The other day a friend told me that he has noticed my habit of asking people where they go to church. He finds it uncomfortable to speak of his church in a business setting. Somehow it has always been easy for me to invite people to St. Philips and I never hesitate to do so.

Perhaps it would be best to illustrate this with a story. Eric Austin and I participated in the Frisco Chamber of Commerce Leadership Frisco class #10. We were part of a 16 person group who spent 9 months touring the city of Frisco and learning the ins and outs of the city government and social service agencies. Eric and I talked about our church at times and before the class finished, four families had visited St. Philip's drawn to it by nothing more than conversations between the two of us and our invitations to them to drop in any Sunday. One family whom I invited visited on a Sunday when both Clay and our assistant priest both happened to be away. Clay's wife, Jill, gave the sermon that day and did a wonderful job but, of course, she is not Clay and I had promised him Clay! I'll admit I was a little concerned but when I called him a day or so later he said, "It was just great! The minute we got in the car, our children (5 and 3 years old) asked if they could come back because they said it was great!"

The best thing about inviting people to St. Philip's is that I know the level of hospitality extended to them will make them want to return. St. Philip's members are proud of their church, inspired by their priest and his teaching, grateful for the sense of community their church provides and anxious to share what we have with others.

So welcome to St. Philip's Frisco. We look forward to your visit.