Turning my cell phone off.

That's good of you to turn your cell phone off in church. It is indeed annoying to be suddenly interrupted in listening to a homily that you are so absorbed about only to be distracted by a ringing cellphone.

I do not blame you for turning off your cell phone when you are in a public place.

For an illustration (my dad’s a pastor), my dad had me call him once in church. We had a code word he’d say in the sermon that would prompt my call. After the service was over I heard a lady ask how on earth someone knew to call at the exact time…

I don't attend church (yes, I know I should), but I have a friend who invariably calls me when I'm right in the middle of somewhere important - doctor's appointments, restaurants, etc, where I don't want to take a call. I answer just long enough to tell them I can't talk and hang up. I know, without question, I'd get the same call if I were in church. I just know it. I always forget to turn my ringer off - and then forget to turn it back on.

Then just turn it on vibrate. If you have an iPhone, there's the silent switch, Android it's in the quick settings.

Sounds like a good idea. I’m always afraid mine will ring when I in the doctors office, but it hasn’t happened yet.I don’t turn it off because I don’t know when family will call and if I don’t answer they’ll think somethings wrong.

Yes and other people get annoyed Dang cell phones.

Glad you remember that it would be disturbing during church service

@Scrapper88 I can understand why you do not want to bother others with the noise of your cell phone. Sometimes I forget to turn my cell phone off. I charge it the next day and will not charge it on our Sabbath or holidays.

Mute and vibrate the phone

I don't really turn my phone off. I just put it in silent-vibrate mode when I'm out or in a place like a Church.