CRS Rice Bowl is the Lenten program of Catholic Relief Services, the official relief and development agency of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Through CRS Rice Bowl, faith communities in dioceses throughout the United States put their faith into action through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Lenten alms donated through CRS Rice Bowl support the work of CRS in more than 100 different countries each year. Twenty-five percent of donations to CRS Rice Bowl stay in the local diocese, supporting hunger and poverty alleviation efforts. Since its inception in 1975, CRS Rice Bowl has raised nearly $300 million.

Plato de Arroz de CRS es el programa de Cuaresma de Catholic Relief Services, la agencia oficial humanitaria de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos (USCCB, por sus siglas en inglés). A través de Plato de Arroz de CRS, las comunidades de fe en las diócesis de los Estados Unidos ponen su fe en acción a través de la oración, el ayuno y la limosna. Las limosnas de Cuaresma donadas a través de Plato de Arroz de CRS apoyan el trabajo de CRS en más de 100 países diferentes cada año. El 25% de las donaciones a Plato de Arroz de CRS permanecen en la diócesis local, apoyando los esfuerzos para combatir el hambre y la pobreza. Desde su creación en 1975, Plato de Arroz de CRS ha recaudado casi 300 millones de dólares.

About the Missions Office and Discipleship

The Office of Missions and Discipleship together with Life, Charity and Justice works to cultivate a greater understanding of our mission identity that comes from our baptism. Together we seek to establish dialogue and be of assistance to our diocesan departments, parishes, clergy, the laity and schools to promote mission awareness, to stimulate mission education endeavors, to cultivate mission spirituality, and nurture missionary activity.

This work is achieved primarily through the works of:

• The Pontifical Mission Societies
• Catholic Relief Services
• Missionary Cooperative Plan​
• Ashes to Easter Lenten Project
• Mission Education
• Collaboration with internal and external organizations
• U. S. Catholic Mission Association
• Participating in the Texas Mission Council

Diocese of Austin
6225 E US 290 HWY SVRD EB
Austin, TX 78723