AK Rundown: April 12^th-13^th, 2008

“Keeping the Faith”

Host: Rebecca Sheir

Intro/News/Credits

Mt. Bether Bible Center. Mt. Bether Bible Center, a cousin to the Dry Creek community near Dot Lake, and Covenant Life out of Haines, was founded in Southeast Alaska in 1975. Since then, the farm community has been home to more than 300 people and countless animals. AK’s Scott Burton stayed on the farm and was shown around by community president Bob Clark, and his wife, Judy. Package. 7:40 (8:12 with intro)

Klukwan Beliefs. Klukwan elder Joe Hotch says teaching children a strong belief system is an important part of Tlingit culture.  He shares one particular story with Ann Kaiser. Interview. 2:33 (2:53 with intro)

Break #1: “Losing My Religion” performed by Pickin' On Series from Pickin' On R.E.M.: The Bluegrass Tribute

Passover in the Last Frontier. Just around the corner is the Jewish holiday of Passover, commemorating the Israelites' exodus from Egypt, and liberation from slavery. AK host Rebecca Sheir explores Passover traditions around the state – from halibut gefilte fish in Homer to do-it-yourself seders in Bethel. Package. 5:39 (with intro)

Music Button: “Dayenu” performed by Gary Lucas from Busy Being Born

Anchorage Zen Community. For nearly 25 years, the Anchorage Zen Community has been offering silent meditation sittings, book discussion groups, even a film series.

Anchorage writer Jonathan Bower's renewed interested in silent meditation recently brought him back to the group, in its new home, where he met its new resident priest, Koun Franz. Package. 6:00 (6:16 with intro)

Faith-Based Initiatives. The Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives was established in 2005. Michael Curran is a project coordinator there. He told AK's Scott Burton that much of his job involves connecting different groups so they can share resources to provide services.  One initiative links Anchorage's homeless population with a wide array of resources. Interview. 5:08 (6:03 with intro)

Break #2: “Have a Little Faith In Me” from Karaoke - Teen Female Pop - Vol.4

Russian Orthodox Turmoil. In mid-March, the highest leader in Alaska’s Russian Orthodox Church, Bishop Nikolai, was asked to voluntarily step down while church leaders back east investigated complaints against him. Since then, he's been removed from his post, and reinstated again. Ralph Gibbs of the Kodiak Daily Mirror has been watching the issue closely; he speaks with AK host Rebecca Sheir. Host interview. 4:27 (5:15 with intro)

Music Button: “Kt” by Bexar Bexar from Haralambos

ELLEN STORY. In the Roman Catholic Church, music has long had a place in the liturgy. The American Catholic Bishops even have guidelines for a choir’s part in the Mass celebration - though they don’t specify how the choir’s music is culturally expressed.  On a recent Sunday, AK’s Ellen Lockyer attended Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Benedict’s to hear some of Anchorage’s faithful lift their voices, and their spirits.  Package 5:36 (7:17 with intro)

AK’s Calendar of Events. AK’s weekly rundown of community events. (Music: “Leap of Faith” performed by Pickin' On Series from Pickin' On Big & Rich: A Bluegrass Tribute, Vol. 2)

Poetry Out Loud: Continued. For National Poetry Month, we’re airing selections from the statewide “Poetry Out Loud” recitation contest. Today: John McCullough of Petersburg High School, with Edgar Allen Poe’s “Alone,” and Juneau Douglas High School’s Scott Schuler, with “Sonnet 18” by William Shakespeare. 3:09 (with intro)

Close: “Faith” from Karaoke - Sing Like George Michael