PASTOR'S CORNER
Welcome to St. Ann’s Parish 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
March 30, 2025
Dear Parishioners,
Happy Laetare Sunday. “Laetare” is a Latin word which means “rejoice”, and we are rejoicing because we are now at the midpoint in our Lenten journey. In just three weeks we will be celebrating the glories of Easter. Today the Church encourages us to have a foretaste of that Easter glory. Like a ray of light breaking through dark clouds, we are given a brief respite from the rigors of our fasting and penances so that we can focus ourselves more clearly on the joy that is to come. Thus, the violet representing our penance is set aside for the day in lieu of a more festive rose color that symbolizes the lightening of our penance, and we are called to rejoice because we will soon see the redemption that Christ will procure for us at Easter!
I am grateful to all of you who’ve already completed the Disciple Maker Index. The information that we’re collecting will both help the diocese in their pastoral planning and provide meaningful data for our parish as we continue planning for the future. For those of you who haven’t yet completed the Disciple Maker Index, the survey will be available until April 6. You can find it here: https://portal.catholicleaders.org/dmi/survey/xgya9x
Hopefully, everyone is keeping up with their Lenten disciplines by praying more, fasting more, and giving more. Don’t forget that we’re having a Holy Hour of Reparation and Stations of the Cross every Friday of Lent through April 4th. The Holy Hour of Reparation begins at 6pm, and Stations of the Cross begins at 7pm. On Friday, April 12th, we will have Tenebrae at 7pm.
Also, mark your calendar for Thursday, April 10th. That evening we will have Lenten Penance Service from 5:30 – 7pm. Several priests will be on hand that evening to hear confessions. If you haven’t been to confession yet this Lent, this will be a good opportunity to go.
With prayers for a peaceful Lent,
Fr. Reid
Happy Laetare Sunday. “Laetare” is a Latin word which means “rejoice”, and we are rejoicing because we are now at the midpoint in our Lenten journey. In just three weeks we will be celebrating the glories of Easter. Today the Church encourages us to have a foretaste of that Easter glory. Like a ray of light breaking through dark clouds, we are given a brief respite from the rigors of our fasting and penances so that we can focus ourselves more clearly on the joy that is to come. Thus, the violet representing our penance is set aside for the day in lieu of a more festive rose color that symbolizes the lightening of our penance, and we are called to rejoice because we will soon see the redemption that Christ will procure for us at Easter!
I am grateful to all of you who’ve already completed the Disciple Maker Index. The information that we’re collecting will both help the diocese in their pastoral planning and provide meaningful data for our parish as we continue planning for the future. For those of you who haven’t yet completed the Disciple Maker Index, the survey will be available until April 6. You can find it here: https://portal.catholicleaders.org/dmi/survey/xgya9x
Hopefully, everyone is keeping up with their Lenten disciplines by praying more, fasting more, and giving more. Don’t forget that we’re having a Holy Hour of Reparation and Stations of the Cross every Friday of Lent through April 4th. The Holy Hour of Reparation begins at 6pm, and Stations of the Cross begins at 7pm. On Friday, April 12th, we will have Tenebrae at 7pm.
Also, mark your calendar for Thursday, April 10th. That evening we will have Lenten Penance Service from 5:30 – 7pm. Several priests will be on hand that evening to hear confessions. If you haven’t been to confession yet this Lent, this will be a good opportunity to go.
With prayers for a peaceful Lent,
Fr. Reid