Brother William J. Woeger, F.S.C.
100 North 62nd Street, Omaha, NE68132
Office (402) 558-3100/FAX (402) 558-3026/E-Mail – wjwoeger@archomaha.org
Community (402) 558-0503
Qualifications:Background, Training, Experience, Etc.
Place of birth - St. Louis, MO
Date of birth - April 22, 1945
Bishop DuBourg High School, St. Louis, MO - graduated in 1963
Entered the Christian Brothers - September 9, 1963
Christian Brothers College, Memphis, TN - B.A. in Philosophy/Theology with minors in English and Art
Pronounced Perpetual Vows - August 22, 1970
Creighton University, Omaha, NE (Fine Arts)
University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE (Fine Arts)
Institute of Religious Formation, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO;
Manresa, Spain – Certificate, 1976
St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO - M.A. in Spirituality, 1976
Professional Experience
1995-04
-- Director, Office for Divine Worship, Archdiocese of Omaha, Omaha, NE 1985-04-- Executive Director of Cathedral Arts
Project, Omaha, NE
1995-04
-- Director of Liturgy, St. Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha, NE
-- Co-Director, Office for Divine Worship, Archdiocese of Omaha, Omaha, NE
-- Freelance Liturgical Consultant/Designer
1992-86
-- Founder and Executive Director of Cathedral Arts Project, Omaha, NE
-- On-site Liturgical Consultant, St. Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha, NE
-- Co-Director, Office for Divine Worship, Archdiocese of Omaha, Omaha, NE
-- Freelance Liturgical Consultant/Designer
1984-86
-- Director, Office for Divine Worship, Archdiocese of Omaha, Omaha, NE
-- Free-lance Liturgical Consultant/Designer
-- Representative of Region IX (MO, IA, KS, NE) and member of the National Governing Board of F.D.L.C.
-- Chairman of the Liturgical Arts Committee of the
National Governing Board of Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commission
1982-84
-- Co-Director, Office for Divine Worship, Archdiocese of Omaha,Omaha, NE
-- Campus Ministry Coordinator, Roncalli High School, Omaha, NE
-- Representative of Region IX (MO, IA, KS, NE) and member of the
National Governing Board for the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commission
-- Member of Executive Committee of National Governing Board of
Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commission
-- Member of Liturgical Arts Committee of the National Governing
Board of Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commission
1981-82
-- Director, Office for Divine Worship, Archdiocese of Omaha, Omaha, NE
-- Campus Ministry Coordinator, Roncalli High School, Omaha, NE
-- Instructor at College of St. Mary, Omaha, NE.
1977-81
-- Director for Environment and Art, Archdiocese of Omaha, Omaha,
-- Campus Ministry Coordinator, Roncalli High School, Omaha, NE
-- Instructor at College of St. Mary, Omaha, NE
1976-77
-- Instructor in Theology and Spirituality, College of St. Mary, Omaha, NE
-- Retreat Director and teacher, Roncalli High School, Omaha, NE.
1974-76
-- Director of Postulancy Program, the Christian Brothers,
St. Louis District, St. Louis, MO
1973-74
-- Participant in the Institute of Religious Formation,
St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
-- Summer, 1970, Member of Postulancy Staff, La Salle Institute,
Glencoe, MO
-- Summer, 1981 Director of Postulants, Christian Brothers College,
Memphis, TN
-- Summer, 1972, Director of Postulants, Christian Brothers College,
Memphis, TN
1966
-- Teacher, St. Mel High School, Chicago, IL
-- Teacher, Archbishop Rummel High School, Omaha, NE
Related Work Experience
-- Presenter for Notre Dame University Summer Liturgical Institute
-- Major presenter for Notre Dame University on Cathedral Architecture for the New Millennium, Fall 2001
-- Liturgical planner - National LaSallian Assembly of Christian Brothers, Chicago, IL, 1996
-- Liturgical Planner for Christian Brothers Tri-District Convocation,Chicago, IL, 1994
-- Presenter at the Galveston/Houston Liturgical Conference, Fall 1993
-- Published in Modern Liturgy Magazine, September 1993
-- Presenter at 1991 Bay Area Liturgical Conference, San Francisco, CA
-- Appointed in 1991 to national study committee of the Bishop's Commission on the Liturgy to address current U.S. funeral practices
-- Requested to plan the liturgical celebrations for the 1990 Convocation of the Christian Brothers, Moraga, California
-- Liturgical planning for closing celebration of the National Catholic Education Association, New York City, 1988
-- Edited and published, Places for Baptism, a collection of slides illustrating fonts suitable for immersion, 1987
-- Edited and published Worship Space, a collection of slides illustrating
Environment and Art in Catholic Worship, 1984
-- Liturgical consultant and designer
-- Coordinator of major diocesan liturgical celebrations
-- Liturgical planning at secondary school and provincial levels
-- Liturgical design projects for chapels and reconciliation rooms
-- Liturgical planner, Conference of Major Superiors of Men,
Fordham University, New York, 1985
-- Liturgical planner for National Convocation of Christian Brothers,
Moraga, CA, 1984
-- One-man art exhibit, College of St. Mary, 1969
Services to Client
-- Consultation to parish communities and/or architects on liturgical design,both new construction and renovation
-- Design work in conjunction with architect
-- Design of furnishings, appointments, etc.
