THE ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST - 8/9/2026
Do you know the old song that goes “When the storms of life are raging, stand by me”? That song is about the gospel for this coming Sunday. Come to worship, to encounter Christ standing by you, no matter the storms, and to stand with others, to be the presence of Christ for them.

A striking depiction of today’s gospel reading is Ivan Aivazovsky’s 1888 painting. The artist has captured the mystery of the event.
The author died in 1900, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.




















