Schools Together in Prayer and Mission On 7 May a special school assembly was held, marking the FACE Day of Prayer for Christians of the East. You can watch the video that was shown to the schools below. 00:00 Start 00:08 Mass at St Chad's 03:10 Archbishop Bernard Longley's message 06:47 Immaculate Conception School, Beirut 14:58 St Pauls School for Girls, Birmingham 17:22 St Pauls, Kings Norton, Birmingham 22:20 St Vincent de Paul, Liverpool 28:27 Message and Prayer from Co-Ordinator Mgr McHugh 30:32 Message from FACE Chairman- John Cox 34:59 Attributions The annual Day of Prayer for Eastern Christians took place on the Sixth Sunday of Easter (Sunday, 9th May 2021), with the participation of Christians from all over Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, the Horn of Africa and India. On Saturday and Sunday 8-9 May, the Day of Prayer for Eastern Christians, parishes had a second collection for Fellowship and Aid to the Christians of the East (FACE) charity, with whom the Archdiocese is building a strong relationship. In particular, schools in the Archdiocese have started a pen friend initiative with Immaculate Conception school in Beirut, a school damaged by the 2020 Beirut explosion. The schools project is in collaboration with FACE charity with the following schools: Immaculate Conception School, Rmeil, Ashrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon. St Vincent de Paul, Catholic Primary School, Liverpool, St Paul’s School for Girls Birmingham St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Kings Norton, Birmingham. How to give to FACE Manage Cookie Preferences