1 / 22

CRS Rice Bowl: Lent 2013

CRS Rice Bowl: Lent 2013 . Agenda. Program Overview Lent 2013 – CRS Rice Bowl in the Year of Faith New Resources What makes CRS Rice Bowl a success? Questions/Discussion. Overview. CRS’ Lenten faith formation program

dewei
Download Presentation

CRS Rice Bowl: Lent 2013

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. CRS Rice Bowl: Lent 2013

  2. Agenda • Program Overview • Lent 2013 – CRS Rice Bowl in the Year of Faith • New Resources • What makes CRS Rice Bowl a success? • Questions/Discussion

  3. Overview • CRS’ Lenten faith formation program • Connects Catholics in the United States with our brothers and sisters around the world • Brings Lent to life for faith communities and families in the home Photo by Philip Laubner/CRS

  4. Lent 2013- Year of Faith • Year of Faith isan intentional time for Catholics worldwide to explore and deepen our commitment to the faith • New CRS Rice Bowl materials are designed to help Catholics live the spirit of Lent more fully • Connects Lenten prayer, fasting, and almsgiving with the global mission of the Church to serve those most in need • Great way to get people excited about our Catholic faith, and about helping people in need worldwide

  5. New Logo

  6. Spanish Logo

  7. 2013 Poster with Tagline

  8. Spanish Poster with Tagline

  9. 2013 Rice Bowl

  10. 2013 Rice Bowl

  11. 2013 Rice Bowl

  12. Lenten Spiritual Guide

  13. Lenten Spiritual Guide

  14. Countries Featured in 2013 • Burkina Faso • Improving Agriculture • East Timor • Stopping Tuberculosis • Lesotho • Early Childhood Education • Dominican Republic • Community Savings Banks • Pakistan • Clean Water • Diocese of Oakland, CA • Local 25% project

  15. Lenten Spiritual Guide

  16. Other Materials Available • Coordinator’s Guide • With resources to integrate into parish’s Lenten activities • Educator’s Guide • Lesson plans and activities for Catholic schools and parish religious education programs • DVD • Videos (English and Spanish) from featured countries • CRSRiceBowl.org • Redesigned to provide more interactive engagement for individuals and families • Will launch December 2012

  17. New Website

  18. Lenten Spiritual Guide

  19. Ordering Materials • Materials available in English and Spanish • Materials free of charge • Order at 1-800-222-0025 or crsricebowl.org.

  20. CRS Rice Bowl in the Parish • Parish Leadership sees CRS Rice Bowl as a faith formation tool • Every family gets a Rice Bowl • Strong Endorsement from Pulpit • CRS Rice Bowl integrated into parish life during Lent • Religious ed involved • Simple meal • Reminders during Lent (bulletins, homilies, etc.) • Clear collection plan

  21. Rice Bowl success What really makes a difference? #1: A passionate CRS Rice Bowl ambassador in Parish • Talk to pastor/parish leadership about increased engagement in CRS Rice Bowl for 2013 • Provide leadership/encouragement for implementation of CRS Rice Bowl • Speak at Masses (Sunday before Lent) during CRS Rice Bowl distribution: “Why I support CRS and participate in CRS Rice Bowl” • Follow up with clear collection plan at end of Lent, to make sure donations get turned in

  22. Questions? Thank You!

More Related