A Massachusetts Church; Video Projection for Sanctuary, Chapel and Academy

St. Agnes Parish in Dalton MA + 

New Video Projection = 

More Visual Worship

Power Sound of New England installed video projection, as a 3-part project, at St. Agnes Parish in Dalton. Like many parishes with plans for comprehensive Audio Visual system renovation, the parish decided to have PSNE propose a master plan for the AV system design that could be executed in phases that accommodated schedules and budgets. Overall, the parish wanted video projection for the sanctuary, the chapel and the Academy.

The first phase of the project was completed back in the fall and the timing was not mere coincidence.

Hymns, religious imagery and

bulletins can be prominently

displayed on two large screens.

The Project Phase I: Church Video Projection for the sanctuary. The Fr. Chris Malatesta wanted a creative and effective way to utilize video projection to help deepen the connection to worship. He especially wanted to help the congregation learn the New Mass Translation. He chose to have the AV installation completed weeks before the new Roman Missile. This allowed for his idea to help the congregation learn the New Mass Translations. Video projection was used to display them during Mass and together the congregation practiced. A visual way to earn Father knew it would provide a far more effective tool than small printed cards they could be hard to read. Another great feature of this was that everyone could lift their voices toward the altar as they spoke.

Angled large-format screens provide

beautiful views from every pew.

Other great features: Church video is used in the sanctuary for a variety of displays. Hymn lyrics, religious imagery, and the liturgy can be projected onto the large-format screens. More visually enriching Youth Masses and RCIA education also realize the benefits of the church video projection system.

Fr. Chris Malatesta was enthusiastic when we asked how the parish was enjoying the new video system in the sanctuary…

 “We love it!"

“Maintaining church aesthetics was incredibly important to us.  We had no need to worry; after installation prior to first use I actually had to point the (retracted) screens out to parishioners

who had not noticed the new equipment. They blended nicely. Very attractive.”

~ Fr. Chris Malatesta: St. Agnes Parish

In the next PSNE blog post, we will showcase the features of the new AV installation at both the chapel and the Academy of St. Agnes Parish.

To learn more about custom audio visual systems for worship visit our website:

http://powersoundne.com/ churchvideoprojection.html

Scenes from Church Sound Renovation Project in Laconia, NH

Sacred Heart Church in Laconia is enjoying New Pro Sound for Worship

Column-mounted BOSE loudspeakers  - 10-feet tall 4 inches wide!

Church audio needs are unique to the worship experience. Intelligibility is often compromised by the acoustical environment of glorious old (and new) churches. Common church audio issues include dead spots, feedback, lack of clarity, and of course volume fluctuations from front-to-back of the sanctuary.

Power Sound of New England recently installed a new custom church sound system at a Sacred Heart Church at Andre Bessette Parish in Laconia that has given them “Phenomenal quality!”

Speakers for Music Ministry

Fr. Marc Drouin’s main concern about the old PA sound system was the poor audio intelligibility. Our custom system was crafted as part of a comprehensive AV installation project giving the parish incredible sound quality in the sanctuary, as well as a new pro sound and video projection system in their conference room.

PSNE, New England’s only professional AV installation and custom sound systems specializing in AV for worship, was chosen by Fr Marc. He had worked with PSNE at other parishes for their Audio Visual system renovations so he called on us again for the design and installation of the state-of-the-art PA sound system renovation at Sacred Heart.

The Project: One of the primary goals was to ensure that older parishioners and those hard of hearing would be able to enjoy the quality of pro sound components which were integrated into the sound system installation. The system also has a design feature to amplify the music ministry with special care of the unique characteristics of singing and instrumentation. Another phase of the AV project was to design a new PA sound system for the parish’s conference room. A second facet of the AV installation project was the design and integration of a video projection system in the conference room.

The result: Both the church audio and the audio for the meeting space are performing beautifully!

Beneath the cover; Electronics are easily accessed

NEW - For the Music Ministry... 

Custom PSNE Music Ministry Cabinets  are  custom-crafted to organize  wiring &   AV components, beautifully!

Music Ministry Cabinet

For the more than four decades that we have been designing custom sound systems to address the unique needs of church sound we have striven to be sure we are in tune with the worship. They are the only New England-based company that so thoroughly recognizes the AV needs of worship and specializes, almost exclusively, in Church Audio and Video solutions.

To learn more about custom audio visual systems for worship visit our website: http://powersoundne.com/worshipav.

From “leaving our parish” to “Two thumbs up!

Every once in a while we hear a story that illustrates the incredible importance of intelligible sound to the worship. Power Sound of New England recently completed an audio system renovation for Our Lady of Hope in Ipswich Massachusetts.  Recently Deacon Carl Robertson shared such a story with us.  We with his kind permission are posting it here…

 

From “leaving our parish” to “Two thumbs up!

"I was greeting parishioners at the side door after Mass on Saturday evening; it was just two weeks before the new sound system was to be installed at our church. A gentleman approached me with his wife and, after an exchange of greetings; he told me that he was leaving our parish as he planned to attend another church.  Surprised, I asked why?  He went on to say that he simply could “not hear” the spoken word in the church with any clarity.  He noted that in addition to the “horrible” sound quality from the PA system, the activity and noise from restless children made this untenable for him.  I then invited them to follow me and brought him and his wife to our newly constructed family room in the back of the nave. I pointed out the large windows overlooking the interior of the church, and the speaker in the room for the people to hear what was said in the church proper.  I shared that this would be a welcoming and comfortable place, offering families an ideal place to worship with children.  (Now some weeks later, I can say that the room is widely used, and parents of very young children have told me they are very grateful for this.)

I then pointed out to the couple two areas at the front of the church, just in front of and on either side of the Sanctuary, where two new nine foot high speakers would be installed; these would replace the sixteen inefficient speakers now hanging throughout the church.  Even though nine feet high, I told them that the speakers would be almost invisible for they would be only about six inches in diameter.  I assured them that I was confident that the Power Sound system would give us the glorious sound we wanted. I asked that they not go to another church, just give me two weeks for them to "test" the new system when installed." 

~ Deacon Carl Robertson; Our Lady of Hope, Ipswich, MA