The church provided an opportunity for quiet reflection prior to the minute’s silence.
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Ms Sturgeon joined local representatives at the headquarters of North Lanarkshire Council in Motherwell to observe the silence and pay her own tribute to both the Scottish families as well as the other victims.
Wimbledon fell silent as spectators congregated on Murray Mound to bow their heads, before clapping once the minute was over.
The bodies of 17 British victims have been repatriated since Wednesday, all flown to RAF Brize Norton.
“We have started already, more than 1,400 policeman are scattered all over the tourist areas to protect the hotels”.
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has vowed that those responsible for the attack will be “tracked down”.
Tunisian authorities identified the perpetrator of the attack as Seifeddin Rezgui, a Tunisian student, who was killed by police.
One week on from the beach massacre, the nation came to a standstill to remember the 38 people killed – including 30 British tourists.
The attack also comes as Britain prepares to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the July 7, 2005 attacks in which four suicide bombers killed 52 people on London s transport network.
The ambassadors of Britain, Ireland and France were also present.
Larry and Martina Hayes, a couple in their 50s, were hours from returning home from their annual holiday when they were gunned down in the beach massacre.
Cllr Brown said: “Everyone will have been horrified by the recent atrocity in Tunisia, which saw such an very bad loss of life”.
Further inquests into deaths of the British victims are expected to open over the weekend.
He was killed as he shielded his wife Cheryl during the beach massacre a week ago.
It was also announced that within the next few days there will be a major counter-terrorism training exercise in London.
They have said he acted alone during the rampage but had accomplices who supported him beforehand, providing him with weapons and logistical support.
He said he was deeply sorry for the attack, in which 30 Britons died. “Tourists were indiscriminately targeted by the gunman”, he said. “The gunman was shot by security services”. The 59-year-old engineer from Bodmin, Cornwall, was killed by gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen. Police had been “blocked everywhere”, he added.
In a telegram to the Tunisian Government, the Holy Father said he was united in prayer with the relatives of the victims.
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Two dozen police officers and security staff, who gathered at the foot of the Aorangi Terrace picnic hill at the edge of Court One, stood to attention.
