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Ways to deepen this year's lenten experience:
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Collecting Rice Bowls:
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2020 Rice Bowl Collection Ash Wednesday, February 26
Easter Sunday, April 12 -
CRS Rice Bowl Annual Collection Concludes Early April:
Many parishes, schools and communities have closed and postponed all gatherings to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Please use this time as an opportunity to lean more deeply into Lent. Holy week resources are available at https://www.crsricebowl.org/holy-week.
Now more than ever our Diocese relies on your donations to help us fight hunger locally and around the world.
Your contribution will allow us to have a more healthy collection during these difficult times, making funds available for local grants to organizations around the diocese that help fight hunger.The Diocese appreciates your Rice Bowl Contribution.
Ways to donate:
Send check directly to:
Diocese of Davenport
Rice Bowl Collection
Attn: Nancy Karn
780 West Central Park Avenue
Davenport, IA 52804
CRS national webs site To give by phone (CRS National):
1-877-435-7277
To give by mail (CRS National):
Catholic Relief Services
CRS Rice Bowl
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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).
2020 Feature Countries are: Honduras, Kenya, and Vietnam.
Ash Wednesday begins annual pilgrimage to Easter
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
On Feb. 26 we begin our annual pilgrimage through the desert to the Cross, and through the Cross to the joy of the Easter sacraments and Easter morning.
When we look at the Crucified One, what do we see? Pope Francis encourages us to see arms wide open, in an embrace of love. He encourages us to see a love poured out, inviting us into relationship. He encourages us to see that death does not have the last word; mercy triumphs over sin. As the Holy Father reminds us, “the great mystery of the death and resurrection of Jesus [is the] cornerstone of our personal and communal Christian life” (Message for Lent, 2020).
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2020 CRS Rice Bowl Funds Due May 31
Thank you for Participating in CRS Rice Bowl this Lent and making Lenten sacrifices that will lift up our brothers and sisters living in poverty. Twenty-Five percent of of the donations will stay here in our Diocese to funds programs that alleviate poverty and hunger.
Please use the Rice Bowl Remittance Form to send funds to the Dioceses.
Where to send Funds:
All Rice Bowl funds must be submitted to the Diocese of Davenport finance office by May 31. Using the Remittance form.
DO NOT SEND COLLECTION DIRECTLY TO CRS.
Memo line of Check: write CRS-Rice Bowl Collection. If you have any questions please contact Loxi Hopkins at 563-888-4212.
Please submit your Rice Bowl collections promptly to:
Diocese of Davenport
Attn: Nancy Karn
780 West Central Park Avenue
Davenport Iowa, 52804-1901
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Contact Us:
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Kent Ferrisferrisdavenportdiocese.orgSocial Action & Catholic Charities Director -
Esmeralda Guerreroguerrerodavenportdiocese.orgAdministrative Assistant Social Action & Catholic Charities -
Loxi Hopkinshopkinsdavenportdiocese.orgCCHD/CRS Diocesan Director
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