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May 31 CRS Rice Bowl Fund due: Thank you for participating in this year’s collection and helping lift up those living in poverty.  Please submit your Rice Bowl collection promptly using the Remittance form.  On the memo line please mark: Rice Bowl Contributions. 
Mail funds to: Diocese of Davenport Attn: Nancy Karn 780 West Central Park Avenue Davenport Iowa, 52804-1901

• Seventy-five percent of the alms given through CRS Rice Bowl will go to Catholic Relief Services to support humanitarian aid projects that bring vital hope and live-saving aid to the poorest of the poor overseas.
• Twenty-five percent of CRS Rice Bowl donations will stay here in our Diocese of Davenport to help those suffering from poverty and hunger in our own community.

CCHD 2018 Collection funds: are do as soon as possible for the 2018 collection.  Please send funds to the Finance Office immediately as grant determinations will be made on the funds received.  Please use remittance form. 

MAY IS TIME TO ORDER: Respect Life Packets: Do you want a free packet for your parish.  All orders need to be submitted no later than June 5. Please provide the following information:

Parish Name:
Contact:
Parish Mailing Address:
Phone Number:
E-mail:

Please e-mail your orders to: guerrero@davenportdiocese.org or click here to sumbit order online.

June 20, 2019: World Refugee Day (WRD)_ June 20, 2019.  Click here for toolkit

June 22-29 Religious Freedom Week 2019: Strength in Hope.  Beginning June 22, the Feast of Saints Thomas More and John Fisher, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops celebrates Religious Freedom Week.  Video

 

July 25-28, 2019: Social Action Summer Institute (SASI): This year’s theme is Cultivating Creativity in Social Justice Ministry: “Two Feet, One Voice: Building a Home for All”.  It will be held July 25-28 2019 Salt Lake City.  Register Now.  Scholarships are Available Please email Catherine for more information about SASI scholarships!

Upcoming Dates for 2019/2020: Registration coming soon

• Sept 20-21
• Oct 19
• Nov 16
• Dec 14
• Jan 18
• Feb 15
• March 21

You will learn: Elements of Power, Values and Self-Interest, Public Relationships, One-on-Ones, Building a Public Life. Qualities of a Leader, Building a Team, Power Analysis, Cutting Issues, Doing Actions, Entering the Public Arena, Organizing Effective Meetings, Power One-on-Ones, Media and Social Media as Part of a Change Campaign, Organizing People and Money.

September 15, 2019.  St. Vincent's Home grant deadline:  To be considered at the Fall Board meeting, applications must be postmarked by September 15th. Applicants are to be located within the 22 counties of the Diocese of Davenport or serve children within the Diocese of Davenport
 

Friday January 24, 2020 March for Life In Washington DC. 
 

May 15, 2020 Grant Deadline for CRS - Rice Bowl and Catholic Campaing for Human Development (CCHD)
 

• Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl: For those providing/supporting direct services to people who are hungry (first foot of Social justice).

• Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD): For those organizations and projects that promote systemic change (second foot of social justice). To apply please send your request in a 1-2 page letter along with the Catholic Campaign for Human Development Grant Agreement.

All grant requests must be in our office by May 15.   Please Sent grants to the Diocese of Davenport, Social Action Office, 780 West Central Park Ave., Davenport 52804-1901. For questions call Loxi Hopkins at 563-888-4212.