-- Educational services (workshops, public speaking, etc.) for communitieson liturgical design, environment, planning and ministries
Educational/Formation Process
-- Prior to building or renovation
-- During the building or renovation
-- After the building or renovation is complete
-- Sometimes help with evaluation and ongoing
-- Development of programming after the space is complete and been in use for sometime
Services
-- Design the spatial arrangement
-- Design the furnishings
-- Fabricate furnishings (with cabinet maker)
-- Install furnishings
-- Color consultation
-- Provide consulting services
-- Work with local architect
Projects
New Structures
St. Leo's Catholic Church
Omaha, NE - 1981
Architect - Thomas Findley
Leo A. Daly Company
Consultant - Bro. William Woeger, F.S.C.
St. Columbkille Church
Papillion, NE - 1983
Architect - Gary Bowen
Bahr, Vermeer, and Haecker
Consultant - Bro. William Woeger, F.S.C.
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary
Glenwood, IA - 1984
Architect - C. I. Hersom
Consultant/Designer - Bro. William Woeger, F.S.C.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Omaha, NE - 1984
Architect - Golden Zenon
Zenon, Beringer and Associates
Consultant - Bro. William Woeger, F.S.C.
St. Wenceslaus Church
Omaha, NE - 1984
Architect - Gary Bowen
Bahr, Vermeer and Haecker
Consultant - Bro.William Woeger, F.S.C.
St. Stephen's Catholic Community
Nashville, TN - 1985
Architect - James Edwards
Edwards and Hotchkiss
Consultant/Designer - Bro. William Woeger, F.S.C.
St. Nicholas Church
Hays, KS - 1985
Architect - Wayne Brungardt
Strecklein and Brungardt, Architects
Consultant/Designer - Bro. William Woeger, F.S.C.
Saint Anthony's Parish
Lloydminster, Alberta - 1985
Architects - Woolfenden and Brown, Edmonton, Alberta
Consultant - Bro. William Woeger, F.S.C.
Bishop Kelley High School Chapel
Tulsa, OK - 1988
Architect - Wozencraft-Mowery and Associates
Consultant - Bro. William Woeger, F.S.C.
Sacred Heart Church
Glyndon, MD - 1993
Architect - Gary Boen, Paul Jeffery, Bahr, Vermeer and Haecker
Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Saint Stephen the Martyr Parish
Omaha, NE - 1992
Architect - Wilscam and Birge
Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Rejoice Lutheran Church
Omaha, NE - 1992
Architect - Stan Howe
Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Saint Thomas Lutheran Church
Omaha, NE - 1994
Architect - Poyner and Alley
Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
West Des Moines, IA - 1995
Architect - RDG, Schutte, Wilscam, Birge
Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Saint John Francis Regis Catholic Church
Kansas City, MO - 1996
Architect - Shaughnessy, Fickel and Scott Architects, Inc
Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Sisters of Saint Joseph Motherhouse Chapel
Wichita, KS. - 1996
Architect - Shaefer, Johnson, Cox, Frey
Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Holy Family Catholic Community
Middletown, MD - 1997
Architect - Noelker and Hull
Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
Omaha, NE - 1998
Architect - RDG Schutte, Wilscam, Birge
Consultant/Designer - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Good Shepherd Catholic Community
Shawnee, Kansas - 1996
Architect - Bahr, Vermeer and Haecker
Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
All Saints Catholic Church
Stuart, IA - current - 1996
Architect - RDG Schutte, Wilscam, Birge
Designer/Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
Des Moines, IA - 2000
Architect - Bahr, Vermeer and Haecker
Consultant/Designer - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Saint Joseph Catholic Church
Lincoln, CA - Current
Architect - Bahr, Vermeer and Haecker
Consultant/Designer - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Saint Clare Church
Roseville, CA - 2002
Architect - Carissimi, Rohrer, McMullen, Shively
Designer and Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 2004
Sacramento, CA
Architect - Beyer Blinder Belle, New York, NY
Designer and Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Christian Brothers College Chapel, 2003
St. Louis, MO
Mackey, Mitchell Architects
Consultant/Designer - Bro. William Woeger, F.S.C.
