Two Great Church Audio Systems - St. Roch Parish in Oxford, MA

All custom Church Audio Systems from Power Sound of New England are as beautiful as they are functional. The loudspeakers in this photo are 10 feet tall and emit clear, intelligible sound throughout the sanctuary; yet you can hardly notice them!

This project, pulled from our job archives, is a great example of church sound in multiple parish spaces.    

New Parish Hall and Upper Church Sound Systems

St. Roch Parish needed better sound for both the Main Church and the Parish Hall.

Msgr. “Lou” wanted a versatile system that would address sound quality and operational flexibility. 
A custom audio system design by Power Sound answered the call.

Right: BOSE® speakers, designed for the needs unique to church audio systems. Custom coloring is ensure aesthetics are considered. Notice the speakers match both wood and wall surfaces.

"Thank you to Msgr. Louis Piermarini and St. Roch Parish for your trust in our work. We are grateful for the opportunity to provide reliable new audio to both the upper church and parish hall".
      ~ Troy D. Jennings, G.M., PSNE

  
Features
The Main Church Audio has a unique digital audio selector. We can program settings for any number of sound scenarios such as full Church holiday Mass or weekday attendance.  One button changes the setting as needed.



The Parish Hall 
Here the church audio system functions separately for meetings, plays or dinners. But, with the turn of a dial its speakers connect to the Main Church System to project Mass to overflow attendance. Both are versatile, effective and easy to operate.

The Parish Hall Audio allows for so many more ways to utilize the space. Audio for plays, meetings, or RCIA Ed. from this system - or connecting to the upper Church sound system - provides audio for overflow attendance.

Recycle, re-utilize, re-purpose
Good equipment can often be re-purposed during av installations. In may churches we are able to re-use upper church speakers in the hall or classroom.

How's the sound in your church?

Great Church Sound! Three Pittsfield MA Catholic Churches…

have put their faith in us for professional, effective AV systems this year.

It seems that the word of our trusted Audio Visual Solutions for worship is getting around!

To improve sound at St. Joseph Church, Msgr. Shershanovich chose Power Sound of New England for the design & installation of a new church audio system.  We had already completed a successful sound system renovation project at Sacred Heart, “The Pink Church” in Pittsfield Massachusetts. The pastor there, Rev. James R. Joyce had highly recommended Power Sound of New England to Monsignor who was seeking to solve the issues with the St. Joseph Church’s sound system. I spoke with Rev. Joyce after his project was complete to hear how the parish was enjoying the new quality sound and he was enthusiastic in his praise of the improved audio quality.

“We’re really thrilled! ...For the first time in years the Music Ministry can hear the homily—

they are very happy.”      ~ Rev. James K. Joyce

In addition to custom church sound renovations at Sacred Heart and St. Joseph Church, PSNE was also chosen for a comprehensive audio renovation at St. Mark’s in Pittsfield.

The Project at St. Joseph Church –

The goal was to improve the sound quality at St. Joseph Church for the Celebrants and Lectors as well as for choir and music ministry. Some Masses at the church are in English and some in Spanish. We wanted to be sure the sound projection was optimum for Celebrants speaking both Spanish and English, and varied musical elements of the Masses. We understand the nature of multi-lingual church communities and we tailor each audio system design to accommodate each congregation’s unique worship needs.

We analyzed their diverse needs, working closely with the pastor, Msgr. Shershanovich. After a acoustical analysis of the worship space, we designed a custom system to meet their primary goals – to provide clarity for both the Spoken Word and the Music Ministry. "The big challenge has always been building a hybrid to address both", said Power Sound’s design specialist and general manager Troy Jennings. “With our unique understand of worship and experience with the most advanced audio technology we were able to achieve exceptional results; far surpassing the parish’s audio expectations."

In worship space audio renovation projects it is foremost that improved sound intelligibility is essential, but aesthetics in this majestic church mattered also. As part of the sound system we chose BOSE Panaray® speakers, designed especially for church environments. A towering 9 feet tall, yet just 4 inches wide, they are custom-painted to complement the surface to which they are mounted so the only thing noticed is rich, clear sound.

The photo here demonstrates the ease with which the loudspeakers harmonize the environment.

Since the installation the reviews form clergy and congregation have been quite complimentary. How’s the sound in your church?

 

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.