A thank-you for the church Pentecost picnic team: rugs spread on the vicarage lawn, red bunting tied to the gate, trestle tables carried out and a flask of tea for everyone after the Whitsun service. A photo of the laden table or the bunting on the gate, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church Easter egg hunt helpers: clues tucked behind benches and hedges, baskets handed out at the gate, and a spare egg in every pocket for the child who found none. A photo of the churchyard with a basket or the clue cards laid out, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church Maundy Thursday supper team: long tables in the hall, bread and soup for everyone, and bowls, jugs and towels set out for the foot-washing. A photo of the candlelit tables or the towels laid ready, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the volunteers who make the church Easter garden: moss, a flowerpot tomb, three small crosses on a hill and the stone rolled away early on Easter morning. A photo of the garden with the stone moved, or the crosses on the mossy hill, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the volunteers who run the Palm Sunday procession: ordering palm crosses, walking the route the week before, stewarding the crossings and bringing everyone to the church door singing. A photo of the basket of palm crosses or the procession from behind, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the volunteers who make the Mothering Sunday posies: ordering daffodils and primroses, tying hundreds of small bunches in the vestry the night before, and handing them out to everyone at the end of the service. A photo of the buckets of posies, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the volunteers behind Ash Wednesday: collecting last year's palm crosses, burning them safely to ash, setting out the dish by the altar rail and warming a cold church for an early service. A photo of the dish of ash or the altar rail, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the volunteers behind Candlemas on 2 February: ordering a year of candles, fitting drip guards, lighting the first taper in a darkened church and scraping wax off the pews the next morning. A photo of the church lit from the back, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the volunteers who take blessed chalk round the parish at Epiphany: planning the route, knocking on doors on cold January evenings, saying a short prayer and writing 20+C+M+B+27 above the frame. A photo of the chalk letters above your own door, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the volunteers who run the church Christmas raffle and build the hampers: asking local shops for prizes, wrapping baskets in cellophane, selling ticket strips after every service and drawing pink 147 from the biscuit tin. A photo of the hamper table, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the volunteers who drive housebound parishioners to church on Christmas morning: scraping the windscreen at nine, a hand on the elbow down the icy path, a blanket over the knees in the pew, and home again in time for lunch. A photo of the church gate with the car waiting, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the stewards who look after midnight mass: handing out candles and service sheets at half past eleven, keeping an eye on the late arrivals and the cold, then stacking chairs and locking the church at one in the morning. A photo of the lit church door on Christmas Eve, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church Christmas lights team: the star on the tower and the lanterns along the porch, tested bulb by bulb on the vestry table and switched on for Advent, then taken down again after Epiphany. A photo of the lit tower on a December evening, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church mulled wine and mince pie team: the big pan on the hall cooker, the trays of warm pies carried down the aisle after the last carol, and the washing-up long after everyone has gone home. A photo from the back of church on carol night, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church hall Christmas pantomime volunteers: the painted flats propped against the stage, the dame's frock on a coat hanger, the raffle on the trestle table and the cast of all ages shouting 'he's behind you'. A photo from the hall on panto night, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church Christmas decorations team who climb the stepladders on a Saturday in December: the tree by the font, holly and ivy along the window ledges, and the battered boxes of baubles carried down from the vestry cupboard. A photo of the decorated church before the first carol service, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church organist who plays through the busiest weeks of the year: Advent carols, the nativity, the crib service, midnight mass and Christmas morning, often back to back. A photo of the organ console with the carol book open and the Christmas hymn list pinned up, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church volunteers who run the Christmas toy service: the wrapped presents carried up the aisle by children, the tags sorted by age in the vestry, and the van loaded for the family support workers before Christmas. A photo of the gifts piled round the altar rail, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church volunteers who cook and serve Christmas Day lunch for people who would otherwise be on their own: the turkey carved in the hall kitchen, the crackers on long tables, the lifts there and back and the washing-up at four o'clock. A photo of the laid tables before the doors open, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the people who design your church Christmas card: the sketch of the church in the snow, the proofs spread on the vestry table, the boxes from the printer and the cards sold at the back after the service. A photo of the finished card propped on a pew, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the people who run your church Christmas shoebox appeal: the leaflets in the porch, the boxes wrapped in Christmas paper, the stack of shoeboxes growing by the font, the packing evening in the hall and the drive to the drop-off point. A photo of the shoebox pile before it leaves, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the people who make the costumes for your church nativity play: the tea-towel shepherds, the tinsel halos, the donkey ears that stay on, the safety pins in every pocket and the box of crowns kept from year to year. A photo of the cast lined up in costume, or the rail of angel dresses in the vestry, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the people who make your church Advent wreath: the ones who gather the greenery, wire the moss ring, find four candles that actually fit and a white one for Christmas Day, and leave the vestry smelling of pine. A photo of the wreath with the first candle lit, or the greenery spread on the table, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the volunteer who keeps your church website alive: the one who updates the service times, fixes the broken link at eleven at night, posts the Christmas rota and answers the 'is the church open today?' emails. A photo of the church as it appears on the home page, or the volunteer's laptop on the vestry table, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the people who look after your village or town war memorial all year round: the ones who scrub the lichen off the names, weed the gravel, repaint the railings and quietly put things right after the wreaths have faded. A photo of the memorial on an ordinary weekday, names freshly cleaned, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the volunteers who run the crèche during your church's Sunday service: the ones who unfold the play mat, wipe down the toys, sing the same song for the fourth time and hand every child back with a smile and a drawing. A photo of the crèche corner after the last child has gone home, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the standard bearers who carry the branch standard at your church's Remembrance Sunday service: the ones who polish the brass finial, practise the lowering at the Last Post, stand still through the two minutes' silence in the cold and do it again every November. A photo of the folded standard in its case or the war memorial after the wreaths are laid, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the people who lead your church house group or Bible study: the ones who open their front room on a weeknight, put the kettle on, choose the passage, keep the conversation kind and remember everyone's news. A photo of the living room set out for the group, mugs on the tray and Bibles on the coffee table, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the team who run your church Alpha course: the people who lay the tables, cook the Thursday supper, host the small groups, set up the screen for the talk, wash up afterwards and stack the chairs for eleven weeks in a row. A photo of the church hall tables laid for supper before the guests arrive as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church sitters and open-church stewards who keep your church unlocked for visitors: the people who sit by the door on a weekday afternoon with a flask and a guidebook, answer questions about the font and the old glass, top up the candle stand, and lock up again at four. A photo of the open south door on a quiet afternoon as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.