{"id":6591,"date":"2011-08-27T15:16:24","date_gmt":"2011-08-27T19:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/deaconsbench\/?p=6591"},"modified":"2016-09-30T17:37:23","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T21:37:23","slug":"will-it-play-in-peoria-parish-begins-webcasts-of-its-masses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2011\/08\/will-it-play-in-peoria-parish-begins-webcasts-of-its-masses\/","title":{"rendered":"Will it play in Peoria? Parish begins webcasts of its Masses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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This is something altogether different and, I think, rare: a parish (not a cathedral or a diocesan entity) offering web streaming of its Masses.<\/p>\n

Details: <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Joseph Catholic Church member Dave Fisher explains how the church\u2019s new webcasting feature is helping a friend who has trouble hearing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a friend who is hard of hearing. She goes to Mass, then goes home and watches the webcast, turning it (volume) up until she can hear it,\u201d he said. \u201cThese are the stories that make offering it (webcasting) wonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n

About two weeks ago, St. Joseph became the first church in the Peoria Diocese to begin webcasting its daily Masses. By accessing the parish website, parishioners can watch a live Mass on their computer. They can also access seven days of stored Masses through the Mass archives. In addition, funerals and weddings can be webcasted live, archived, or both.<\/p>\n

The Rev. Tim Nolan, pastor of St. Joseph Parish, said this new technology helps parishioners who have a hard time making it to the church stay connected.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a way to better reach our homebound and those people who can\u2019t travel to weddings and funerals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWebcasting is a response to the question, \u2018How do you take care of people who can\u2019t make it to Mass?\u201d Fisher said. \u201cEspecially the elderly who helped build the church. We owe those people something.\u201d<\/p>\n

Webcasting helps reach what Fisher calls \u201cmedium people,\u201d those who can get out, but aren\u2019t as confident on snowy or rainy days. Mothers at home with sick children could also watch a webcast instead of missing church. \u201cIt\u2019s an outreach to our parishioners and hopefully others. We are trying to find people where they are and be what we can be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fisher, who manages the technological aspects of webcasting, said it also allows people to revisit a Mass. \u201cWe have people who want to hear a sermon again, especially if the sermon really touched you. It\u2019s a great way to go back and review it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Father Nolan has already had a positive response the webcasted funerals. \u201cWe have heard from families about how grateful they are for this,\u201d he said. The first webcasted wedding is planned for September.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read more. <\/a><\/strong>And you can see the results for yourself at the St. Joseph website<\/a>.<\/strong> Just click on \u201cBroadcasts.\u201d<\/p>\n

I suspect we\u2019ll be seeing more of this.\u00a0 Does anyone know of any other parishes who have undertaken webcasts?\u00a0 I\u2019d love to hear how it\u2019s going.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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