If you're interested in getting occasional news, behind the scenes content, and interesting fandom content, sign up to the newsletter ! Head to: https://www.thewesterosiprimer.com/newsletter What if one strategic marriage could end a war and change the course of Westeros? Join Liz on the Westerosi Primer as she explores the reign of Daeron II Targaryen. This king would later be remembered as Daeron the Good. This episode kicks off with an some listener feedback on the best and worst Targaryen kings. Liz starts with Daeron's formative years. She discusses his education and the union with Myriah Martell. This marriage brought peace with Dorne and paved the way for a new generation of Targaryens. The tension that marked Daeron's relationship with his father, Aegon IV, are explored. Daeron demonstrates his intelligence as he sidestep his father’s reckless actions. The episode also includes first Blackfyre Rebellion. Liz delves into the intricacies of loyalty, legitimacy, and power. Daemon Blackfyre had privileges he wouldn't have gotten if not for his parentage. Despite a thriving family life, Daemon becomes a challenger to his brother Daeron II. The Blackfyre Rebellion was fueled by discontent among the nobility and questions about Daeron's legitimacy. Daemon adopts the reversed Targaryen sigil and instigates the first of many rebellions. The Rebellion ends with the crucial Battle of the Redgrass Field. Daemon’s advance is ultimately thwarted by Brynden Rivers. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-westerosi-primer/donations…
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Some Assembly Required: by Rev. Kathleen Rolenz, West Shore Choir and Choir Director David Blazer
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Come let your spirits be lifted up by the musical offerings of the West Shore Choir. We will have a full church of guests and members to hear the choir perform an extremely wide variety of choral pieces. However, there are a couple of pieces that you, the congregation (The Assembly) will be asked to participate in. Text unavailable…
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Feed Them on Your Dreams: An Intergenerational Service with Rev. Wayne Arnason and Kathy Strawser
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All ages and stages of life involve us in balancing body and mind to make our dreams come true. Parents and children feed each other with the dreams they share and act upon. In a service where we will celebrate motherhood and remember parents both present to us and lost to us, a service in which we will dedicate children, honor a graduate, and than…
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I Am Legion by Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
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In ancient times, people with mental illnesses were thought to be demon possessed and were shunned from society. Today, we know better or do we? This sermon will explore the myths and truths behind mental illness and suggest ways we might live up to our desire to be an "inclusive" church that practices radical hospitality to all. Read sermon here…
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The Faith of an Agnostic by Rev. Wayne Arnason
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What do we really know and how do we know? I used to think that the agnostic was a person who was copping out, who couldn't make a commitment, who dodged religious questions. Now I think differently. Our worship focus on the "web of life" invites us to take a new look at how faith may be something that agnostics can teach us all to better understan…
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Where Do the Mermaids Stand? An Intergenerational Service with Sunshine Wolfe and Kathy Strawers
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We will celebrate Earth Day by exploring how creatures find their own place in the world. How do we know what our role is in the web of life? What do we do once we figure it out? What can we learn from chickens, rabbits, mermaids, and ourselves about each being’s place on this planet? What is our responsibility for caring and protecting Mother Eart…
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In Search of a Shore by Sunshine Jeremiah Wolfe
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In the human experience, the body is the center of our existence. The body is the home of our births, lives, and deaths. The body is the home of our emotional and spiritual selves. Our bodies are the sacred vessels with which we engage our own souls, the people around us, and the blue marble on which we sail. What can our bodies tell us about the n…
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Back to Life by Rev. Kathleen Rolenz
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When Romel Joseph lay entombed beneath the rubble of his music school in Haiti, he wondered if he would ever live to play music again or see his children. When Jesus lay in his tomb, his friends and followers believed that all their hopes had died with him. What happens to both of these men is resurrection of the body, mind and spirit. Easter Sunda…
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Why Have You Forsaken Me? by Rev. Wayne Arnason
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At some time in our lives, all of us will experience feeling abandoned--by God, by what we thought made life worthwhile, by those we thought we loved and who loved us. As Christians focus on the stories of Holy Week, one of the most poignant images of the week is Jesus' cry of abandonment from the cross. Rather than pray for mercy, he cried out to …
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Tomorrow's Church: An Intergenerational Service with Rev. Rolenz, Kathy Strawser, and Sunshine Wolfe
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West Shore has long been a place where we attempt to make real the values and principles we claim to believe. When we say we're committed to being an "Anti-racist, anti-oppressive, multicultural institution," what does that really mean? This high energy/all ages 45-minute service will provide the framework for an all-church conversation, to be held…
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Holding the Key by Rev. Beth Marshall
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While we often think of forgiveness, compassion and mercy exclusively as human traits, they are characteristics shared by our primate cousins. What can we learn from our cousins about being better human beings?Af Rev. Beth Marshall
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The Quality of Mercy by Rev. Wayne Arnason
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Shakespeare wrote that the "quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven." Did he mean that mercy comes easy to us? Is it a quality of being human or is it an attribute only of the divine? What does mercy mean as a quality of living day to day? Weaving through the month will be the poetry and music of one of our favo…
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Going on to Perfection (Leia Bailey reading)
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Leia Bailey's reading from 2006Af West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church
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