A requiem mass giving thanks for the life of the Queen will take place at 10:30am this Sunday at Manchester Cathedral.
A civic service will follow at 2.30 where a tribute will be paid by Bishop of Manchester David Walker.
On Monday members of the public are invited to watch a live stream of the state funeral on large screens in the Cathedral.
Meanwhile a Maroon will be set off from Central Library at 8pm to mark the start and again at the end of the one minute silence.
The Lord Mayor and others will mark the National Moment of Reflection in St Ann’s Square. The Bishop of Manchester will introduce the silence. The Dean and inter-faith colleagues will join the Lord Mayor in St Ann’s Square.
On mONDAY The funeral will begin at 11am and the Cathedral will be begin streaming coverage of the build up from 8am.
Manchester Cathedral’s bells will also ring out before and after the funeral service.
People will also be able to watch the service on big screens in Cathedral Gardens and Exchange Square.The Metrolink service will be suspended in Exchange Square for the State Funeral.
The Library, the Tower of Light and Manchester Cathedral will all also be lit purple to mark the day.
Elsewhere across Greater Manchester,A civic church service is being held on Sunday, 18 September 2022 at St Chad’s Church in Rochdale.The Mayor, Councillor Ali Ahmed, and other local dignitaries will attend to pay their respects to Her Majesty.
A service will be held at Bury Parish Church this Sunday at 6.30pm and will be followed by a national one-minute silence at 8pm and a service, to be led by the Revd Canon Jean Hurlston, is open to people of all faiths and begins at Oldham Parish Church at 6pm.
Area Dean, Rev. Daniel Ramble is leading an Interfaith Memorial Service at 6pm on Sunday 18 September at St John the Evangelist, Ashton.Rev. Ramble will be joined by Tameside Civic Mayor, Cllr Mike Glover and other Tameside Officials and there will also be a Civic Church Service in memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday 18 September 2022 at 6.30pm at St Mary’s in the Marketplace, Stockport.
