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From our archives - Father Sasges retires giving 56 years of service

From our archives - long serving priest retires after 56 years of service
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Father Emil Sasges has been a Roman Catholic priest for 56 years. Many of those years were spent in the North Thompson Valley. He retired in November, 2012, at age 82.

For 56 years he had lived his commitment to daily personal prayer, daily mass (usually multiple times on Sunday), being always available for baptisms, weddings and funerals, hearing confessions, attending the sick, aged and grieving, visiting in prison and welcoming newcomers.

“Serving in small towns has always been a big part of this effort,” Father Sasges explained.