About Saint Mark · Ashland, Alabama
St. Mark Catholic Parish is a small, welcoming faith community in Ashland, Alabama, serving Clay County under the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama. The parish gathers for Sunday worship and offers the sacraments to parishioners in a rural, close-knit setting. With bilingual Sunday Mass, St. Mark reflects the growing Hispanic Catholic presence in east-central Alabama while remaining rooted in the local community.
- Patron
- Saint Mark the Evangelist
- Rector
- Father William Lucas
- Diocese
- Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama
Mass times at Saint Mark
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday: 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
About St. Mark
St. Mark Catholic Parish is located in Ashland, the county seat of Clay County, Alabama. The parish operates under the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama and provides Sunday and weekday Mass opportunities for the local Catholic community.
Mass & Sacraments
The parish offers a Sunday bilingual Mass and a weekday Mass on Tuesday morning. Confessions are heard on Sunday afternoon following Mass.
- Sunday Mass: 12:00 PM (Bilingual)
- Tuesday Mass: 11:30 AM
- Confession: Sunday 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Clergy
Father William Lucas serves as Parochial Administrator of St. Mark Catholic Parish, appointed by Bishop Steven J. Raica effective November 12, 2024.