St. Augustine’s Church on Martha’s Vineyard

Good Shepherd Parish trusts Power Sound of with all their AV needs

 

The Projects – I. Audio Visual Systems: St. Augustine’s Church on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts needed to replace their church sound. The parish has entrusted Power Sound if New England with the church audio renovations at their two other island churches so naturally, Fr. Michael Nagle called on us again for this project.

II. The other facet of the audiovisual system brings a visual component to the worship. The parish wanted to bring video projection to the Mass as they had done at another island church, Our Lady Star of the Sea. A Church Video Projection System was custom designed to meet their needs.  Two motorized retractable 12-foot projections screens are a beautiful feature. Mounted on wall surface of two colors we then painted to match they blend nicely and have no negative impact on interior aesthetics. Retracted projection screens simply tuck away when not in use. We integrated two video projectors and a camera with their computers for a variety of kinds of presentations. Planning ahead we also did preparation for live video streaming to be introduced in a later phase of the project for the church.

Features of PSNE-designed Church Video Projection:
• Single or dual screen systems tailored to your worship space.
• Eliminate traditional hymn books with on-screen lyrics.
• Live streaming can project to overflow areas, or to your website.
• Present visuals of weddings, christenings and memorials.
• Project Altar activities to Classroom, Hall...anywhere!
  

“Very Engaging!”
"For pastors: If you’ve never used it  during worship, you don’t know what you missing. Once you’ve used it you can’t imagine what you’d do without it. Video projection enhances participation; everyone is drawn deeper in the experience of the liturgy. Now when we don’t use it, the congregation really misses it!”     ~ Rev. Michael R. Nagle, Martha’s Vineyard

Pro Church Sound Solutions:
• Tailored to individual space acoustics.
• Offers clear, intelligible sound for sanctuary, hall, or classroom.

For New Systems or Upgrades:
Custom AV solutions give you the tools to use technology to reach more people more ways.

Below are some photos of the project. In our next blog post we’ll write about the newest feature of the audio visual system at St. Augustine: Live streaming video. Now the Mass can be viewed from anywhere in the world.

Dual screens, projectors and new speakers

Video projection in the parish hall.

 

Video Projection System; Two Phase Audio Visual Systems Renovation

Video Projection illuminates the worship experience at a Nantucket Church

In our last blog post we chronicled the church sound system design and installation Part II of the AV system renovation project at Our Lady of the Isle Parish on Nantucket Island.  The Massachusetts church video projection and church sound projects were scheduled in two phases some months apart to best accommodate the parish schedule and project budgeting.

The Project Phase 2: Church Video Projection in the sanctuary. During the AV system design, we customized system features and selected high-performance video equipment based on consultation with the pastor and church space specifications. Our goal is to tailor the AV system functionality to fit the kind of performance that a parish will need. Every church has a story. Whether through video or audio we design custom audio visual systems so the story can be told vibrantly.

The goals of the system include the ability to display the homily and religious imagery during Mass. The ability to offer more visually enriching youth masses and RCIA education is also a priority for the church video projection. Recently the parish hosted a “4-hands organ recital”. Video projection was used so concert attendees could clearly see the intricate and artful organ playing close up.

The audio visual systems: Church Video projection

How the parish is utilizing the new technology is an evolution. The video projection phase of the project was scheduled for installation well before the church sound system. The objective was for church video to play an integral role in teaching and learning the new Roman Missile. The Mass Translations were displayed on the large-format projection screen to help familiarize the congregation. Now the video is used for other presentations, the list of which continues to grow

Fr. Bouchard spoke of his trust in Power Sound of New England. He has entrusted our AV system design at more than one parish where he has served as pastor including a large-scale sound system project at Corpus Christi Parish in East Sandwich, MA. Now at St. Mary, Our Lady of the Isle he again entrusted PSNE this important sound system and video projection project.  Asked about his choice to work with PSNE for AV design and installation projects at both parishes he said:

“Always Responsive…You keep proving yourselves!”
~ Rev. Marcel Bouchard

Video Projection Systems - features churches are embracing:

Keep the focus at the altar:
• Display the new Mass Translations on projection screens
• Eliminate traditional hymnals with on-screen lyrics
• Show liturgical videos before Mass
• Offer enriching Youth Masses and RCIA Ed.
• Present visuals of choir and organist while they perform
• Show wedding ceremonies and baptisms with a close up view

Video projection can:
• Improve communication to your congregation
• Enhance Mass displaying religious imagery and the liturgy
• Offer overflow solutions
• Deepen the connection to worship by visually engaging your congregation
• Display memorial presentations during funerals and life celebrations

Church Video Projection is becoming a valued and trusted part of the worship experience. Church video systems can help deepen the connection to worship and bring engaging visual elements to religious education. Read more about audio visual systems for worship by visiting our website: http://powersoundne.com/worshipav.html

 

Flexible Church Video Projection Systems offer Churches Custom Ways to Integrate Video Presentations

Church Video Projection: We keep writing about it because we are being asked about more than ever. We understand that houses of worship want a way for audio visual systems to enhance worship and education. Video projection as part of an integrated A/V system is a valuable tool for offering more visual worship. A recent audiovisual design and installation project at a New Hampshire church highlights some of the ways a combined church audio and video projection system can deepen the connection to the worship experience.

The Project:
Littleton Bible Baptist Church in New Hampshire asked us to consult with them and to design an audio visual system tailored to offer specific video projection capabilities in the sanctuary and new church audio in other areas of the building.


We designed an audio visual system that offers very flexible operation. We installed a discreet, ceiling mounted high-lumen (high-performance)video projector for presentations on the screen. (seen above.)

Video Projection. Flexible Operation: A Powerpoint – or other church software - presentation may be controlled by a laptop computer from the area adjacent to the podium. When the pastor wants to begin (or pause) a video presentation he may easily do so from the podium area. Or, the computer in the loft can control the church video presentation while the pastor is away from the pulpit. Video projection can be used during services or for other displays including films and educational presentations. (Monitor: pictured at right)


Church Audio:
As part of the new church audio system professional speakers, designed for worship spaces, are ceiling mounted and are arranged to emit even sound coverage throughout the space. We also installed speakers in the daycare, meeting room and a classroom. The church audio can be turned on at the podium; or computer-controlled audio can be turned on and off in any or all spaces as needed. Other electronics including a sound mixer in the loft control sound for the choir and podium.


For both the spoken word and music the audio visual system provides the all the flexibility the church wanted. Control of the church video projection from multiple locations and audio projected whenever and wherever needed. One great system with multiple configurations; at Power Sound we design comprehensive audio visual systems to meet the varied needs of worship spaces.