During this time of national mourning, the church will be open longer so that people can light a lamp in front of the portrait of the Late Queen Elizabeth and lay flowers. There will be a book of condolence in the Imperial Rooms and online. There will be a Civic Thanksgiving Service in Saint Giles on the evening before the State Funeral. During this time the bells will only be rung muffled. This Sunday’s Eucharist is, as with every Sunday Eucharist, predominantly on the theme of the Resurrection of our Lord but we will begin with a two minute silence, reflect in the prayers and hymns on the death of the Late Queen, and sing the National Anthem before the last hymn.
