The Laurel Centre provides individual and group counselling to women who have experienced childhood and / or adolescent sexual abuse.Significance of the Laurel TreeIn Greek mythology, there is the story of a wood nymph named Daphne who is much like the Greek goddess Diana - independent, athletic - a huntress. In the myth, the god Apollo pursued Daphne in what would be interpreted today as a sexual attack. Daphne called to the river god for help and was transformed into a laurel tree - a symbol of victory and triumph.The Laurel Centre represents the transformation and triumph of its clients. The laurel leaf is a symbol featured in the Centrés logo.History of The Laurel CentreIn the early 1980's those working in the addictions field realized that many addicted women - up to 80% - were also struggling to overcome the trauma resulting from childhood sexual abuse. Many were unable to deal with their addictions because their lives were too painful.At the time there were no services for women that treated addictions and abuse together.
August 23, 2014 - Leave a commentThose familiar with The Kellan Group know that we are not just a small business but in fact we are family firm. We always have been.Founded by Sandra Hoskins and supported by her daughter Shirley Robert, we have continued for over 20 years to be a Project Management firm that provided quality and customer driven Project Management solutions. We have always been supported by family as we worked together to a common goal and count among our achievements helping to set the Masters of Project Management curriculum at the University of Wisconsin, developing courses for Red River College in Winnipeg and the countless number of customers we have helped along the way to succeed in their goals.Of course one of the downsides of being a family firm is when a crisis happens within the family it affects all of us. We experienced a situation like this when in July 2012 we lost one of our biggest supporters, Sandra's mother, and thus Shirley's grandmother, Grace Young.It's what we would in the project management world would term a showstopper
The Feast of the Ascension of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ is celebrated each year on the fortieth day after the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha (Easter). Since the date of Pascha changes each year, the date of the Feast of the Ascension also changes. The Feast is always celebrated on a Thursday, however many Parishes move the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord Jesus to their Sunday liturgy to gather more of the community into the celebration.The Feast itself commemorates Christ making His last appearance to his disciples on earth, forty days after His Resurrection from the dead. Jesus appeared before the disciples, and after blessing them and encouragingthem not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Holy Spirit, His body ascended into heaven to His kingly throne at the right Hand of God the Father. With the Feast of the Ascension, Jesus sends his disciples out into the world to proclaim the Good News, and each of us is included in this mission.