Parishes and Catholic Schools across the U.S. participate in the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Lenten program, CRS Rice Bowl. Through prayer, learning, fasting and giving, parishioners learn solidarity with families and individuals in other countries. During Lent, Parishioners are asked to contribute to the CRS Rice Bowl collection. These funds further the work of CRS internationally, and support of organizations locally for programs that compliment CRS objectives such as feeding the hungry. The first 25% of the total collection is retained by the Diocese for use as grants to such local organizations. The other 75% assists CRS to address causes of global poverty and hunger.
The Bishop appoint a Diocesan Board to allocate the Rice Bowl funds retained for local use. The Board is composed of clergy, religious, and laypeople from around the Diocese, and is chaired by the Diocesan Director for CRS, and is the same Board and Director for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD).
| Contact:
Kathy & Jim McCoy CRS Coordinators 563-324-1911 563-355-6347. |
Contact:
Esmeralda Guerrero Administrative Assistant 563-888-4210 |
Submit your 2013 CRS Rice Bowl Collection:
Please submit all CRS Rice Bowl funds to the
Finance Office by May 31, 2013.
The 25% local share grants will be decided on June 28 and we
would like to have a full accounting of the 2013 CRS Rice Bowl
campaign. Please be sure to
clearly mark that the funds are for CRS Rice Bowl. If you have any
questions please contact Kathy McCoy at 563-355-6347.
2013 CRS Rice Bowl letter to parishes and pastors.
CRS Rice Bowl Videos
Seminarian Ross Epping
Message to Adults
Seminarian Ross Epping Message to Youth
Please click on the link to view video created by CRS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw0iv2RodvQ.
Rice
Bowl campaign is raising funds to fight hunger globally
A Diocese of
Davenport seminarian was able to see how funds from Catholic Relief
Services Rice Bowl program are being used in Burkina Faso.
Ross Epping, who is studying at University of St. Mary of the Lake in
Mundelein, Ill., visited the West African nation last year. “Each year
the pre-theology II students at Mundelein are given the opportunity to
go on a mission trip,” Epping said. “You may either choose to travel to
Arizona to do mission work at a reservation or you may choose to go with
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to Africa.”
Links to more information.
| Catholic Relief Services- Rice Bowl Collection | Order your parish collection materials. |
| Resources for Parihses | CRS Rice Bowl Recipe |
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