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In honor of Monsignor James Gilg, KC Halpine and Ron Rubin and in Memory of CAP Founder Brother William Woeger
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Many thanks to the hundreds of volunteers and donors who made the 40th Anniversary Flower Festival a success and to our florists, musicians, and artists who brought the beauty to life!
Florists
Fresh Floral, Dani Rogers
Metropolitan Community College
Floral Design Program, Instructors:
Holly Kempkes and Jeana Svoboda
Creative Fleurs, Lilian Jacobitz
DeZines, Larry Kleinlein,
Rich Handzlik, and Molly Boulden
A Flower Basket, Deneen Badami
Loveland Garden Club, Martha Jacobs, Francine Vonderfecht, Mikki Frost
VK Events Floral Planning,
Dr. Vernetta Kosalka
Janousek Florist, Michael Robert Taylor
St. Wenceslaus Flower Ministry
Lauritzen Gardens Horticulture Team
Loess Hills Floral, Rhonda Bullington,
Lisa Stoppel
Hy-Vee, W. Broadway, Council Bluffs,
Brian Wedemeier
Purple Orchid Flowers, Rachael Sjn
Stem Gallery, Conrad Quijas
St. Cecilia Flower Guild
Independent
Designers:
James Pierson
Jenny Carney
Katie Goodman
Carol Wakin
Dani Clayton
Lisa Mueller
Sue Sandhoefner, NAFD,NMF
Doris Helfrich NMF, NAFD
Ted Wzorek
Kelly Harris
Karl Kutchara
Artists :
Sharon Boynton
Kim Cooper
Michael Montag
Melody Scott
Musicians:
Michael Emmerich, Organ
Jerry Kaminski, Organ
Marie Rubis Bauer, Organ
Robert Glaser, Piano
OPS Mini-Singers
Michael Pollock, Marimba
Jacob Duncan, Guitar
Acappella Omaha
Prairie Rose Ensemble
Nick Behrens, Organ
St. Cecilia Cathedral Choir
Flute Studio, UNO
Jeff Hoffman, Organ
Heartland Flute Choir
Anita Jaynes, Harp
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About the Flower Festival
For 40 years, Cathedral Arts Project has been bringing residents of the Midwest some of the best in the visual and musical arts, all under the roof of one of the most unique and spiritual structures in the Midwest. The annual St. Cecilia Flower Festival is sponsored by Cathedral Arts Project and takes place on the last weekend in January in the beauty of our Cathedral.
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