He said to them in reply Give them

“He said to them in reply, ‘Give them some food yourselves’. ” ~Mark 6

CRS Rice Bowl & Lenten Calendar • Order one for every student or family • Families can order a single rice bowl to be used in the home. • Daily reflection, weekly Stories of Hope, simple meal recipes

Meatless Meal Recipes • 3 meatless meals from each featured country (+ archived recipes!) crsricebowl. org/recipe

Videos • Stories of Hope (with a NEW look!) • How-to Videos • Stations of the Cross • Thank You Video

Order: • Rice Bowl/Calendar • Poster Digital Downloads: Visit crsricebowl. org/order.

Youth & Young Adults • Online resources for high school students & youth ministry (English only!) • Reflexiones para la Pastoral Juvenil Hispana faith-sharing resources (Spanish only!)

Visit our website crsricebowl. org

Social Media Join our CRS Rice Bowl Facebook Group Follow us on You. Tube

Best Practices • Integration in Liturgy ü Part of the Offertory Gifts ü Priest mentions during homily ü Show video during homily/ announcements/bulletin • Schools/Religious Education ü Show videos during class ü Presentation with parents • Simple Meal Fridays crsricebowl. org/recipe • Speakers ü Global Fellows ü Speaker Tour

Four Key Moments to Plan 1. Promotion and Distribution of Rice Bowls 2. Continuity throughout the 6 weeks of Lent 3. Collection of Rice Bowls, counting donations 4. Mail in check to diocese (CRS Rice Bowl on memo line) or directly to CRS

Wait a minute. Hold on. What’s this about a “local 25%” portion of my CRS Rice Bowl gift? 25% of every gift to your CRS Rice Bowl supports local projects in your community through your diocesan office.

What if I have questions concerning my CRS Rice Bowl order? Please contact the call number for CRS: 1 -800 -222 -0025