CRS Rice Bowl

CRS Rice Bowl is a Lenten program of prayer, fasting, learning, and giving. The educational materials assist ongoing parish and school efforts in developing a spirituality of justice and solidarity with those most in need. Donations help fund CRS development projects in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America to produce more food, increase income and address poverty. 25% of contributions remain in this archdiocese for grants to parishes and organizations that help the poor in Western Washington.

Archdiocese of Seattle receives 2015 CRS Rice Bowl Award	View
2015 resources for PARISHES English and Spanish	View
2015 resources for SCHOOLS English and Spanish	View
Stories of Hope VIDEOS Watch these short videos and learn more about the featured countries.	Watch
Download the CRS Rice Bowl mobile app Get daily reflections, meatless recipes, and track your Lenten sacrifices. FREE for iPhone and Android.	Download
CRS Collection and CRS Rice Bowl FAQs	View
CRS Rice Bowl Website	View
CRS Rice Bowl Celebrates 40 years	View
How to Kickoff CRS Rice Bowl	View
Rice Bowl Placemat - Seattle Archdiocesan Version	View
Pope Francis' Lenten Message 2015	View

Lenten Prayer in English and Spanish	View
Lenten Prayer in Samoan	View
Lenten Prayer in Swahili	View
Lenten Prayer in Chinese	View
Lenten Prayer in Korean	View
Lenten Prayer in Tagalog	View
Lenten Prayer in Vietnamese	View
Lenten prayer in Polish	View

Rice Bowl Grants in Archdiocese of Seattle Seventy-five percent of Rice Bowl donations are used by Catholic Relief Services overseas for development projects, such as small loans for women in the poorest areas of the world. (Visit the CRS web site to learn more!) Twenty-five percent of the funds stay in each diocese for local projects. $491,495.83 was raised in the Archdiocese through Rice Bowl in Lent of 2014, and so $122,873.96 was made available for over 225 grants in western Washington. The 2014 grant results are available below.	View
2014 CRS Rice Bowl Grants Printer friendly PDF version: 2014 CRS Rice Bowl Grants	View
2015 Rice Bowl Grant Memo to Applicants The Missions Office accepts grant applications from parishes and organizations in western Washington that work toward the alleviation of hunger and poverty in the Archdiocese of Seattle area. The 2015 grant process will be open March 9 through May 8, 2015. Potential applicants are welcome to contact the Missions Office at any time of the year.	View
2015 Rice Bowl Grant Criteria & Guidelines	View
2015 Rice Bowl Grant Application	PDF
2015 Rice Bowl Grant Application	Word Doc
2014 Rice Bowl Grant Report Form Note for 2014 awardees: A report on how 2014 Rice Bowl grant funds were used, if a grant had been provided, must be on file before a 2015 application will be considered for funding.	PDF
2014 Rice Bowl Grant Report Form	Word Doc