The Diocese of Ontario Synod Office will be closed on Monday September 19 in honour of Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral being held in the UK. In Canada, Ottawa is marking the death of the Queen with a national day of mourning and has declared Monday to be a federal holiday. Ontario will have “a provincial day of mourning” and is asking Ontarians for a moment of silence at 1 p.m. when the Queen’s state funeral will be held in London. The Synod Office of the Diocese of Ontario will reopen on Tuesday September 20 at 9 am.