CRS Rice Bowl

Lent is a time of repentance and of uniting ourselves to Christ during his 40 days in the desert. During this sacred season, CRS Rice Bowl—Catholic Relief Services’ Lenten faith-in-action program—invites us to reflect on how caring for our neighbor is caring for Christ. For I was hungry and you gave me food, thirsty and you gave me drink (Matthew 25:35).

All parishes throughout the Archdiocese are invited to participate in CRS Rice Bowl. Your participation and parishioner contributions support our sisters and brothers experiencing poverty and hunger both here in our local church in Western Oregon and around the world. 

Seventy-five percent of the alms given through CRS Rice Bowl will go to Catholic Relief Services to support humanitarian aid projects that bring vital hope and lifesaving aid to millions of people in more than 100 countries.  Twenty-five percent of CRS Rice Bowl donations will stay here in our  Archdiocese to help those suffering from poverty and hunger in our own community.  

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