Good advice for worship

Came across this today in a Catholic forum on Ravelry about appropriate behavior for mass. Though it's tailored to Catholics, I think it's good advice for any worship service you might attend, and should be posted on the doors of every church.
Since I can't do that.... I'll blog it with runing italicized commentary. :P

"The article on Church Etiquette has run in the bulletin for several
weeks—I hope to some positive result. It is time, however, based upon
recent observations, to refresh its content.
1) Please turn off or silence cell phone and pagers
Hello, this is like, the most normal and courteous thing to do when EVER you are assembled, and yet every single sunday I hear someone's stupid phone go off. Worse yet, every Sunday I see someone actually answer it.

2) Please keep a respectful quiet in the presence of Jesus in the
Eucharist before and after Mass
This is obviously a problem only in the Catholic and Orthodox churches, but is good advice since many people come to church to pray and draw nearer to God, not to hear what you thought about last week's baseball game.

3) Please remember appropriate clothing—even/especially during the
summer the church should be décolletage-free zone (if you don’t
know this word I have one other word for you…Dictionary)
In recent months we have even begun to notice how backless dresses, etc, can be incredibly disruptive. Please think when you get dressed in the morning-- would you wear this to meet the King of All?

4) Please for us as adults, do not bring in cups of coffee from the
various chains…or, of course, from home
the morning coffee during church phenomenon, which we can thank nondenominational Christianity for, I've been guilty of in the past (although never at mass) but even then, I felt totally WRONG during worship when there was a cup of coffee by my feet. And then it got cold by the time worship was over, etc. But I couldn't just drink it during worship because I was focused. etc. Ridiculous. Let's just save the coffee for AFTER church. Catholics, incidentally, double shame on you. You should be fasting before receiving the Eucharist.

5) Please remember, except in case of true need, bottles of water are
not needed…we probably won’t dehydrate in an hour
I love this. It's true. Drink some water before you come in. Get some after. You'll be ok. If not, there are drinking fountains outside, go to it.

6) Please remember chewing gum by anyone (any age, Catholic or
not) is not acceptable ever, at any time, and especially during
Mass. Reason? 1. respect 2. one-hour fast prior to Communion
I'll add a couple of other reasons. For Catholics, I've heard stories of people coming up to receive communion WITH GUM IN THEIR MOUTHS. Is that any way to receive our Lord? for non catholics, think about it this way: chewing gum says loudly that you are not being respectful to those of us who remember a day when gum was not something you chewed all day long. At the very least, refrain from chewing gum if only because no one likes to stick their hand or shoe in someone else's chewed up gum.

7) Please refrain from reading the bulletin, e-mails or text messages
during Mass
Yes, those same people who don't like to turn off their phones during church often put them on vibrate and then text people during church. I've seen it all. The reason we get bulletins on paper is so we can take them home. The reason we ask that you turn off your cells is so that you are not distracted from worshipping our Lord. Duh.

8) Please NO MP3 devices, iPods, Nano or otherwise…
I know it seems like we shouldn't have to say it, but we do because I've seen it.

9) Please do not come late, scoot out after Communion or rudely
leave before the Liturgy is concluded, including the closing hymn
These same rules apply to nonCatholics who skip worship, leave before the altar call, etc. Devote yourself to really BEING at Church. Otherwise, why are you coming?

10) Please participate in the Mass, Body, Mind and Spirit singing,
speaking, praying, attending within the heart and in the body.
The question may be asked, “Why?”. The answer, is reverence,
respect, participation. Our obligation is NOT bodily presence in the
church during the time the Mass is being celebrated; our obligation
each Sunday and Holy Day of obligation is active participation in
mind, heart and body in the Liturgy, in which the saving mysteries of
the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ are celebrated in a
way that we may enter into them… If that sounds heady well it may be,
but that’s how it is, that is our privilege as Catholics to take part in by
prayerfully lifting up our minds and hearts and offering ourselves with
Jesus Christ at the altar.
Our Lord unites us with Himself, with one another and with
the angels and saints, by the Holy Spirit, in the one and only worship of
God The Father when we come to Mass—nothing less. God the Father
listens to our prayers with loving and unfailing attention; we should be
together as a community, in His Presence in exactly the same way.
Please don’t take offense but one of our goals together must be the
restoration and maintenance of reverence and participation in the
Liturgy—our whole and undivided hearts we must give to God. I
would be remiss not to remind us all of our duty and our privilege. "
—Father John
Obviously the same principles should apply to the noncatholic church goer. Participate actively in union with those "performing" the service.... pray with your pastors, sing with your worship leaders, give your hearts to the Word proclaimed.