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
September 20, 2026
Dear Parishioners,
This week several of your fellow parishioners and I will be setting off on our annual parish pilgrimage. This year’s pilgrimage is focused on the Divine Mercy devotion. We’ll first spend a couple of days in Vilnius, Lithuania, and then spend the balance of the pilgrimage traveling to holy sites throughout Poland, ending our pilgrimage at the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Krakow. While away I will be offering Masses for the intentions of everyone in our parish. If you have specific intentions that you’d like me to remember at the various holy sites, please email Sr. Mary Lydia, and she’ll get them to me. These pilgrimages are always moments of grace for those who travel on them, and my hope is always that we bring home some of those graces to the rest of the parish.
Speaking of pilgrimages, next year I’ll be leading 2! The first pilgrimage will be 31 May – 10 June 2027, and it will be a Men’s Only pilgrimage to Medjugorje and the Croatian coast. Last year I was blessed to lead a pilgrimage of 45 women to Medjugorje, and I found the dynamics of a single sex pilgrimage to be something quite wonderful. There’s a more intense camaraderie that develops on a single sex pilgrimage, and traveling without one’s spouse encourages a greater engagement with the larger group. We’ll spend the first week of the trip in Medjugorje, and then we’ll take a few days at the end to enjoy the incredible beauty of the Croatian coastline. You can find details here: https://www.tektonministries.org/pilgrimage_pages/pilgrimage-to-medjugorje-may-31-2027/
Next fall our parish pilgrimage will be to Greece and Turkey to walk in the footsteps of St. Paul. I’m just in the initial planning phase for that trip, but I’ll release details once we have things planned. The tentative dates for the St. Paul pilgrimage are 20 Sept. – 01 October 2027.
Lastly, don’t forget the Parish Carnival! This year it’s on Saturday, 03 October 2026. We’re extending the carnival an extra hour this year to 7pm to give people who attend the 4:30pm Mass a chance to enjoy dinner at the Carnival after Mass. As always, we can use help with items for the Silent Auction, and we always need volunteers. You can sign up to help by going to our parish website: https://stanncharlotte.org/carnival/
Please pray for your fellow pilgrims and me these next 12 days that we’re away and be assured of our prayers for you.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Reid
This week several of your fellow parishioners and I will be setting off on our annual parish pilgrimage. This year’s pilgrimage is focused on the Divine Mercy devotion. We’ll first spend a couple of days in Vilnius, Lithuania, and then spend the balance of the pilgrimage traveling to holy sites throughout Poland, ending our pilgrimage at the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Krakow. While away I will be offering Masses for the intentions of everyone in our parish. If you have specific intentions that you’d like me to remember at the various holy sites, please email Sr. Mary Lydia, and she’ll get them to me. These pilgrimages are always moments of grace for those who travel on them, and my hope is always that we bring home some of those graces to the rest of the parish.
Speaking of pilgrimages, next year I’ll be leading 2! The first pilgrimage will be 31 May – 10 June 2027, and it will be a Men’s Only pilgrimage to Medjugorje and the Croatian coast. Last year I was blessed to lead a pilgrimage of 45 women to Medjugorje, and I found the dynamics of a single sex pilgrimage to be something quite wonderful. There’s a more intense camaraderie that develops on a single sex pilgrimage, and traveling without one’s spouse encourages a greater engagement with the larger group. We’ll spend the first week of the trip in Medjugorje, and then we’ll take a few days at the end to enjoy the incredible beauty of the Croatian coastline. You can find details here: https://www.tektonministries.org/pilgrimage_pages/pilgrimage-to-medjugorje-may-31-2027/
Next fall our parish pilgrimage will be to Greece and Turkey to walk in the footsteps of St. Paul. I’m just in the initial planning phase for that trip, but I’ll release details once we have things planned. The tentative dates for the St. Paul pilgrimage are 20 Sept. – 01 October 2027.
Lastly, don’t forget the Parish Carnival! This year it’s on Saturday, 03 October 2026. We’re extending the carnival an extra hour this year to 7pm to give people who attend the 4:30pm Mass a chance to enjoy dinner at the Carnival after Mass. As always, we can use help with items for the Silent Auction, and we always need volunteers. You can sign up to help by going to our parish website: https://stanncharlotte.org/carnival/
Please pray for your fellow pilgrims and me these next 12 days that we’re away and be assured of our prayers for you.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Reid