Donations to this Diocesan Special Collection are used to help the poor around the world. Prior to 2018, Rice Bowl collections were taken up on the weekends of Lent and on Easter Sunday and a separate collection for Catholic Relief Services was also taken up on a specific weekend during Lent. These two individual Collections are now combined into the "Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl" Special Collection and is taken up on all the weekends of Lent and on Easter Sunday.