The Third Week of Lent: Better and Better

Making good Choices helps us to grow as children of God. Once Jesus invited a tax collector to make a choice to be a follower of Jesus. The tax collector made the choice to leave his work and follow Jesus. The Man’s name was Mathew. He became one of Jesus’ first disciples.

Jesus asks us to follow him too. During Lent, we take special care to do the things Jesus asks us to do. We forgive. We find ways to make peace. We give to others who are in need.  WE ASK God to help us make everything just a little bit better.

  

As we begin our Lenten journeys, we also begin our participation in CRS Operation Rice Bowl, as a way to connect with our brothers and sisters in need around the world through the traditional Lenten practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving.

Make simple meals from around the world with your family.

Be a part of CRS’ Operation Rice Bowl and take action on behalf of the poor and vulnerable this Lent. You can participate and make a difference. Pick up your Rice Bowl at the back of the church.

Source: Faith First, catechist guide

Operation Rice Bowl

Operation Rice Bowl, Catholic Relief Services’(CRS) Lenten program, began in 1975 in the Diocese of Allentown, PA as a response to the drought in the African Sahel. For more than 35 years, Operation Rice Bowl has offered Catholics in the United States a way to connect with our brothers and sisters in need around the world.

Each Lent, nearly 13,000 faith communities across the United States participate to demonstrate solidarity with the poor around the world. Seventy-five percent of Operation Rice Bowl donations come to CRS to help fund development programs designed to increase food security around the world. Twenty-five percent of the donations support hunger and poverty alleviation efforts in dioceses within the United States.

Next Weekend, Palm Sunday, we will place a basket in front of the Altar for your Operation Rice Bowls (or any contribution you would like to make towards Operation Rice Bowl). Please bring them to Mass with you & they will be received with the gifts during the Offertory.