Lent Activities

Check out these fun activities to help your family get into the spirit of almsgiving and sharing God’s love this Lenten season!

Lent Activity Guide

This downloadable activity guide leads families through the spiritual journey of Lent while engaging in activities that will foster a love for the poor.

Make Vitafood at Home

This red beans and rice recipe will help you understand how families in developing countries prepare Vitafood, a fortified rice food.

Craft Water Pump

This craft will teach kids how hand pump water wells work. It only requires a few simple materials to get started.

Palm Sunday Craft

Make Palm Sunday come alive for your kids by making palm branches using construction paper and popsicle sticks. Hosanna in the highest!

Almsgiving Collection Cup

Learn how to make a paper cup that can be used to collect alms through the Lenten season.

Holy Week Word Search

Celebrate Holy Week with your family by completing a Word Search. Each word is related to serving the poor or to spiritual observances.

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Give in Honor of a Loved One

You can make a gift in honor of a friend or family member. Cross Catholic Outreach’s Easter Catalog is a fun and easy way to give alms this holy season. Once you complete the checkout process, let your honoree know by sending a printed certificate or e-card.

Giving Monthly Makes the Greatest Impact

Our Easter Catalog makes it easy for you to send a meaningful gift to someone who desperately needs a miracle of help and hope. Small monthly gifts play a big role in providing regular support to the poor and vulnerable all year long. When you become a monthly donor, you will receive a prayer journal handmade by those we serve in Haiti!

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Easter Catalog?

The Cross Catholic Outreach Easter Catalog makes it fun and easy to give alms during the holy season of Lent and ensuring those donations will have a major impact on the lives of the poor. Instead of being filled with retail items, the catalog contains meaningful gifts for some of the world’s most impoverished families. There are so many ways to help! Some gifts are lifesaving items such as Food or Clean Water. Others make an investment in families, such as Safe Homes or Kids & Education. All will be a wonderful blessing to families desperate for help and in need of hope!

How does the Easter Catalog work?

It’s easy to shop through the Cross Catholic Outreach Easter Catalog. Browse through the categories and choose an item within your budget and close to your heart, such as Women-Owned Farms or preventing human trafficking. Select and sponsor one or more of these gifts, and you’ll make a meaningful impact on the life of a needy child or family overseas. It’s that simple!

Why give gifts at Easter?

During Lent, Catholics around the world pray, fast and give alms for our brothers and sisters in need. Small sacrifices are just one of the ways that we can follow Jesus’ example of giving his life on the cross to accomplish God’s plan of redemption. When we give alms, we bless the poor, we obey God’s command to care for them, and express our gratitude for the gift of salvation!

Can I give on behalf of a loved one?

Absolutely! Once you select your items, you’ll be given the option of sending an e-card or printing a customizable certificate. These Easter blessings are a fun way to share Christ’s love with others and honor friends and family.

Donations from this campaign will be used to cover any expenditures for the Easter Catalog incurred through June 30, 2024, the close of our ministry’s fiscal year. In the event that more funds are raised than are needed to fully fund the project, the excess funds, will be used to meet the most urgent needs of the ministry.