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Ways to deepen this year's lenten experience:
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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, 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).
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2019 Rice Bowl Collection March 6
Rice Bowl begins Ash Wednesday, March 6.
We hope that you take a moment to explore all the wonderful faith formation resources available for your community to walk together this Lenten season. If you haven’t done so already, take time to explore the CRS Rice Bowl website. Also try the CRS Rice Bowl App and receive daily reflections.
- Please display your materials and invite your community to participate in CRS Rice Bowl. Encourage them to pick up a Family Rice Bowl and use the Lenten Calendar daily to guide them in prayer, fasting and almsgiving for the 40 days during Lent.
- Funds raised in the CRS Rice Bowl collection support development projects in nearly 100 countries overseas, and 25% of the funds stay in our Diocese to support local hunger and poverty efforts. Last year we were able to distribute $17,100 locally to hunger and poverty programs across the Diocese.
- Local Rice Bowl Grant: 25% of the funds collected from the Rice Bowl Campaign remains in the Diocese to help organizations that combat hunger and poverty. Applications are due by 4:00 p.m. on May 15, 2019 (no exceptions).
Accepting Grant Applications from the 2018 Catholic Campaign for Human Development Collection: Eligible applicants are organizations and projects that promote systemic change, the second foot of social justice. Go here to apply and for more information.
Featured Countries:
- Guatemala
- Aganda
- Sri Lanka
- Sierra Leone
- Gaza
You may also visit crsricebowl.org or crsplatodearroz.org to find additional resources.
Resources:- CRS Rice Bowl App - Get daily reflections
- Signup for the weekly Rice Bowl reflections emails during Lent
- 2019 Stories of Hope.
- Holy Week.
- Catholic Relief Services- Rice Bowl Collection
- Share the Journey - Prayer Walk Available: To reserve a date for this traveling prayer walk contact Kent Ferris, ferris@davenportdiocese.org or 563-888-4211. Please see online calendar for available dates, scroll down to the bottom of the page.
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CRS Rice Bowl Funds due May 31
New for 2019 - Please use the Rice Bowl Remittance Form to be use to send funds to the Dioceses.
Please submit all CRS Rice Bowl funds to the finance office by May 31. Using the Remittance form. Please also write CRS-Rice Bowl Collection in the checks memo line. 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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March 12By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger Each Lenten season, Catholics in the Diocese of Davenport drop coins and bills into Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl banks in an effort to help the poor and vulnerable locally and overseas. Last fall, Father David Brownfield, a priest of the Diocese of Davenport and a local CRS board member, had the opportunity to see the work of CRS up close in the Middle East. “I got to see how CRS takes an integral approach to giving aid to people.”Read More
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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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