PASTOR'S CORNER
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I invite you to explore our website as a means of getting to know St. Ann’s and all that we do to serve Christ and one another. While we are well known in Charlotte for having a beautiful church and beautiful liturgy, what’s most beautiful about our parish is our parishioners! We are a family-oriented, thriving parish just south of Uptown Charlotte, filled with people committed to worshiping God through the fullness of our Catholic tradition and serving the poor and needy with charity and compassion. Come join us for Mass and help us as we seek to glorify God, bear witness to His Truth, and show forth His Love.
Father Timothy S. Reid
HOMILIES
WEEKLY LETTER
February 1, 2026
Dear Parishioners,
This Sunday evening a few of us from the parish will head off to the Philippines to visit the MOP mission in Manila. Please pray for us as we travel, and please know that I’m grateful to all of you who have generously given to our work with the MOP over the years. Our parish has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the MOP in India over the past decade, building new buildings and roads (including a chapel and several homes), repairing and renovating existing structures, paying for tuitions for dozens of kids, and paying for medicines, food, clothing, and all sorts of other necessities. I cannot tell you how proud I am of all that we’ve accomplished. As we’ve done so much good work in India, I think it’s time for us to see if we can help out another MOP mission in need. Thank you for being so generous to the poor. We return on February 13.
This Monday is a special day in the liturgical life of the Church: Candlemas, which is a feast day also known as the Presentation of the Lord. This is one of the oldest feasts in the liturgical calendar, and we know its roots stretch back at least to the early 4th century. With this feast we come to the end of the Christmas Cycle in the liturgy. This feast is called Candlemas because on this feast day the candles used at Mass for the upcoming year traditionally are blessed. It’s also appropriate to bless candles for your personal use at home on this day, so please feel free to bring any candles you wish to have blessed for your home. We will be blessing candles at the beginning of the 7am Mass tomorrow.
Yours in Jesus and Mary,
Fr. Reid
This Sunday evening a few of us from the parish will head off to the Philippines to visit the MOP mission in Manila. Please pray for us as we travel, and please know that I’m grateful to all of you who have generously given to our work with the MOP over the years. Our parish has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the MOP in India over the past decade, building new buildings and roads (including a chapel and several homes), repairing and renovating existing structures, paying for tuitions for dozens of kids, and paying for medicines, food, clothing, and all sorts of other necessities. I cannot tell you how proud I am of all that we’ve accomplished. As we’ve done so much good work in India, I think it’s time for us to see if we can help out another MOP mission in need. Thank you for being so generous to the poor. We return on February 13.
This Monday is a special day in the liturgical life of the Church: Candlemas, which is a feast day also known as the Presentation of the Lord. This is one of the oldest feasts in the liturgical calendar, and we know its roots stretch back at least to the early 4th century. With this feast we come to the end of the Christmas Cycle in the liturgy. This feast is called Candlemas because on this feast day the candles used at Mass for the upcoming year traditionally are blessed. It’s also appropriate to bless candles for your personal use at home on this day, so please feel free to bring any candles you wish to have blessed for your home. We will be blessing candles at the beginning of the 7am Mass tomorrow.
Yours in Jesus and Mary,
Fr. Reid