For several years, our parish has been facing recurring difficulties with the church’s sound system. The current installation was never professionally designed as a coherent system, and this has led to a number of issues: delays with wireless microphones, feedback (whistling sounds), unexpected sound cuts, uneven volume levels, and the need for readers and celebrants to speak in a very specific way in order to be heard clearly. At times, speech has been difficult to understand, which affects the quality of our celebrations.

For this reason, we included in this year’s budget an amount to improve and modernize the sound system. We contacted the company ADC Sonorisation SRL, which carried out a sound test and acoustic measurements in the church at the end of 2025. Based on these measurements and a detailed evaluation of the existing equipment, they provided us with a price offer including several options. In their evaluation of the current installation, they concluded that the overall quality of the existing equipment is insufficient to obtain clear and intelligible sound, especially in such a highly reverberant building, and that the present loudspeakers do not adequately reproduce higher frequencies, which further reduces speech clarity. Based on these measurements and findings, they provided us with a price offer including several options. One of the main changes proposed is to replace most of the currently used wireless microphones with high-quality wired microphones, which are more stable and reliable in a highly reverberant building such as our church.

After careful consideration, the Fabrique has decided to accept the offer and to proceed with several additional improvements. The project envisages the following:

• Replacement of the automatic mixer
• Installation of wired microphones at the sedilia (priest’s chair), the lectern (the stand from which the Scriptures are read), and the altar
• Purchase of a microphone for the choir
• Purchase of two wireless microphones for the organist and the priest (e.g., for homilies)
• Installation of two tall column speakers at the front of the church to ensure better sound distribution
• Installation of smaller speakers in the presbytery for the priest and altar servers, as well as in the loft

However, the total expected cost of the project amounts to more than €16,000, which significantly exceeds the €5,000 initially foreseen in this year’s budget. As we also have other necessary projects to finance this year, we would like to launch an additional collection to cover the costs exceeding the budget.

This special collection will take place after each Sunday Mass, where parishioners can contribute via a bank terminal using a bank card. Another option is to contribute through the donation form below or by making a bank transfer to the following bank account:

• Account name: Fabrique d’eglise Sacre-Coeur
• Bank: KBC Brussels
• Account number: BE45 7360 5718 4089
• Communication: “Sound system”

We thank you in advance for your generosity and your support in helping us improve the quality of our liturgical celebrations.

God bless you!

Donation form