Visitation Catholic Church
Kansas City, MO - 2004
Architect - Devine, Deflon, Yaeger
Designer/Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Oakland, CA – 2005
Architect – Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Designer/Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Renovation
Roncalli High School Chapel
Omaha, NE - 1977
Consultant/Designer - Bro. William Woeger, F.S.C.
St. Bernard's Church
Omaha - 1979
Consultant/Designer - Bro. William Woeger, F.S.C.
Notre Dame Convent Chapel
Omaha - 1980
Consultant/Designer - Bro. William Woeger, F.S.C.
Oblate Community Chapel
Omaha - 1980
Consultant/Designer - Bro. William Woeger, F.S.C.
St. Patrick's Church
Fremont, NE - 1984
Architect - Gary Bowen
Architect - Bahr, Vermeer and Haecker
Consultant - Bro. William Woeger, F.S.C.
Immaculate Conception Church
Clarksville, TN - 1985
Architects - Stacker / Cook
Consultant - Bro. William Woeger, F.S.C.
Our Lady of Mercy Chapel
Sisters of Mercy Provincialate
St. Louis, MO - 1986
Architects - Christner Partnership
Consultant/Designer - Bro. William Woeger, F.S.C.
Saint John Vianney
Fairmont, MN - 1987
Architect - Paul Jeffery, Bahr, Vermeer and Haecker
Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Saint Bonaventure Church
Columbus, NE - 1991
Architect - Wilscam and Birge
Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Holy Trinity Church
Des Moines, IA - 1992
Architect - Environmental Design Group, LTD, P.C.
Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
Ames, IA - 1996
Architect - RDG Schutte Wilscam Birge
Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Saint Patrick Catholic Church
Council Bluffs, IA - 1996
Architect - RDG Schutte Wilscam Birge
Consultant/Designer - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Saint Peter's Catholic Church
Council Bluffs, IA - 1995
Architect - Bahr, Vermeer and Haecker
Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
San Francisco, CA 1998
Architect - Goldman Architects
Designer/Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Saint Mary's University of California
Moraga, CA - 1998
Architect - Campus Architect
Designer/Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Saint Patrick Catholic Church
Ottumwa, IA - 1996
Architect - RDG Schutte Wilscam Birge
Consultant/Designer - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Omaha, NE - 1996
Architect - RDG Schutte Wilscam Birge
Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
St. Pius X Catholic Church
Kansas City, MO. - 1997
Architect - Frank Grimaldi
Designer/Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
St. Edward Catholic Church
Waterloo, IA - 1997
Architect - Thorson, Brom, Broshar, Snyder
Designer/Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
All Saints Catholic Church
Stuart, IA - 1999
Architect - RDG Schutte Wilscam Birge
Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Sacred Heart Church Chapel
Glyndon, MD - 1993
Furniture Design
Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Saint Peter's Church
San Francisco, CA - 2000
Architectural Resources Group
Liturgical Consultant/Designer - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Saint Cecilia Cathedral
Omaha, NE - 1999
Architect - Bahr, Vermeer and Haecker
Designer/Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
St. John LaLande Catholic Church
Blue Springs, MO - 2000
Architect - Shaughnessy, Fickel and Scott Architects, Inc
Consultant/Designer - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Sisters of Saint Joseph Motherhouse Chapel
St. Louis, MO - 1998 - 2001
Architect - Trivers and Associates, St. Louis, MO
Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
Sacramento, CA
Architects:Beyer, Blinder, Belle, New York, NY
Designer/Consultant - Brother William Woeger, F.S.C.
