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
December 7, 2025
Dear Parishioners,
This Monday, 08 December 2025, is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. It is a holy day of obligation. Thus, we will have Masses at 7 a.m., 12 noon, and 6 p.m., so please plan to attend one of those Masses. I am grateful to the many of you who are praying the Novena in preparation for the dedication of our parish to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, which we will celebrate after the 6 p.m. Mass on Monday. This is something we’ve been doing for several years now, and it’s something that I believe brings great graces to our parish.
In years past we’ve offered an annual Rorate Mass on a Saturday in December. This votive Mass in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary takes its name from the first words of the Introit: “Rorate coeli, désuper et nubes pluant justum,” which is translated: “Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down the Just.” While we are no longer allowed to offer Latin Masses at St. Ann’s, we’re still going to have a special Advent Mass in honor of Our Lady on Saturday, 20 December at 6:30 a.m. As with our Rorate Masses in the past, this Novus Ordo Mass will be celebrated using only candlelight, a reminder that the world was in darkness before the coming of the True Light of the World, Jesus Christ. I’ll think you’ll find it a Mass that is so wonderfully suited to the Advent theme of hopeful expectation of the coming of the Christ Child. Please come and join us as we anticipate the dawning of the Son of God at Christmas.
Lastly, we still have not met our Diocesan Support Appeal Goal (DSA) for this year. We are roughly $18,000 short of our assessment. If you haven’t donated to the DSA yet, now is a great time to do so. If we fall short of our assessment (which is $149,240 this year), we must make up the missing funds from our general operating account. And please consider giving generously to the 5-Year Plan as you plan your end-of-year giving. We still have a debt to pay off for rectory mortgage, and several other projects we hope to undertake in the coming year. Thanks for your generosity!
In hopeful expectation of our Lord’s coming,
Fr. Reid
This Monday, 08 December 2025, is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. It is a holy day of obligation. Thus, we will have Masses at 7 a.m., 12 noon, and 6 p.m., so please plan to attend one of those Masses. I am grateful to the many of you who are praying the Novena in preparation for the dedication of our parish to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, which we will celebrate after the 6 p.m. Mass on Monday. This is something we’ve been doing for several years now, and it’s something that I believe brings great graces to our parish.
In years past we’ve offered an annual Rorate Mass on a Saturday in December. This votive Mass in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary takes its name from the first words of the Introit: “Rorate coeli, désuper et nubes pluant justum,” which is translated: “Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down the Just.” While we are no longer allowed to offer Latin Masses at St. Ann’s, we’re still going to have a special Advent Mass in honor of Our Lady on Saturday, 20 December at 6:30 a.m. As with our Rorate Masses in the past, this Novus Ordo Mass will be celebrated using only candlelight, a reminder that the world was in darkness before the coming of the True Light of the World, Jesus Christ. I’ll think you’ll find it a Mass that is so wonderfully suited to the Advent theme of hopeful expectation of the coming of the Christ Child. Please come and join us as we anticipate the dawning of the Son of God at Christmas.
Lastly, we still have not met our Diocesan Support Appeal Goal (DSA) for this year. We are roughly $18,000 short of our assessment. If you haven’t donated to the DSA yet, now is a great time to do so. If we fall short of our assessment (which is $149,240 this year), we must make up the missing funds from our general operating account. And please consider giving generously to the 5-Year Plan as you plan your end-of-year giving. We still have a debt to pay off for rectory mortgage, and several other projects we hope to undertake in the coming year. Thanks for your generosity!
In hopeful expectation of our Lord’s coming,
Fr. Reid