St. Cyr, Stinchcombe
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St Cyr’s is a beautiful traditional village church, and its small but welcoming congregation is committed to being at the centre of village life.
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St Cyr’s church needs to replace the roof to the south aisle slope and the nave south side. Work was last carried out on the roof in 1883, after the spire and tower were “wrecked by lightening on November 22nd of that year. Over the years tiles have slipped or fallen down and have been repaired; however the church architect in the recent quinqeunnial report has told us the same areas now need to be completely replaced. This work is necessary to preserve our beautiful and much loved church as a living building at the spiritual heart of the village. The cost of the work is around £60,000.
Fund raising events So far many fundraising events have been organised including a concert in December with Robert Meadmore and Peter Lang, two successful last night of the proms events in partnership with the friends, generous donations, a plant stall, two sponsored walks, a human fruit machine at the Stinchcombe show and a village book swap. We have other events planed so watch this space.
Sponsor a roof titleWe are also looking for people to sponsor a roof tile at £5 per tile, either for yourself, or as a dedication to a loved one or a special event. We will compile this information in a record book, which will be available from the back of church. To sponsor a title or for more information then please contact the Vicar.
Update on the appealSo far we have raised over £30,000. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this appeal in any way.If you would like to make a donation to the roof appeal, then please contact the Vicar. |
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St. Cyr’s is a beautiful traditional village Church, the tower and porch dating from 1630. An extensive restoration of the building was begun in 1854 funded by the local landowner and incumbent Sir George Prevost; The Revd. Issac Williams and others - all participants in the revivalist Oxford Movement. Thus St. Cyr’s was restored in the Tractarian tradition by the architect J.L.Pearson. It has remained in this tradition making proper use of liturgical colours and vestments. The Church has some very fine stain glass windows; the Reredos was given in memory of Isaac Williams B.D. We have removed a few unused pews at the back of the Church and now have an area which will make the building more usable by the community. |
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 We believe that St. Cyr and St. Cyriac are one and the same saint. We know that Julietta was St. Cyr’s mother, and over the years it would appear Cyriac has been shortened to Cyr.
Cyr (or Cyriac) was the three year old son of a Christian woman, Julietta, who was crucified in about the year 303 AD during the persecutions of the Emperor Diocletian. She refused to answer questions or deny her faith at her trial before the Governor of Silicia. The child appeared with his mother on this occasion and is said to have affirmed his belief in the Christian faith, at the same time boxing the ears of the Governor who had taken him on his knee. The enraged official threw the child Cyr (Cyriac) to the ground with such force that he struck his head and was killed instantly. The dedication to St. Cyr (Cyriacus, Quiricus) which means “the Lord’s “ or”Sunday Child “ is a rare one in England. |
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The Friends of St. Cyr’s was formed in 2006 to advance the Christian religion by contributing to maintain, restore, improve and reconstruct the fabric of St. Cyr’s Church. Members are made up of congregation, villagers who never or rarely attend church services but value its presence in the village, also any person who has had connections with the church or village in the past. The Friends are a registered charity. |
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St. Cyr, Stinchcombe
