Pretty annoying when cellphones ring in church while the service is going on

Well,yes i consider this as very annoying or rude.if you are inside the church,phone should be in a silent mode or the best thing to do is turn it off.Some people will look at you if your phone rings.They are distracted so when we are in church,we should focus our minds and attention to the gospel and not to our phones.I experience this situation last Sunday,someone beside me didn't turn her phone off and then it rings.I ask her if she can turn it off,and im glad she did.

My pastor usually says, "If that's God calling, tell him I'm a little busy spreading the gospel."

I am really annooyed when cellphones ring where it should not ring at all. For exampel, when you take a bus early in the mornings to get to work. Or afternoons in the same place. You are taking the time to rest before starting work and when a cellphone calls and someone starting to talk...that is shore annoying. I for one never bring my phone when I leave the house, only if I know I am needed to ( I have learned that since I one day was lost in the woods) If people want to catch me, they have to wait untill I am availabe Taking the cellphone to churck? That is shore showing no respect at all. It should not be allowed. It is a place for silence and respect of the spririts you have their. Ok, that´s it, I have to go back to work after six days of a holiday. Hope you have a great day

I think its pretty funny when that happens, usually the person is embarrassed when it does happen..lol. I know I've done that before, I thought I had turned my phone off, and it started ringing one morning in church, I just took it out and pushed a button, I didn't even see what button I pushed anything to make it shut up..lol. Everybody just kinda smiled at me, I know my face was probably red. I think people should turn their phones off, or at least put them on vibrate or something.

I cant think of any thing more rude than to have your cellphone ring in the middle of the church service. Maybe they should put a sign out side the church that says if your phone rings in the church you will be crucified. I really dont see the purpose of taking your phone into a church with you. Back in the day we went to church with out our phones why cause you couldnt take your house phone to church. Then after church all the lady's would spend the after noon on the phone talking to there friends about what had happened that day at church.

I see it everyday at work...and they know not to have the ringer on. Sometimes it's funny just watching them trying to grab the phone from their pockets or purses just trying to turn it off...ha ha ha

This is shocking! Of all places, I can not believe that people attending church do not turn their cell phones off before the service starts. It's just common sense. How rude and very unthoughtful to those around them also attending to enjoy a nice service. I have not found this in a church service but what I have found during a service is kids popping bubbles with bubble gum. I am not sure what is worse. I do find that cell phone are one annoyance that occurs far too often and at the most inappropriate times and places. The doctors office is another one. You know how it is usually very quiet there. Also in a restaurant. I can not stand it when the person sitting next to us has their cell phone ringing and then they answer it, talking far too loud. All while we are trying to enjoy a nice quiet dinner out. What is it about cell phones anyway? Surely if it is important the caller will ring back! It is not like you will never know the person called if you turn the phone off for a short while. We can check for our missed call or call into our voice mail if we notice we have a message or if we see that someone had called when the phone was off. Thank you for your discussion.

Yeah it happen to me also,, If they cannot leave their mobile phones at home at least to keep it silent daa..

You said it friend. We have a lot of that in our church before so our Pastor openly requested the congregation to turn off the mobiles when inside the church. I now have been hearing very few. I don't think that is a very tough thing to follow. God only requires few hours from us to concentrate in worshiping so why not turn off the cellphones in full obedience.

Hi friend i am irritated for those people who doesn't turn off their mobile phones when they attend church service. There is a place for everything and knowing that you are going to the church and attend service it should be automatic that you turn it off and not to get panicky when it sounds during service. I have experience this too and i can't help to look that person and think what is wrong with him or her. LOL.

Well, I always encounter this kind of scenario in the chruch when everytime I attented the mass.. Yes, its pretty annoying when someone ring his/her phone during the mass especially if people were concentrating the homily.. Actually, sometimes I forgot to silent or close my phone when I attented a mass and I feel bad when it rings inside the church.. I really feel embarrass.. Actually, before the mass start people were already reminded to close or silent their phone before starting the mass so that it won't disturb other people.. But some people were really hard headed and don't want to listen.. I admit that sometimes I forgot putting into silent mode my cellphone or turn it off especially if I'm late already attending the mass.. And I really feel ashamed to myself when this happened to me.. So, I'm trying my best to switch off my phone or put it in silent mode before I get inside the church..

I did many times already and yes it's quite annoying. But once I also had mine rang in the church while the sermon was going on and its similarly both annoying in my part either; I ran outside to answer it and from then on I always turned off my cell phone whenever I am in the church.

I actually experience this also. We just need an hour to spend it with our Lord and we will be distracted by a phone ringing? Just turn it on silent mode or better yet turn it off. It's just for an hour people.

Well you can't just turn it off in church.. what if it's God calling? Seriously, I doubt many people mean to be rude, they probably just forget. Maybe you could suggest that the pastor/priest request phones be turned off before services begin? Or have a note on the door? Some people need regular reminding.. like me.

I haven't experienced it in church,but I always experience it in the movies. Once, it was my own darn phone which I forgot to turn off. I was so embarrassed, I tried to ignore it, but it was my mother and she wouldn't stop ringing! I check now to make sure its off before I go anywhere it might be disruptive.

Hi there! Yes I am annoyed too when cellphones rings while attending mass. I agree with you that its funny seeing people in a hurry to turn off their units. I don't know if they feel embarrassed when it happens cause I know I would if it happens to me. So I make sure that every time I enter a church, even if there is no mass going on, I turn of my cellphone or mute it. Ciao!

I'm not a big fan of cell phones anyway. On my bus ride home every other person is talking on there cell. Very annoying. I think it's very disrespectful in church.

I always turn off my phone in Church or any other places that needed total silence... when some dumb phone from people rings... I just SSHHHHHHH...!!!! them... don't care if the person feel insulted or shame...

That was so unethical. People should turn off their cellphones while in church or atleast, put it on a silent mode. Turn on the vibration so they'll know that there's a message or someone is calling. If answering a call, leave the church as a sign of respect. The church is a sacred please and we must pay some courtesy and respect on it.

It's a very annoying act..and it's a sign of disrespect in the house of God