PASTOR'S CORNER
Welcome to the Parish of St. Ann's Website!
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
April 5, 2026
Dear Parishioners,
Christ is Risen! Alleluia!! Now that our 40 days of Lent are completed, let us rejoice in the great gift of salvation that our Lord has won for us by His suffering, death, and resurrection. Let us also be sure to give thanks to our merciful Lord for this gift of our salvation and trust that by His grace, we, too, will some day share in His victory!
As we begin this glorious Easter season, let me thank all who have worked diligently to make our Lent and Holy Week liturgies so inspiring. I’m especially grateful to our musicians, led by our Director of Music, Terese Rowe. Under her capable leadership our musicians provide music that is not only beautiful, but that draws from the very rich musical patrimony of our Catholic faith and is in full accord with what the Church envisions for liturgical music.
We are indebted to our lectors, ushers, altar boys, altar guild members, and those involved with preparing the church for our liturgies. It takes a lot of people to make our Holy Week liturgies possible, and so I am very grateful to all who volunteered time and talent so that our liturgies could be both reverent and uplifting. I especially want to thank Helen Nobers for her hard work. Helen coordinates our liturgies with a great deal of grace and care, and our entire parish is enriched by her talents and hard work. Please extend your thanks to her as well.
I also want to thank Tanja Akerblom and all of those who helped prepare our Easter meals. This year we fed over 1500 needy people in our area through your generosity and hard work! Thank you always responding when I ask you to help the poor. And many thanks to our Hospitality Committee, especially Patricia Guerreiro, Maria Ebinger, Brenda and Mark Kresak and all those who helped with the beautiful Easter Vigil reception. This is an important event each year, and it’s nice to have such a fitting welcome to our new Catholics!
Of course, I’d be lost without our trusty deacons: Tom Sanctis, Peter Tonon, and Artie Lekovic. These men put in so many long hours to assist me and our parishioners in countless ways. Each of them it talented, generous, and wise, and we’re fortunate to have them at St. Ann’s.
Most importantly, I want to thank all of you for making St. Ann such a special parish. It is a great pleasure to offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass each week in a church that is not only beautiful, but that is filled with such a beautiful group of people! Your generosity, faithfulness, willingness to serve, and reverence all edify me and give me great hope for our future together as a parish family. I consider it a privilege to be the pastor of such a remarkable parish.
Keep in mind that next Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday. As always, we will celebrate this important feast day with a procession up to the Divine Mercy statue on Park Road after the 10:30 a.m. Mass to pray together the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. At the 12:30 Mass next Sunday, we will receive into the Church the members of our OCIA class who are already baptized, so that Mass will be a little longer than normal.
In Jesus and Mary,
Fr. Reid
Christ is Risen! Alleluia!! Now that our 40 days of Lent are completed, let us rejoice in the great gift of salvation that our Lord has won for us by His suffering, death, and resurrection. Let us also be sure to give thanks to our merciful Lord for this gift of our salvation and trust that by His grace, we, too, will some day share in His victory!
As we begin this glorious Easter season, let me thank all who have worked diligently to make our Lent and Holy Week liturgies so inspiring. I’m especially grateful to our musicians, led by our Director of Music, Terese Rowe. Under her capable leadership our musicians provide music that is not only beautiful, but that draws from the very rich musical patrimony of our Catholic faith and is in full accord with what the Church envisions for liturgical music.
We are indebted to our lectors, ushers, altar boys, altar guild members, and those involved with preparing the church for our liturgies. It takes a lot of people to make our Holy Week liturgies possible, and so I am very grateful to all who volunteered time and talent so that our liturgies could be both reverent and uplifting. I especially want to thank Helen Nobers for her hard work. Helen coordinates our liturgies with a great deal of grace and care, and our entire parish is enriched by her talents and hard work. Please extend your thanks to her as well.
I also want to thank Tanja Akerblom and all of those who helped prepare our Easter meals. This year we fed over 1500 needy people in our area through your generosity and hard work! Thank you always responding when I ask you to help the poor. And many thanks to our Hospitality Committee, especially Patricia Guerreiro, Maria Ebinger, Brenda and Mark Kresak and all those who helped with the beautiful Easter Vigil reception. This is an important event each year, and it’s nice to have such a fitting welcome to our new Catholics!
Of course, I’d be lost without our trusty deacons: Tom Sanctis, Peter Tonon, and Artie Lekovic. These men put in so many long hours to assist me and our parishioners in countless ways. Each of them it talented, generous, and wise, and we’re fortunate to have them at St. Ann’s.
Most importantly, I want to thank all of you for making St. Ann such a special parish. It is a great pleasure to offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass each week in a church that is not only beautiful, but that is filled with such a beautiful group of people! Your generosity, faithfulness, willingness to serve, and reverence all edify me and give me great hope for our future together as a parish family. I consider it a privilege to be the pastor of such a remarkable parish.
Keep in mind that next Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday. As always, we will celebrate this important feast day with a procession up to the Divine Mercy statue on Park Road after the 10:30 a.m. Mass to pray together the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. At the 12:30 Mass next Sunday, we will receive into the Church the members of our OCIA class who are already baptized, so that Mass will be a little longer than normal.
In Jesus and Mary,
Fr. Reid