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        <title>Angel Artwork, Praise and Worship - Celeste Zepponi - Bio/Celeste Retreats</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<h2><span class="news_title">Bio/Events</span></h2><br /><p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Celeste Zepponi is a painter  and singer/songwriter from Clarksdale, Mississippi. In addition to  teaching art, Celeste has recorded two Christian albums and presents her  art and music to Christian churches and women's groups. Celeste shares  her testimony, her art and music to encourage others to develop their  prayer lives by exploring their personal interests and talents.</span></strong></p><br /><hr /><br /><!--StartFragment--><br /><p><img src="http://www.celestezepponi.com/images/olphretreatatpodium.jpg" alt="" hspace="1" width="256" height="310" align="right" /> <strong>Celeste  conducts days of retreat and art as prayer workshops.</strong> 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&rsquo;s EWTN program <em>Backstage</em>, a thirty-minute  program for performing artists. She has also appeared on Catholic Family  Land's program <em>His Love</em>, 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,  <em>Catholic Music 2008</em>, and  <em>Catholic Christmas</em>,  both compilation CDs marketed by Spiritwing Records. <a href="http://www.spiritwingrecords.com/">www.spiritwingrecords.com</a>.  Her painting <em>Angel of Hope</em> appeared on the cover of Mississippi  Catholic.</p><br /><hr /><br /><p><strong>Selected Speaking Engagements</strong>&nbsp;</p><br /><p><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">August 7,2010 Betania II Retreat Center, Medway Massachusetts</span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">February  12,2010, WOMEN   CELEBRATE Little Chute, Wisconsin,</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">April 14, 2009   Day Retreat, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Germantown, TN</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">October 29,  2008  Day Retreat, St. Richards Jackson MS</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">August 29, 2008  Interview  on Catholic Mornings with Gary Gersin</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">June 24, 2008  Featured artist,  BACKSTAGE, program on EWTN, currently airing</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">June 12, 2008  Exhibiting  artist, "Summer Fun" group art show, Brooks Museum, Memphis, TN</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">May 2,  2008  Guest, The Catholic Mornings Show with Gary Gersin</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">April 16, 2008   Faculty, Parent, and Student Retreat, Cathedral School, Natchez, MS</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">March 11, 2008  Lenten Presentation, Christ the King Church Southaven,  MS</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">February 22, 2008  Featured Speaker, St. Richard Ladies Retreat</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">December 1, 2007  Parish Retreat, Queen of Peace Catholic Church Olive  Branch, MS</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">October 25, 2007  Featured Speaker, Women's Retreat, St.  Mary's, Yazoo City, MS</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 9, 2007  Guest Speaker, Clarksdale  Baptist Church</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">May 13, 2007            Retreat, Little Portion Retreat  Center, Eureka Springs, Arkansas</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">November 4, 2006  Parish Retreat, St.  Francis of Assisi</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">October 26, 2006  Retreat, St. Stephens Episcopal  Churchwomen</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">October 4, 2006  Keynote Speaker, Women's Retreat, AGLOW</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">September 14, 2006  Clarksdale Women's Club</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">June 7, 2006  Parish  Retreat, St. Richards Jackson MS</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">April 4, 2006  Meeting with Bishop  Latino, Ministry blessing</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">March 19, 2006  Featured Speaker, St. Paul's  Methodist Church Breakfast</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">February 28, 2006  Key Note Speaker, Raymond  James Prayer Breakfast, Las Vegas, NV</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">November 19, 2005  Key Note  Speaker, Business and Professional Women's Luncheon</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">November 5, 2005   Guest Speaker, St. Georges Delta Kappa Gamma</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">April 14, 2005  Key Note  Speaker, Statewide Episcopal Church Women's Annual Retreat</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">April 10,  2005  Guest Speaker, Catholic Youth Organization</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">March 6, 2005  Parish  Retreat, Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">November 23, 2004  Guest  Speaker, Clarksdale Rotary Club</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">November 15, 2004  Guest Speaker,  Baptist Women's Circle</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">August 13, 2004  Guest Speaker, St. Georges  Teachers Meeting</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">May 26, 2004  Guest Speaker, Business and Professional  Women's Luncheon</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">April 21, 2004  Guest Speaker, American Legion Womens  Club</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">March 17, 2004  Guest Speaker, Drew Culture Club</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">March 6, 2004   St. Georges Ladies Luncheon</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">February 14, 2004  Featured Speaker, St.  Paul's United Methodist Church Breakfast</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">October, 2003  Community  Presentation and CD Release Party, Carnegie Public Library</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">September,  2003  St. Elizabeth Ladies Auxiliary</span></p>]]></description>
