Worship

Covenant follows a traditional liturgy (from the Greek word leitourgia, meaning ‘public service’, leitourgos ‘minister’, and lēitos ‘public’ + ergos ‘working’, or in other words, ‘the work of the people’), which varies each week and lasts about an hour and a half.

Our liturgy often includes excerpts from the Westminster Confession of Faith, private confession of sin, prayer, a weekly sermon, and both recorded/contemporary and live/traditional hymns throughout the service. We’re currently singing from the Cantus Christi Psalter and Hymnal, so you may expect to learn a new song or two regularly right along with us. Hymnals are available in house to borrow for the service.

Everything you need to participate in the service is projected on screens on the front wall as well.

Location

We are immensely thankful for the facilities the Lord has graciously provided for us to gather together in Cochrane.

Our current worship space is the Aspen Room located in the historic Cochrane Ranchehouse (101 Ranchehouse Road), a conference centre and the site of Alberta’s first large-scale cattle ranch (map below). We meet Sundays at 1:30pm.

Visitors are always welcome, and plenty of parking is available at the parking lot beside the building.

The Aspen room may be found just off one of the westward courtyard entrances, marked here:

Communion

We celebrate the Lord’s Supper each Sunday during the service with wine, juice, bread, and gluten-free options. All believing adults and children who are baptized are welcomed and invited to receive communion.

Potluck

We aim to enjoy a homemade meal and fellowship together once a month on the second Sunday of each month. If you’re visiting, please do not feel obligated to bring food – there’s plenty to go around!

Most Sundays we also have a treat and coffee available after the service for your refreshment and fellowship.

Children

Children of all ages are welcome to join us in the service.

We also have crayons and colouring pages available for free to keep little hands occupied.

Attire

At our church we take care to avoid imposing unnecessary rules upon members. That said, we must not ignore the fact that the Bible teaches principles that govern our conduct, including what we wear.

Therefore, we aim to dress modestly and respectably to keep our focus on Christ during the service; our congregation also tends to get dressed up for special holidays like Easter and Christmas.

It bears repeating, however, that all are welcome, and we wouldn’t want a particular style of attire to become a barrier preventing you from visiting us.

Hospitality

Self-serve coffee, tea, and water are available throughout the service.