Operation Rice Bowl: A Lenten Tradition

Catalog of Operation Rice Bowl Materials

Place your Operation Rice Bowl 2009 materials order now!

Operation Rice Bowl materials are designed to enrich your faith community's Lenten observance. Order these free materials and join Operation Rice Bowl as we work together to build solidarity with our brothers and sisters around the world through the Lenten traditions of prayer, fasting, learning, and giving. Materials are available in both English and Spanish language versions.

Check with your parish or school to find out if your faith community is planning to participate in Operation Rice Bowl 2009. You can order your free 2009 Lenten materials by calling 1-800-222-0025 or you may fill out the order form below.

* 2008 materials are shown but will be updated for Operation Rice Bowl 2009. Orders will be shipped in January 2009.

Operation Rice Bowl Lenten Materials
Coin envelope

Rice Bowl / Plato de Arroz

The cardboard Rice Bowl is the fundamental component of Operation Rice Bowl. The Rice Bowl represents the hunger and hardships faced by our brothers and sisters in the developing world. It is a concrete symbol of hunger around the world, and holds the sacrificial contributions made during Lent.

A Coin Envelope is provided with each Rice Bowl, to be returned with the contributions at the end of Lent. The Coin Envelope contains information about Operation Rice Bowl and the work of Catholic Relief Services that is funded by the contributions. The Rice Bowl has a new, easy to assemble design. Recommended Order: one per participating family/student/individual. Bi-lingual in English and Spanish.

(please order in multiples of 25)
Home Calendar Guide

Home Calendar Guide / Calendario Guía del Hogar

The Home Calendar Guide provides simple, daily opportunities for families and individuals to learn about people and issues in our global community. It contains personal stories from beneficiaries of Catholic Relief Services' overseas programs, Lenten reflections and activities, and recipes of simple meat-less meals from different countries. Contains daily reflections and personal stories from Catholic Relief Services beneficiaries. Recommended Order: one per Rice Bowl ordered. Available in English or Spanish.

(please order in multiples of 25)
Educator's Guide

Educator's Guide / Guía del Educador

The Educator's Guide is designed to help Catholic school teachers, catechists, and youth ministers integrate issues of justice and poverty into their Lenten curriculum. Lesson plans and resources are written for grade levels 1-12. Recommended Order: one per catechist/educator. Available in English or Spanish.

Order the Educator's Guide
Community and Parish Guide

Community and Parish Guide / Guía de la Comunidad y la Parroquia

The Community and Parish Guide supplements all of the Operation Rice Bowl materials. It includes suggestions and resources to integrate Operation Rice Bowl into your community gatherings and services. Weekly homily suggestions, community activities, and many other resources are included. The Community and Parish Guide is automatically shipped to each participating parish or group.

Bi-lingual in English and Spanish
Operation Rice Bowl Poster

Poster / Cartel de la OPA

An inspiring Poster can be displayed on parish or school bulletin boards to invite communities to participate in Operation Rice Bowl. (16" x 20") Available in English or Spanish.

(Limited Quantity: 2 per order)
ORB CD ROM

ORB Interactive CD

The ORB CD ROM enhances your Lenten celebration with Operation Rice Bowl's multi-media resources. Designed for ORB event coordinators, the CD ROM enables groups at ORB events to use the interactive resources from the website without needing an internet connection. The CD ROM contains the following resources: the new Activity Resource Guide, 3 Virtual Tours, 2 Video Tours, the Stations of the Cross, the Operation Rice Bowl Interactive Map and 2 video PSAs.

Contains all interactive resources, except the Interactive Map and PSAs, in English and Spanish.Bi-lingual in English and Spanish.

Recommended Order: one per faith community.
Rice Bowl

Operation Rice Bowl Display / Recipiente

The Display unit can be placed in a gathering space in the parish or school to highlight Operation Rice Bowl throughout Lent. At the end of Lent, the Display serves as a collection device for the Rice Bowls. Limited Quantity: 1 per order.

Order the Display
Rice Bowl Video

Video

The Video explores how Operation Rice Bowl enables Catholics in the United States to contribute to the global work of Catholic Relief Services. Designed for a target audience of children in grades 4-8, the video is suitable for all ages. Recommended Order: one per faith community. Available in English or Spanish.

Order the Video
Participation Chart

Participation Chart (25.5" x 44") / Recurso "Bring a Community to Life"

"Bring a Community to Life" with the ORB Participation Chart. The Participation Chart enables your faith community to come together through activities and prayer, and visualize how your support of Operation Rice Bowl can "Bring a Community to Life" overseas. Recommended Order: one per faith community. Visualize how your participation in Operation Rice Bowl brings communities around the world to life.

Order the Participation Chart
Delivery Information

If you are an individual ordering Operation Rice Bowl materials for yourself or your family, please fill out Contact Name (and not Parish/School Name) with your address and pertinent information.

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