Operation Rice Bowl: A Lenten Tradition
Operation Rice Bowl 2008 Downloads
Operation Rice Bowl creates resources to help faith communities experience an enriched Lenten journey together. Parishes, religious educators, or individuals and families may download and adapt these resources to best enhance their Lenten celebration.
Parishes
The Home Calendar Guide 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.
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 parish gatherings and services.
- The complete Community and Parish Guide
- How to Organize Operation Rice Bowl Timeline
- Activity Suggestions
- Bulletin Announcements
- Prayer Intentions
- Prayer Service
- Bulletin Insert
- Homily Notes
- New: Stations of the Cross, text version available in English and Spanish
The Activity Resource Guide contains a suggested activity for your Parish community, as well as the Lenten Prayer Eggs. The Prayer Eggs may be used as a part of the Prayer Service in the Community and Parish Guide .
- The complete Activity Resource Guide
- Parish Activity
- Lenten Prayer Eggs
- Hunger Banquet Instructions
- ORB Placemat
Foreign Language Parish Resources
Polish
Other Languages
Religious Educators
The Home Calendar Guide 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.
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.
- The complete Educator’s Guide
- Bonus Cameroon Lesson Plans; grades 1-12
- Lesson Plans, grades 1-3
- Lesson Plans, grades 4-6
- Lesson Plans, grades 7-8
- Lesson Plans, grades 9-12
The Activity Resource Guide contains suggested activities specifically for the school environment. These activities may be used in individual classrooms or by your entire school throughout the Lenten season.
Individuals and Families
The Home Calendar Guide 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.
The Activity Resource Guide contains a faith sharing activity that enables small groups of adults to explore more about Catholic Social Teaching and the international relief and development work of Catholic Relief Services.
- The complete Activity Resource Guide
- Adult Faith Group Activity
