Bishop McGee with pupils from St Columba’s Primary in Caol at the special service recently.
THE Diocese of Argyll and the Isles recently celebrated the centenary of the 1918 Education Act in Scotland which saw Catholic schools funded by the state and open to scrutiny by Her Majesty’s Inspectors.
Pupils from Lochaber joined school staff, parents, councillors, council representatives and Bishop Brian McGee at the end of last month for a Mass of Thanksgiving in a packed St Columba’s Cathedral, in Oban, to celebrate the centenary of the 1918 Education Act. Bishop McGee welcomed everyone and thanked them all for the important role they play in supporting state-funded Catholic schools.