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
January 12, 2025
Dear Parishioners,
As I mentioned last weekend at all the Masses, now that Fr. Jones has moved on to St. Margaret Mary in Swannanoa, we are down to just 1 priest here at St. Ann’s – me! My hope is that we’ll be able to get a second priest this summer after ordinations. But for the time being, I’ll be the only priest in residence here at St. Ann’s. I very much appreciate your understanding and patience as I try to stay on top of things. Fortunately, Fr. Peter Shaw will be helping us with Masses and confessions, so please give him a warm welcome.
If you’d like to contact Fr. Jones, you may do so at:
St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church
102 Andrews Place
Swannanoa, NC 28778
In addition to losing Fr. Jones, our sacristan and facilities manager, Chris Brunhuber, retired at New Years. A long-time parishioner of St. Ann, Chris began working for us when Carol Kuhn retired. Ever devoted to this parish and to ensuring the smooth operation of both our liturgies and our facilities, Chris has been tireless in her efforts around her. This was especially true during the pandemic. Please thank Chris when you see her; she will be greatly missed.
In response to the Pastoral Planning Process we undertook last year, we’ve revamped and increased our parish staff to better meet the needs of our parish. Working in Chris’ stead as sacristan is Helen Nobers. We’ve also hired parishioner, Chris Hall, to help stay atop of activities in the parish. Parishioner Mark Donzella has assumed the new role of Director of Operations. Please contact Mark if you’d like to reserve a room for an activity.
I’m grateful to all of you who attended the Charlotte March for Life this past Friday. Please keep in mind that the National Right to Life March is coming up on Friday, 24 January 2025, in Washington, D.C. I hope that some of you will also attend that march. While Roe v. Wade has been overturned, abortion is still very much a reality in our country and in our state. There’s still much, much work to do to protect the unborn from the horrible evil of abortion. Attending these marches is simply one way for us to demonstrate our commitment to pro-life causes.
Of course, we mustn’t neglect the spiritual work of prayer and fasting, and in this vein, perhaps we can all take on a few extra penances this month to make reparation for terrible sin of abortion. I also encourage you to offer extra prayers, especially the Holy Rosary, for an end to abortion in our country. Further, I very much encourage you to support the organizations in our community that provide services to women that help them avoid the evil of abortion, like MiraVia and Birthright of Charlotte.
In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
Fr. Reid
As I mentioned last weekend at all the Masses, now that Fr. Jones has moved on to St. Margaret Mary in Swannanoa, we are down to just 1 priest here at St. Ann’s – me! My hope is that we’ll be able to get a second priest this summer after ordinations. But for the time being, I’ll be the only priest in residence here at St. Ann’s. I very much appreciate your understanding and patience as I try to stay on top of things. Fortunately, Fr. Peter Shaw will be helping us with Masses and confessions, so please give him a warm welcome.
If you’d like to contact Fr. Jones, you may do so at:
St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church
102 Andrews Place
Swannanoa, NC 28778
In addition to losing Fr. Jones, our sacristan and facilities manager, Chris Brunhuber, retired at New Years. A long-time parishioner of St. Ann, Chris began working for us when Carol Kuhn retired. Ever devoted to this parish and to ensuring the smooth operation of both our liturgies and our facilities, Chris has been tireless in her efforts around her. This was especially true during the pandemic. Please thank Chris when you see her; she will be greatly missed.
In response to the Pastoral Planning Process we undertook last year, we’ve revamped and increased our parish staff to better meet the needs of our parish. Working in Chris’ stead as sacristan is Helen Nobers. We’ve also hired parishioner, Chris Hall, to help stay atop of activities in the parish. Parishioner Mark Donzella has assumed the new role of Director of Operations. Please contact Mark if you’d like to reserve a room for an activity.
I’m grateful to all of you who attended the Charlotte March for Life this past Friday. Please keep in mind that the National Right to Life March is coming up on Friday, 24 January 2025, in Washington, D.C. I hope that some of you will also attend that march. While Roe v. Wade has been overturned, abortion is still very much a reality in our country and in our state. There’s still much, much work to do to protect the unborn from the horrible evil of abortion. Attending these marches is simply one way for us to demonstrate our commitment to pro-life causes.
Of course, we mustn’t neglect the spiritual work of prayer and fasting, and in this vein, perhaps we can all take on a few extra penances this month to make reparation for terrible sin of abortion. I also encourage you to offer extra prayers, especially the Holy Rosary, for an end to abortion in our country. Further, I very much encourage you to support the organizations in our community that provide services to women that help them avoid the evil of abortion, like MiraVia and Birthright of Charlotte.
In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
Fr. Reid