A thank-you for the church volunteers who host the snowdrop walk each February, mapping the drifts in the churchyard, signing the paths, making soup and tea in the hall and welcoming visitors on Snowdrop Sunday. A photo of the snowdrops under the old yew, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church volunteers who look after the weather-vane and the gilded cockerel on the spire, arranging the steeplejack, checking the bearings and re-gilding it so it turns in the wind again. A photo of the cockerel against the sky, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church volunteers who make and re-cover the long pew cushions, measuring every pew, cutting foam and stitching covers so the congregation sits a little warmer. A photo of a new cushion on the old oak pew, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church key holders who unlock the door every morning so visitors can come in, and lock up again at dusk. A photo of the old key on its hook or the door standing open, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church draught-excluder and door-curtain makers: a heavy velvet curtain inside the west door, fabric sausages along every gap, and a warmer back pew all winter. A photo of their handiwork, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church Christmas bauble-painting workshop hosts: trestle tables in the hall, paint pots and glitter, children and grandparents side by side, and a tree full of hand-painted baubles by the font. A photo of that tree, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church hearing-loop and projector volunteers: the loop checked before every service, the hymn words on the screen at the right moment, and nobody left straining to hear or squinting at a page. A photo of the bright screen above the nave, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church gutter-clearing and leaf-sweeping team: rakes and barrows in the churchyard each autumn, downpipes cleared before the winter rain, and the path kept safe from wet leaves. A photo of the swept path in low sun, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church path gritting team: grit bins filled in November, shovels by the porch, and the churchyard path cleared before the early service on icy mornings. A photo of the salted path at first light, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church Remembrance silhouette soldier makers: plywood cut out in a garage, painted black or poppy red, and staked among the graves and by the lychgate for November. A photo of one at dusk, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church Remembrance tea urn team: urns switched on at dawn, cups and saucers set out in the hall, and hot tea for the parade, veterans and cadets coming in from the cold. A photo of the hall, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church Advent prayer-station makers: a candle tray, a basket of paper stars, a bowl of stones and a few quiet cards set out in a side chapel for December. A photo of the station, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church Remembrance wreath-makers: poppies wired onto a frame at the vestry table, a ribbon and a handwritten card, and the wreath laid at the war memorial. A photo of the wreath, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church carol-singing round at the local hospice: song sheets in a folder, a keyboard on a trolley, quiet carols in the day room and at the doors of those who asked. A photo of the evening, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church Remembrance road-closure marshals: cones and barriers out before dawn, hi-vis on, the junction held through the two minutes' silence and the road reopened once the last wreath was laid. A photo of the morning, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church Advent sleep-out team: cardboard and sleeping bags in the churchyard, the hall urn on all night for soup and tea, sponsorship forms chased and money raised for the local night shelter. A photo of the night, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church knit-and-natter group: a weekly afternoon in the hall with tea, biscuits and needles clicking, donated wool sorted into bags, and baskets of hats, blankets and twiddlemuffs handed on to local causes. A photo of the finished pile, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church volunteers who run the Christmas fair tombola: weeks of collecting bottles, tins and toiletries, tickets ending in 0 or 5 pinned to every prize, a bucket of folded tickets and a stall cleared by mid-afternoon. A photo of the prize table, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church volunteers who run the Christmas card delivery round: the posting box at the back of church, cards sorted by street on the hall tables, rounds walked in the dark and the donations counted for charity. A photo of the sorting tables or the box, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church team who run the Advent posada: Mary and Joseph figures carried from house to house, the sign-up sheet chased, the travel diary kept and the figures back in the crib on Christmas Eve. A photo of the figures on a windowsill or in the crib, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the small team who run your church New Year's Eve watchnight service: chairs set out late, candles lit before midnight, the bell rung at twelve and the hall tidied after one in the morning. A photo of the candlelit church or the clock tower, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the bugler or trumpeter who plays the Last Post and Reveille at your church or village Remembrance service: weeks of practice, a cold start by the war memorial and the silence held between the two calls. A photo of the memorial or the instrument case, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the team behind your church's Blue Christmas or longest night service: candles set out, quiet music chosen, a welcome at the door and tea afterwards for anyone finding December hard. A photo of the candles or the empty church, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the team behind your church's Christmas jumper day coffee morning: the urn on early, cups and mince pies set out, a donations tin for the winter appeal and the silliest jumper judged. A photo of the hall or the jumpers, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the team behind your church's Michaelmas quiz night: the hall set with tables, rounds written and checked, answer sheets and pencils, a ploughman's supper at half-time and the scores added up. A photo of the quiz hall or the answer sheets, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the team behind your church's Lammas loaf: the first-wheat loaf asked from a local farm, baked early, carried up at the offertory, blessed and shared. A photo of the plaited loaf on the altar or the wheat field, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the team behind your church's All Saints light party: paper lanterns along the hall, children dressed as their favourite saint, glow sticks, a candle-lit prayer corner, soup and hot dogs. A photo of the lanterns or the bucket of glow sticks, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the team behind your church's St Francis pet blessing service: dogs on leads in the churchyard, a cat in a carrier, a hamster in a shoebox, water bowls by the porch and photos of pets who could not come. A photo of the line of dogs or the bowls by the porch, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the people who host the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in your town: eight evenings in January, a different church each night, borrowed chairs, soup passed between kitchens and one candle carried from door to door. A photo of the mixed congregation's empty pews or the shared candle, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church Easter Sunday sunrise service team: alarms set for half past four, a small fire lit in the churchyard, folding chairs facing east and hot cross buns handed round as the sun comes up. A photo of the first light over the hill or the empty chairs at dawn, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.