AS people across the region felt the passing of Queen Elizabeth II aged 96 last Friday at 3.30am AEST, a moving service held on Sunday at the Anglican Christ Church in Beechworth has been among many tributes paid to the monarch across the shire.

Father Gunnar Rippon said the Sunday's service had been the church's usual Sunday sung eucharist but with a focus in honouring the late Queen Elizabeth.

"Prayers of thanksgiving were offered for her unstinting devotion and commitment to her role as Queen of the people of the Commonwealth of Nations," Fr Rippon said.

"We recognised her Christian faith which was pivotal in her life of service.

"We prayed for her family, for comfort in their grief but gave thanks for King Charles III as he begins his reign as the monarch."

Fr Rippon said congregation members helped with scripture readings and led prayers.

Around 25 people attended the service where visitors from as far away as Queensland had joined in as well.

Beechworth bellringer Graeme Heyes said on the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II he rang the bells as one of the team of six for the occasion at St Peter's Church in Ballarat.

Last Friday he rang the bells as a team member at St Matthews in Albury.

"I felt privileged to have contributed to both the beginning and the end of the Queen's reign," he said.

"I understand that there is only one other Australian bellringer who has done likewise."

Last Friday on the day of the Queen's death, although traditional on such occasions, members from the bellringers team on their own initiative tolled a bell from 12 noon to 1pm where the bell rang 96 times marking Queen Elizabeth's age as well as 70 times for her years of reign.

Fr Rippon said if a decision is made to hold a dedicated service for the Queen on Monday, a notice will be placed on t...