CRS Rice Bowl

Rice Bowl Grant Recipients History   

Rice Bowl Collection: Thank you to all the parishes that participated in the 2023 collectio. We were able to distribute $14,550 in local grants. 

Enrich your Lent with CRS Rice Bowl program
 

By Bill Doucette
For The Catholic Messenger

Many of us are familiar with the Rice Bowl program run by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) each Lent since 1975. Over the years, countless children have put coins into the small cardboard “rice bowl” to help those in need. Today, CRS Rice Bowl is a tradition for millions of Catholics who follow the three Lenten pillars of prayer, fasting and almsgiving to help those in need.  Read More...

 

CRS Rice Bowl Materials Mailing (Response required) – CRS has send a thank you mailing, all parishes and schools should have received it by now.  That mailing has the quantities of materials that your parish ordered in 2023, please take a moment to review and make any changes and return back to CRS.  The changes will be for the quantities of  materials in 2024.

The final deadline to submit all funds is May 31st. 


Please submit your Rice Bowl collections promptly to: 

Diocese of Davenport
Rice Bowl Collection
Attn: Finance Department
780 West Central Park Avenue
Davenport Iowa, 52804-1901

Use the Remittance form when submitting funds.  Don’t forget to write CRS Rice Bowl in the memo line of your check!  If possible e-mail a copy of the Remittance form to [email protected] 

We encourage all parishes to submit their funds as soon as they have them available.   We want to allow enough time for parishes and our Finance office to process all funds. The final deadline to submit all funds is May 31st. 

25% of the funds stay in the Diocese of Davenport to fund local programs to fight hunger.  If funds are not submitted in a timely manner it will affect the total grant distribution at the June meeting.  CRS receives 75% of funds to support CRS development project around the world.

Make a donation to CRS Rice Bowl, the Lenten program of Catholic Relief Services. Can't turn in your bowl? Give online!

To give by phone:
1-877-435-7277

Mail check to:
Diocese of Davenport
CRS - Rice Bowl Collection
Attn: Finance Department
780 W. Central Park Ave 
Davenport, IA 52804

Embrace the gift of mercy this Lent / En esta Cuaresma, abraza el don de la misericordia.

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

Lent is the season of mercy. Mercy lies at the heart of Pope Francis’ papacy, and his vision for the Church: the mercy that seeks the lost sheep, that binds the wounds of the one abandoned on the side of the road, that refuses to cast the stone.

Mercy isn’t easy. Some of us have a hard time believing that we’re worthy of God’s mercy, and so we stay away from the Church and the sacraments. To you, I say: Come home! God’s mercy is infinite! Come and be set free!  Read more...
 

Photo by [Carroll, Lauren] /CRS USA2023091801.JPG

Parishes and Catholic Schools across the U.S. participate in the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl Lenten program.  Through prayer, fasting,  learning 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).

With Lent comes the call of God to reflect on our lives and redirect them toward life in fullness. We are called to love our neighbor!

CRS Rice Bowl provides resources to bring Lenten spirituality to life for families, parishes and school communities while continuing to connect Catholics in our diocese with our global human family.

This Lent, we will journey with CRS to Uganda, El Salvador and Indonesia to learn about the root causes of hunger, the impact of climate change and how families —with the support of faith communities like yours—are making sure they have nutritious food to thrive.

Through CRS Rice Bowl stories, videos and lesson plans, your community will learn about the global issue of hunger and malnutrition and we will discover how our faith calls us to serve and help those in need.

CRS Rice Bowl Planning Timeline 

• Nov. 20, 2023: Last day to decrease or cancel orders.

• Jan. 2-10, 2024: Existing orders ship.

• Feb. 14, 2024: Ash Wednesday.

• March 15, 2024: Last day orders can be placed to arrive by Easter.

• March 31, 2024: Easter Sunday.

Countries featured this year are Uganda, El Salvador and Indonesia go to Stories of Hope to hear their journeys and learn how people are overcoming the causes of hunger and adapting to climate change. 

With Lent we have 40 days of preparation. It's a time for prayer, fasting and almsgiving, which culminates in the celebration of Easter.  This Lent, we will journey with CRS to Uganda, El Salvador and Indonesia.

Your financial contribution will make a difference in the lives of our brothers and sisters around the world.  Please make a generous donation today and join us in praying that we may grow closer to God by serving one another this Lent: https://brnw.ch/21wFaj8.