About Annunciation of Our Lord · Fort Ashby, West Virginia
Annunciation of Our Lord is a Roman Catholic parish in Fort Ashby, West Virginia, serving the rural communities of the Eastern Panhandle near Cumberland, Maryland. It is a single-story brick church with a white steeple located along Frankfort Highway (Route 28), and is pastored by Rev. Daniel M. Price. The parish shares its pastor with neighboring St. Anthony Parish in Ridgeley, and belongs to the Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston (Martinsburg Vicariate). Worship is offered four times a week, with devotional prayers before Sunday Mass, weekday Masses on Wednesday and Friday mornings, a Saturday Vigil, monthly Eucharistic Adoration, and a First-Friday nursing-home Mass at CompleteCare Dawnview Center.
- Established
- 1980
- Patron
- Annunciation of the Lord (the Blessed Virgin Mary)
- Rector
- Rev. Daniel M. Price
- Diocese
- Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston (Martinsburg Vicariate)
Why belong here
Annunciation of Our Lord is a welcoming rural parish that brings together the small Eastern Panhandle communities of Fort Ashby and Ridgeley for reverent, traditional worship. Beyond weekend and weekday Mass, parishioners can grow in faith through OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults), religious education for children, the Knights of Columbus council, and a monthly nursing-home ministry that brings the Eucharist to the residents of CompleteCare Dawnview Center. With Spanish-language resources and a pastor who serves two parishes side-by-side, it's a tight-knit community where each member's gifts find a home.
Mass times at Annunciation of Our Lord
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM, or by appointment
Adoration times
- Friday 4:00 AM – 6:00 AM (First Friday of the month)
About Annunciation of Our Lord Parish
Annunciation of Our Lord is a Roman Catholic parish in Fort Ashby, West Virginia, in the Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston (Martinsburg Vicariate). Founded in 1980, the parish serves the rural Eastern Panhandle and is twinned under one pastor with St. Anthony Parish in Ridgeley. The church building is a single-story brick structure with a white steeple on Route 28.
- Established 1980
- Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston, Martinsburg Vicariate
- Single-story brick church with white steeple
- 8819 Frankfort Highway (Route 28), Fort Ashby, WV 26719
Pastoral Leadership
Rev. Daniel M. Price is the current pastor of both Annunciation of Our Lord in Fort Ashby and St. Anthony in Ridgeley. He was first appointed administrator of the two parishes effective December 1, 2021, and was named pastor by Bishop Mark E. Brennan on December 28, 2022. He resides at the parish rectory in Fort Ashby.
- Rev. Daniel M. Price — Pastor (administrator from Dec 1, 2021; pastor from Dec 28, 2022)
Parish Staff & Coordinators
Alongside the pastor, lay staff and volunteers coordinate the parish's sacramental life, faith formation, and liturgical ministry.
- Matt Sisk — Religious Education
- Armando Hererra — Annunciation Director of Religious Education
- Fran McFarland — OCIA Coordinator
- Linda Ward — Sacristan (Annunciation of Our Lord)
- Mike Weaver / Volunteers — Sacristan (St. Anthony)
- Nursing Home Coordinator — arranges First-Friday Mass at CompleteCare Dawnview Center
Faith Formation & Religious Education
Children's faith formation is led by the parish's Director of Religious Education, alongside a separate OCIA (formerly RCIA) process for adults and children seeking to enter full communion with the Catholic Church. The parish identifies as offering Spanish-language resources alongside its English ministry, welcoming Spanish-speaking families in the area.
- Matt Sisk — Religious Education
- Armando Hererra — Annunciation Director of Religious Education
- Fran McFarland — OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults) Coordinator
- Spanish-language resources available
Parish Ministries & Outreach
Beyond the sanctuary, the parish runs a Knights of Columbus council for Catholic men and their families, and a nursing-home ministry that brings the Eucharist and Mass to residents of CompleteCare Dawnview Center in Fort Ashby. These ministries connect parishioners to one another and to those who cannot easily come to Mass.
- Knights of Columbus council
- Nursing Home Ministry — 1st Friday Mass at CompleteCare Dawnview Center, Diane Drive, Fort Ashby, WV
- OCIA — welcoming adults and children into the Catholic Church
Bulletin & Communications
The parish publishes an online bulletin archive and other downloadable reflections (such as 'Ponder & Pray') on its website, and maintains a Facebook page linked from the parish site for parish news.
- Bulletin Archive — http://aoolsa.org/bulletin-archive/
- 'Ponder & Pray' downloadable reflection — http://aoolsa.org/download/ponder-pray/
- Facebook page linked from http://aoolsa.org/
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Rev. Daniel M. Price2021–present
Appointed administrator of Annunciation of Our Lord Parish, Fort Ashby, and St. Anthony Parish, Ridgeley, effective December 1, 2021, with residence at the Fort Ashby rectory; appointed pastor of both parishes on December 28, 2022 by Bishop Mark E. Brennan.