Hey, the words got bigger

That’s right, bigger. As in, larger or taller, not more complex or sophisticated, although if wishing made it so... 

You may have noticed a change recently in Sunday Worship services. The song lyrics are now bigger on the screen. An emboldened group of church members recently discussed the benefits of increasing the font size for hymn lyrics and the modification has been efficacious. Many folks have expressed their sheer delight as they now have a manageable experience reading the words to their favorite hymns, even in the far NE corner at 97 feet from the screen across the sanctuary*.

Now that progress has been made to improve the worship experience for “seasoned eyes” (thanks to regular reader Bob for the expression), look for upcoming improvements for “seasoned ears” as a new hearing-assist system will soon be tested in our sanctuary. 

*The dimensions of the sanctuary are 73x65 and the screen is 20 feet up. Accounting for a seated position in the furthest seat away, we use dual right triangles to find the hypotenuses to calculate that Perry is 97 feet from the hymn lyrics, line-of-sight. More or less.