack is the son of Zachary and Sarah Kopriva. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

Brothers (l-r) Jack, Asher, and Auggie Monat play with colorful ribbon banners as fierce south-southwest winds whip around them Sunday morning outside St. Wenceslaus Catholic Oratory. The wild winds, sustained at 20 mph with gusts in the mid-30s, managed to break the front right corner of the vintage canopy that the Monats’ dad Jeremy and uncle Scott helped carry during the Feast of Corpus Christi procession later that morning. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

Participants in St. Wenceslaus’s Feast of Corpus Christi lead the way last Sunday morning as part of the procession around St. Vaclav Cemetery to visit the three chapels before ending at the fourth chapel, St. Wenceslaus Oratory. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

Members of the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Oratory band perform the solemn “Last Rest Funeral March” during the Feast of Corpus Christi procession through St. Vaclav Cemetery in rural Clutier. Band members were recruited from both near and far this year in honor of St. Wenceslaus’ 125th anniversary. The band was led by trumpeter Jonathan Meyer (orange shirt) of Tama. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

Archbishop Thomas Zinkula (center under canopy) reads a prayer while standing in front of the west chapel (painted yellow in honor of the sunrise) in St. Vaclav Cemetery Sunday morning. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

Warren and Bev Colvin’s toddler grandson clutches a ribbon stick during the Feast of Corpus Christi procession on Sunday morning in rural Clutier. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

Parishioners and visitors alike stay cool in the shade next to St. Wenceslaus Catholic Oratory during the Feast of Corpus Christi procession on Sunday. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

The west chapel, painted yellow in honor of the sunrise, pictured Sunday morning. All three of the chapels located in St. Vaclav Cemetery were repainted and refurbished by volunteers ahead of the 125th anniversary celebration. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

St. Vaclav Cemetery’s east chapel, painted purple for dusk – the completion of the day, pictured on Sunday morning. All three of the chapels located in St. Vaclav Cemetery were repainted and refurbished by volunteers ahead of the 125th anniversary celebration. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

Zachary (back) and Sarah (center) Kopriva walk with their children Logan, Jack (in arms), and Zoey as part of the Feast of Corpus Christi procession around St. Vaclav Cemetery on Sunday. The youngsters were tossing rose petals as part of the celebration. Also pictured, Clara Upah (far right). PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

The Feast of Corpus Christi procession around St. Vaclav’s Cemetery pauses at the final outdoor chapel on Sunday morning. Despite the heat and intense winds, the celebration was well-attended, with all available pews occupied during Mass. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

A pair of young girls, winds whipping their hair around them, make their way back inside St. Wenceslaus Catholic Oratory on Sunday morning for the Benediction following the Feast of Corpus Christi procession around the cemetery. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER