ABOUT THE OUTREACH MASS
Outreach Mass Mission
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The Outreach Mass mission is to provide a high-quality video and audio Roman Catholic Mass intended for distribution by broadcast, cable, and web to extend the walls of the church building to include in our worshipping community those who are no longer physically able to attend Mass due to illness, injury, age, or incarceration.
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Outreach Mass Audience
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The Outreach Mass is for Catholics and non-Catholics alike, for those who can get to church and those who are unable to do so. Everyone is welcome in our digital community.
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The Outreach Mass is broadcast on two commercial television stations WLAJ-TV, Lansing Sundays at 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., and WBSF-TV, Flint Sundays at 10:00 a.m. The broadcast and cablecast footprint extends throughout the Diocese of Lansing and the Diocese of Saginaw.
The Outreach Mass is also aired on Good Shepherd Catholic Radio Jackson Sundays at 12:00 p.m., and on Ann Arbor Community Television Network throughout the week.
The Television and Radio Outreach Mass in its entirety, as well as audio and video versions of the homily, are posted on the Outreach Mass website each week. Masses are archived on this website for one year.
The Outreach Mass is also aired on Good Shepherd Catholic Radio Jackson Sundays at 12:00 p.m., and on Ann Arbor Community Television Network throughout the week.
The Television and Radio Outreach Mass in its entirety, as well as audio and video versions of the homily, are posted on the Outreach Mass website each week. Masses are archived on this website for one year.
Outreach Mass Management
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The Outreach Mass was designed, developed, and piloted by Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish in 1983/84 with assistance from Dr. Thomas Muth of Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish and the Michigan State University Department of Telecommunication, John Tellrico, WSYM-TV General Manager, and Larry Estlack, WSYM-TV Chief Engineer.
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Lisa Whiting Dobson, Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences, was the originating Outreach Mass Producer and Director. The Outreach Mass originally aired on WFSL-TV, now WSYM-TV, utilizing donated airtime.
Once the Outreach Mass began airing on a weekly basis, it was managed by the Pastor of Saint Thomas Aquinas and the Diocese of Lansing Liturgical Commission. The Outreach Mass was then managed jointly by the Pastor of Saint Thomas Aquinas and the Diocese of Lansing Communications Department. Today, under the direction of Bishop Earl Boyea, Bishop of the Diocese of Lansing, the Outreach Mass is managed for the Diocese of Lansing by Rev. Gordon Reigle, Pastor of Saint Thomas Aquinas and Paul Lacroix, Executive Co-Producer. Lisa Whiting Dobson continues as Outreach Mass Producer/Director/Executive Co-Producer.
Once the Outreach Mass began airing on a weekly basis, it was managed by the Pastor of Saint Thomas Aquinas and the Diocese of Lansing Liturgical Commission. The Outreach Mass was then managed jointly by the Pastor of Saint Thomas Aquinas and the Diocese of Lansing Communications Department. Today, under the direction of Bishop Earl Boyea, Bishop of the Diocese of Lansing, the Outreach Mass is managed for the Diocese of Lansing by Rev. Gordon Reigle, Pastor of Saint Thomas Aquinas and Paul Lacroix, Executive Co-Producer. Lisa Whiting Dobson continues as Outreach Mass Producer/Director/Executive Co-Producer.
Outreach Mass Production
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The Outreach Mass is recorded each week using three cameras and live multicamera production technique. The Mass is then edited for length and open caption graphics are added. Next closed captioning is added and the Mass is distributed.
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Besides the Outreach Mass Management Team, there are two audio and production engineers, six camera operators, and one transcriptionist who are members of the Production Team. All members of the Production Team have degrees in media production or liturgy.
The Outreach Mass also occasionally sponsors media production internships and apprenticeships.
The Outreach Mass also occasionally sponsors media production internships and apprenticeships.
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