Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral

Flowers

Altar Flowers

  • Please note that we can accommodate several donors on any Sunday. Cathedral flowers average $200 per Sunday.

  • The Cathedral office will contact all flower donors ahead of the desired Sunday to determine the amount of the donation as well as to ensure accuracy in the Sunday bulletin, The Angelus, and in the prayers of the people. Donors will then receive a reminder.

  • All flower memorials are considered contributions, and therefore are tax deductible.

  • Questions should be directed to Joan Bock: jbock@ghtc-kc.org or 816-474-8260 x133.

  • Donations for door wreaths and memorial candles can also be given. Contact Joan directly to inquire more about giving a wreath or candles.

  • New! If you would like to give your contribution toward flowers online (with Visa or MasterCard), please click here. [Payment is separate from the reservation process.]
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Flower FAQs

FAQ 1: How much do flowers cost each Sunday?

Answer: Cathedral flowers average $200 per Sunday. This includes the two altar arrangements, the flowers on the baptistery reredos and the flowers on the chapel altar. (This average does not include the Christmas and Easter arrangements.)

FAQ 2: I would love to give flowers in memory of a loved one, but I cannot afford that amount of money. Am I out of luck entirely?

Answer: Not at all. We recognize that many people cannot afford a gift of that magnitude. The Cathedral honors all memorials, large and small. Multiple memorials on any given Sunday is but one way that this can be handled.

FAQ 3: Do the flowers have to be in memory of someone?

Answer: Not at all. Flowers can be given in thanksgiving for a child’s birthday, for blessings received, for the recovery of health, for prayers answered, for an anniversary celebration … you get the idea.

FAQ 4: How do I go about making a flower memorial?

Answer: There are several ways:

1) Go to the flower chart, posted in Founders’ Hall beginning next Sunday and write your name in the space provided for the Sunday you desire the flowers. You will see that up to four families can be accommodated each Sunday. You will be contacted by Joan Bock who will verify the Sunday and the details of your memorial.

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2) Make the reservation for flowers on this page. This information will go, again, to Joan who will contact you by e-mail or phone.

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3) Call the Cathedral office at 816.474.8260 and speak directly with Joan (voice mail extension 133).

FAQ 5: Then how do I pay for this?

Answer: In your conversation with Joan, you may indicate whether you wish to make the full memorial of $200 or a portion thereof. This information, of course, remains confidential. Normally, you will be asked to make the payment in advance of the Sunday you’ve requested, and you will receive a reminder in the mail. If you prefer to pay by Visa or Mastercard, after clicking the Submit Form button on this page, you will be taken to a page with a link for online payments.

FAQ 6: So I don’t contact Trapp & Co. directly?

Answer: For normal Sunday morning flower memorials, that is correct. Arrangements are made through the Cathedral and you are not billed by Trapp & Co. Because you are making a memorial to the Cathedral, this tax-deductible gift will be included in your quarterly contribution statement.

FAQ 7: I’ve always given flowers on the Sunday closest to a certain date, but someone has always called me. Will that happen with this new plan?

Answer: At this point, we do not expect that we will be able to contact parishioners inviting them to make a memorial. However, we definitely want to honor your special Sunday and simply need to know your desire to have flowers on that day. Please contact us with the dates that are special to you.