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            <title>Betania II Retreat Center, Medway Massachusetts</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><img title="Susan and Celeste with Angel of Betania II" src="http://www.celestezepponi.com/images/Susan_and_Celeste_with_Angel_Painting_resized.jpeg" alt="Susan and Celeste with Angel of Betania II" width="214" height="256" /></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Susan Stein with Celeste and an angel painting created while the congregation watched Celeste paint and sing songs from her albums, demonstrating her method of using her creative interests as form of prayer. </span></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Everyone has their own unique life situations, personality, interests, talents, abilities and responsibilities. Do everything for the glory of God. Invite Jesus to be with you in every task, and ordinary tasks become holy. The things you love to do! The things you have to do. All that you do. Offer all these actions back to God as a form of praise and worship! As a form of thanksgiving because you are alive and able to do them. (Someday you will not be able.) In doing so you will experience joy! Your burdens will become light! And along with your smile, you will bring the joy of Jesus into the lives of others. " Celeste<br /></span></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><br /></strong></p>]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Women Celebrate Conference </strong></span></span></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>January 2010, Little Chute, Wisconsin</strong></span></span></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><img title="Women_Celebrate_Conference_1.jpg" src="http://www.celestezepponi.com/images/Women_Celebrate_Conference_1.jpg" alt="Women_Celebrate_Conference_1.jpg" width="279" height="263" /></strong></span></span></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>OPENING TALK FRIDAY EVENING</strong></span></span></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;</span></strong></span></span></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">----------------------------<br /></span></strong></span></span></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><img title="Women_Celebrate_Conference_3.jpg" src="http://www.celestezepponi.com/images/Women_Celebrate_Conference_3.jpg" alt="Women_Celebrate_Conference_3.jpg" width="267" height="242" /></strong></span></span></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">R</span><span style="font-size: small;">etreat planning team members</span></strong></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong> Jessie Hietpas and Debbie Wilson with  Celeste </strong></span></span></span></p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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            <title>EWTN Catholic Television's Backstage Featuring Celeste Zepponi</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<!--StartFragment--><img src="http://www.celestezepponi.com/images/backstage310x238.jpg"height="238"width="310"align="left"hspace="5">Celeste was a featured guest on EWTN Catholic Television's <i>Backstage</i>. She gives her testimony, sings her music, and paints one of her angels as a prayer during a 30 minute taping that continues to air.  <i>Backstage</i> airs episodes of featured Catholic artists every Saturday evening.<br /><br />Filming at EWTN (Eternal Word Network Television) Backstage, a program for performing artists. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><hr />]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[<!--StartFragment--><img src="http://www.celestezepponi.com/images/tcslogo.png"height="96"width="96"align="left"hspace="5">For Immediate Release Milford, CT <br />-<b>Top Catholic Songs</b> formally announced today the voting results for the Top Ten Songs for  Adoration from Catholic Artists. Chris D'Alfonso, currently performing in the area of Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany, reached across the Pond with his moving Eucharistic ballad, "Broken" from the album Blueprints. Margo B Smith's heartfelt "Spending Time Adoring You" and "Holy God We Praise Your Great Name" from the typically comedic <br />Nick Alexander complete the top three. <br />Teresa Smith returns to the Top Ten with "Open Book" at #4, while Sean Clive continues to make his presence felt as "With You" lands at #5. Michael Howard's "Jesus, Teacher" off the Build the House album, which benefits the missions in Honduras, scored the #6 position. Lynn Geyer adds to her collection of Top Ten honors as "Quiet Here With You" lands at #7. Mark Mallett earned the #8<br />spot with "Holy Are You, Lord", followed by Valerie Von Fange's setting of "Psalm 123" and Celeste Zepponi's "You Are Enough".<br />The purpose of this Top Ten list was to honor Catholic artists for <br />their musical and technical achievements in providing Catholics with<br />quality recorded music which is entertaining, edifying, and<br />educational.<br />According to a poll of the Top Catholic Songs online community, these 10<br />songs represent the best recorded songs by Catholic musicians for<br />Adoration:<br />1.Broken / Chris D'Alfonso<br />2.Spending Time Adoring You / Margo B. Smith<br />3.Holy God We Praise Your Great Name / Nick Alexander<br />4.Open Book / Teresa Smith<br />5.With You / Sean Clive<br />6.Jesus, Teacher / Michael Howard<br />7.Quiet Here With You / Lynn Geyer<br />8.Holy Are You, Lord / Mark Mallett<br />9.Psalm 123 / Valerie Von Fange<br />10.You Are Enough / Celeste Zepponi<br /><br />To hear and download the Top Ten Songs for Adoration by Catholic<br />Artists, and other Top Ten lists , go to:<a href="http://www.TopCatholicSongs.com"><font color="blue">Top Catholic Songs</font></a><hr />]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p><img title="makeawishflyer.jpg" src="http://www.celestezepponi.com/images/makeawishflyer.jpg" alt="makeawishflyer.jpg" width="320" height="414" /></p><br /><p><img src="http://www.celestezepponi.com/images/flyersmall.jpg" alt="" hspace="2" width="122" height="158" align="left" /><br /><big>Celeste's Angels are 2008 Holiday Cards. Please help us to spread the joy of the season by purchasing these beautiful cards and supporting the mission of Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-South. To place your order please call 901-692-9510. Website <a href="http://www.midsouthwish.org">www.midsouthwish.org</a> </big><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><hr />]]></description>
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