Celeste Zepponi: Welcome
WELCOME!
Celeste Zepponi is a painter and singer/songwriter from Clarksdale, Mississippi. Celeste has recorded two Christian albums and presents her art and music to Christian-based parishes, faculty, women's groups, youth groups, and community organizations. Celeste shares her testimony, her art and music to encourage others to develop their prayer lives by exploring their personal interests and talents.
Celeste conducts days of retreat and art as prayer workshops.
Participants learn to examine life choices and decisions in view of God's will for their lives. As defined in scripture, Celeste believes, "God has given every person unique gifts. Discovering those gifts brings us into God's plan for our lives."
In addition to speaking engagements, Celeste has presented her music and angel artwork on Catholic television’s EWTN program Backstage, a thirty-minute program for performing artists. She has also appeared on Catholic Family Land's program His Love, hosted by Marty Rotella. She has been interviewed on Sacred Heart Radio Music Hour and Women of God with Denise Beyer. Her music is played on Catholic radio stations nation wide. Her most recent projects include recording songs for two new albums, Catholic Music 2008, and Catholic Christmas, both compilation CDs marketed by Spiritwing Records. www.spiritwingrecords.com. Her painting Angel of Hope appeared on the cover of Mississippi Catholic.
Selected Speaking Engagements
April 14, 2009 Day Retreat, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Germantown, TN
October 29, 2008 Day Retreat, St. Richards Jackson MS
August 29, 2008 Interview on Catholic Mornings with Gary Gersin
June 24, 2008 Featured artist, BACKSTAGE, program on EWTN, currently airing
June 12, 2008 Exhibiting artist, "Summer Fun" group art show, Brooks Museum, Memphis, TN
May 2, 2008 Guest, The Catholic Mornings Show with Gary Gersin
April 16, 2008 Faculty, Parent, and Student Retreat, Cathedral School, Natchez, MS
March 11, 2008 Lenten Presentation, Christ the King Church Southaven, MS
February 22, 2008 Featured Speaker, St. Richard Ladies Retreat
December 1, 2007 Parish Retreat, Queen of Peace Catholic Church Olive Branch, MS
October 25, 2007 Featured Speaker, Women's Retreat, St. Mary's, Yazoo City, MS
September 9, 2007 Guest Speaker, Clarksdale Baptist Church
May 13, 2007 Retreat, Little Portion Retreat Center, Eureka Springs, Arkansas
November 4, 2006 Parish Retreat, St. Francis of Assisi
October 26, 2006 Retreat, St. Stephens Episcopal Churchwomen
October 4, 2006 Keynote Speaker, Women's Retreat, AGLOW
September 14, 2006 Clarksdale Women's Club
June 7, 2006 Parish Retreat, St. Richards Jackson MS
April 4, 2006 Meeting with Bishop Latino, Ministry blessing
March 19, 2006 Featured Speaker, St. Paul's Methodist Church Breakfast
February 28, 2006 Key Note Speaker, Raymond James Prayer Breakfast, Las Vegas, NV
November 19, 2005 Key Note Speaker, Business and Professional Women's Luncheon
November 5, 2005 Guest Speaker, St. Georges Delta Kappa Gamma
April 14, 2005 Key Note Speaker, Statewide Episcopal Church Women's Annual Retreat
April 10, 2005 Guest Speaker, Catholic Youth Organization
March 6, 2005 Parish Retreat, Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
November 23, 2004 Guest Speaker, Clarksdale Rotary Club
November 15, 2004 Guest Speaker, Baptist Women's Circle
August 13, 2004 Guest Speaker, St. Georges Teachers Meeting
May 26, 2004 Guest Speaker, Business and Professional Women's Luncheon
April 21, 2004 Guest Speaker, American Legion Womens Club
March 17, 2004 Guest Speaker, Drew Culture Club
March 6, 2004 St. Georges Ladies Luncheon
February 14, 2004 Featured Speaker, St. Paul's United Methodist Church Breakfast
October, 2003 Community Presentation and CD Release Party, Carnegie Public Library
September, 2003 First speaking engagement! St. Elizabeth Ladies Auxiliary