Icon Commissions
Notre Dame Chapel
Sisters of Notre Dame
Omaha, NE
St. Leo Catholic Church
Omaha, NE
Chapel of St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence Center
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Church of St. Nicholas
Hays, KS
St. Stephen's Center Community
Old Hickory, TN
Immaculate Conception Church
Franklin, TN
Bishop Kelly High School
Tulsa, OK
Hanna Boy's Center
Sonoma, CA
Shantivanum Retreat Center
Easton, KN
St. Stephen Catholic Student Center
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA
St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church
Omaha, NE
St. James Catholic Church
Liberty, MO
Sacred Heart Church
Glyndon, MD
Saint Francis of Assisi Church
Des Moines, IA
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
Lincoln, NE
Saint Patrick's Church
Ottumwa, IA
Saint Patrick's Church
Council Bluffs, IA
Holy Family Catholic Community
Middletown, MD
Saint Cecilia Cathedral
Omaha, Nebraska
All Saints Church
Stuart, IA
St. John LaLande Church
Blue Springs, MO
Awards
Nebraska Masonry Institute, 1983
Saint Columbkille Church
Papillion, NE
Nebraska Masonry Institute, 1985
Saint Wenceslaus Church
Omaha, NE
American Institute of Architects
1991 Honor Award
Holy Spirit Catholic Church
Sioux Falls, SD
National American Institute of Architects
Award for Excellence in Art, 1995
St. Francis of Assisi Church
West Des Moines, IA
American Institute of Architects, Iowa Chapter
Award for Excellence in Art, 1995
St. Francis of Assisi Church
West Des Moines, IA
Nebraska Masonry Institute, 1995
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
West Des Moines, IA
International Award for Excellence, 1996
Masonry Magazine
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
West Des Moines, IA
American Institute of Architects, Iowa Chapter
Award for Excellence in Art, 1996
St. Francis of Assisi Church
West Des Moines, IA
1999 Religious Art and Architecture Award
For Excellence in Liturgical/Interior Design
Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture (IFRAA)
Professional Interest Area of American Institute of Architects
Holy Family Catholic Community, Middletown, MD
President's Award 1995
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska
Governor's Art Award 1998
Outstanding Organizational Achievement
Cathedral Arts Project, Executive Director & Founder
2001 Religious Art and Architecture Award
For Excellence in Liturgical/Interior Design
Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture (IFRAA)
Professional Interest Area of American Institute of Architects
Saint Peter Church, San Francisco, CA
2002 Preservation Design Award
California Preservation Foundation
Saint Peter Church, San Francisco, CA
Publications
-- Worship Space, slide series published in 1984
-- Places for Baptism, slide series published in 1987
-- Environment and Art in Catholic Worship
English and Spanish edition, #15, #72
LTP/Archdiocese of Chicago, 1986
-- Environment and Art Newsletter
January, 1990, 2-4; "New Churches, a Photo Essay"
LTP/Archdiocese of Chicago
-- Shaping a House for the Church
Marchita Mauck, 1990
St. Bernard's Church, pp. 72-74
-- "Converting the Artist"
Authored article:Modern Liturgy
Vol. 20, No. 7; September 1993
-- Environment and Art Newsletter
October 1996, "Omaha's Cathedral Arts Project"
LTP/Archdiocese of Chicago
-- Environment and Art Newsletter
January 1999, "Rural American and Catholic, Holy Family Church"
LTP/Archdiocese of Chicago
-- Environment and Art Newsletter
July, 2001, "It Looks Like A Church:St. Vincent de Paul in Omaha"
LTP/Archdiocese of Chicago
-- Environment and Art Newsletter
January/February, 2005, "A Response to ‘The Temple of the Living God’”
LTP/Archdiocese of Chicago
Philosophy
I believe that design of spaces for worship, as with all the arts, is at the service of the liturgy.I help clients to understand, explore and appreciate the possibilities within their community for full _expression of the Church's liturgical rites.The official documents on church art and architecture are essential tools for enabling each faith community to arrive at the best setting for liturgy.This is an exciting process which can result in a unique outcome expressive of a particular community's identity and understanding of itself as a worshiping assembly in the Roman Catholic tradition.I believe that my educational background is a particular asset in bringing a client to this awareness.
