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
November 1, 2026
Dear Parishioners,
Happy Solemnity of All Saints! As is our custom, we are exposing relics of various saints near the tabernacle in the main church all day. Praying before the relics of saints helps us draw closer in friendship to the saints, and it spurs them to intercede for us. So please come and venerate the various saints whose relics we have here at St. Ann’s.
As usual, we will be offering a Novena of Masses for all the Poor Souls in Purgatory during November. If you would like to have your deceased loved ones remembered in a special way, please use the All Souls envelopes and write the names of your loved ones on the envelope. You may turn in your envelopes at any time this month. Those listed on the envelopes will be remembered in a special Litany of the Dead that we will offer after every daily Mass during November. The Book of the Dead will also be available in the narthex for you to list the names of your beloved deceased for whom you desire prayers. If you make your donation online, be sure to put your All Souls envelope in the collection with the names of your deceased loved ones, or send us an email with those names.
As I mentioned in last Sunday’s bulletin article, I’m leading a men’s pilgrimage to Medjugorje next May 31-June 10. I’m making this a men’s pilgrimage because, when it comes to growing in real holiness, men need other men. It’s important that men of faith learn to enhance their spiritual leadership through education, service, prayer, and fellowship. This pilgrimage is a 10-day boot camp designed for that very purpose. The goal is to help the men on this pilgrimage become better husbands, better fathers, better sons, and better parishioners. We will spend six days immersed in the spiritual life of Medjugorje — participating in the daily English Mass at St. James Church, praying on Apparition Hill and Cross Mountain, and experiencing the powerful evening programs of prayer and Eucharistic Adoration that have drawn millions of pilgrims from around the world. After our days of prayer, our pilgrimage will continue along the Dalmatian coast — in Split, Primošten, Trogir, and Dubrovnik — all spectacularly beautiful places. I do hope many of you men will join us for what I believe will be a powerful time of fraternity. If you’d like more information, go to: https://tektonministries.org/resources/270531-MJ-Reid.html#details.
Lastly, don’t forget that at an indulgence is granted to the faithful who devoutly visit a cemetery and pray for the dead (even if the prayer is only mental) during the first 8 days of November. This indulgence is granted under the normal conditions, i.e., one must be baptized and in the state of grace, be free from an attachment to sin, go to confession within 20 days, receive Holy Communion on the day you visit the cemetery or church, and offer prayers for the intentions of the Holy Father (a Creed and an Our Father will suffice). For those of you who are interested, a group of parishioners will be gathered for prayer at Belmont Abbey Cemetery this Sunday, 01 November 2026, at 3 p.m.
Trusting in all the Saints,
Fr. Reid
Happy Solemnity of All Saints! As is our custom, we are exposing relics of various saints near the tabernacle in the main church all day. Praying before the relics of saints helps us draw closer in friendship to the saints, and it spurs them to intercede for us. So please come and venerate the various saints whose relics we have here at St. Ann’s.
As usual, we will be offering a Novena of Masses for all the Poor Souls in Purgatory during November. If you would like to have your deceased loved ones remembered in a special way, please use the All Souls envelopes and write the names of your loved ones on the envelope. You may turn in your envelopes at any time this month. Those listed on the envelopes will be remembered in a special Litany of the Dead that we will offer after every daily Mass during November. The Book of the Dead will also be available in the narthex for you to list the names of your beloved deceased for whom you desire prayers. If you make your donation online, be sure to put your All Souls envelope in the collection with the names of your deceased loved ones, or send us an email with those names.
As I mentioned in last Sunday’s bulletin article, I’m leading a men’s pilgrimage to Medjugorje next May 31-June 10. I’m making this a men’s pilgrimage because, when it comes to growing in real holiness, men need other men. It’s important that men of faith learn to enhance their spiritual leadership through education, service, prayer, and fellowship. This pilgrimage is a 10-day boot camp designed for that very purpose. The goal is to help the men on this pilgrimage become better husbands, better fathers, better sons, and better parishioners. We will spend six days immersed in the spiritual life of Medjugorje — participating in the daily English Mass at St. James Church, praying on Apparition Hill and Cross Mountain, and experiencing the powerful evening programs of prayer and Eucharistic Adoration that have drawn millions of pilgrims from around the world. After our days of prayer, our pilgrimage will continue along the Dalmatian coast — in Split, Primošten, Trogir, and Dubrovnik — all spectacularly beautiful places. I do hope many of you men will join us for what I believe will be a powerful time of fraternity. If you’d like more information, go to: https://tektonministries.org/resources/270531-MJ-Reid.html#details.
Lastly, don’t forget that at an indulgence is granted to the faithful who devoutly visit a cemetery and pray for the dead (even if the prayer is only mental) during the first 8 days of November. This indulgence is granted under the normal conditions, i.e., one must be baptized and in the state of grace, be free from an attachment to sin, go to confession within 20 days, receive Holy Communion on the day you visit the cemetery or church, and offer prayers for the intentions of the Holy Father (a Creed and an Our Father will suffice). For those of you who are interested, a group of parishioners will be gathered for prayer at Belmont Abbey Cemetery this Sunday, 01 November 2026, at 3 p.m.
Trusting in all the Saints,
Fr. Reid