Rice Bowl Challenge

2021 Bishop's Rice Bowl Support

The Office of Advocacy and Justice would like to thank you for your participation in the 2021 Rice Bowl Challenge.  As a result of the global pandemic, the World Bank predicts from 110-150 million people will fall into extreme poverty in 2021. Another 270 million people will require food assistance—almost double the need in 2019. Worse, the World Food Program warns that widespread hunger is looming in several countries in crisis.

 As missionary disciples, we are called to respond to the urgent needs of those who face hunger and malnutrition and to address the root causes of this global crisis. As faithful Catholics, we are called to put the needs of the poor and vulnerable first ( Mt 25:31-46).   If you want to find other ways to lift the voices  and the needs of the poor, here are some suggestions: 

1. PRAY FOR THE HUNGRY

Pray and reflect on the global hunger crisis amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic with this 10-minute online retreat.

2. LEARN MORE 

You can lead the way to prevent poverty and end hunger! Learn more about the CRS  Lead the Way on Hunger Campaign and find tools and resources to get involved. You can also call the Office of Advocacy and Justice and learn about the Diocesan efforts to help meet the needs of the poor. 
 
3. TAKE ACTION

Matthew’s Gospel invites us to remember that we are responsible for helping all our sisters and brothers, even those who are strangers to us. When we do this, we care for Christ “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me.”
– Matthew 25: 35

We need prophetic voices—voices like yours—who have encountered Christ in the face of the poor and seek to lead the way to a world where no one is hungry and all people thrive. If you have been called by God to be the voice of the poor and vulnerable and would like to lead the 2022 Rice Bowl Challenge at your parish contact the office of Advocacy and Justice. 

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