A thank-you for the volunteers who run your church Christmas tree festival: the people who carry in the trees, untangle the lights, check every plug, welcome the schools, scouts and shops who dress a tree each, and sit at the door with the guest book and the donations box. A photo of the nave lit by dozens of decorated trees as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church noticeboard volunteers: the person who changes the porch board every week, pins up the rota, the banns and the harvest supper poster, retires the faded flyers, and keeps the roadside board by the gate telling passers-by when the services are. A photo of the freshly done noticeboard in the porch, or the roadside board on an autumn morning, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church car park stewards: the hi-vis tabards on Remembrance Sunday, the cones set out before the 10am, the wave that guides a nervous driver into the last space and the patient wait in the rain until the final mourner at a big funeral has parked. A photo of the car park at dawn with the cones out, or a row of hi-vis vests on the vestry hook, as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the parish's deanery synod representatives: the weekday evenings in another church's hall, the long agendas on mission and parish share, the notes carefully reported back to the PCC and the quiet work of keeping a small parish connected to its neighbours. A photo of the deanery meeting hall set out with chairs or the church noticeboard as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church pastoral visitors: the cups of tea in front rooms, the flowers taken round after a hospital stay, the Sunday news carried to people who can no longer get to church and the time given to simply listen. A photo of a vase of altar flowers ready to be taken round or the church from the lane as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the electoral roll officer: the welcome packs handed out over coffee, the forms explained kindly to newcomers, the roll kept accurate and private and the notices up before the annual meeting. A photo of the welcome table at the back of church or the church door open on a Sunday morning as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the PCC secretary: the agendas sent out a week ahead, the minutes typed up the same evening, the action points chased kindly and the annual meeting papers ready on every chair. A photo of the vestry table set for a PCC meeting or the minute book beside a cup of tea as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church safeguarding officer: the training sessions arranged, the checks kept up to date, the policy reviewed every year, the poster by the door and the quiet, calm conversations nobody else sees. A photo of the church hall set up for training or the open church door as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church Gift Aid secretary: the declaration forms, the numbered envelopes, the spreadsheet updated every week, the claim submitted on time and the extra quarter on every pound given. A photo of the box of envelopes or the treasurer's desk on claim day as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church archivist: the registers, minute books and old photographs kept in labelled boxes in the vestry, the churchyard plan, the family history enquiries and the heritage day display. A photo of the archive shelf or the old and new church photographs as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church jumble sale volunteers: the bags sorted in the vestry all week, the trestle tables of books, bric-a-brac and coats, the queue at the hall door at two o'clock, the cash tin and the tea urn. A photo of the bric-a-brac table or the price labels as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church Shrove Tuesday pancake party team: the batter mixed in the hall kitchen, the frying pans on every ring, the lemon and sugar on the tables, the pancake race in the car park. A photo of the stack of pancakes or the line of frying pans as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church Fairtrade stall volunteers: the trestle table after the service, the boxes carried in from the car, the cash tin and price list, the Christmas chocolate ordered in September. A photo of the set-out stall or the rows of chocolate bars as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church bereavement visitors: the card through the door a week after the funeral, the pot of tea at the kitchen table, the anniversary phone call, the memorial service invitation. A photo of the teapot and two cups or the candle on the windowsill as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church bookstall volunteers: the donated paperbacks sorted in the vestry, the trestle table by the font after the service, the honesty tin, the large-print shelf. A photo of the rows of book spines or the tin with its hand-written sign as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church carol service team: the choir rehearsing in cold coats, the orders of service folded on the kitchen table, the tea lights in jam jars along the aisle, the mulled wine urn at the back. A photo of the candlelit pews or the stacked carol sheets as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church crib service volunteers: the straw bales and borrowed tea towels, the box of tinsel halos, the toddler shepherds and the cardboard star, and the moment the baby doll is laid in the manger. A photo of the costume rail or the finished crib scene as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church christingle makers: the trestle tables in the hall, hundreds of oranges, red tape, cocktail sticks of sweets and dried fruit, a little candle in each, and the lights going down for the christingle service. A tray of finished christingles or one lit in a child's hands as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church prayer shawl knitters: the basket of folded shawls by the font, the needles clicking after the Tuesday service, a blessing before each one goes out to someone ill or grieving. The basket of shawls or a close-up of the stitches as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the volunteers who run the church poppy appeal: the tray on the table by the door, cold shifts outside the shop, tins counted in the vestry and the wreath ready for Remembrance Sunday. The poppy tray or the wreath as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the volunteers who run the church lunch club: the soup pans on the hall cooker, tables laid with paper napkins, lifts for anyone who can't walk in, and a seat kept for the regulars. The laid tables or the pudding trolley as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the volunteers who run the church coffee morning: cups set out early, the raffle table, the bring-and-buy stall, and a chair for anyone who comes in on their own. The cups by the hatch or the raffle table as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the volunteers who run the church parent and toddler group: the toy box, the play mat, the singing circle, juice and biscuits and a warm hall on a weekday morning. The toy box or the snack table as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church prayer chain: a landline by the armchair, a typed list of names and numbers, a candle in the side chapel and a notebook of requests. The phone by the chair or the lit candle as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church banner makers: felt letters pinned on a trestle table, a box of embroidery silks, a Whitsun dove half stitched and the banner pole in the vestry corner. The finished banner or the sewing table as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church funeral tea volunteers: the urn on at half past ten, cups and saucers on the hatch, sandwiches under tea towels and a chair by the radiator. The laid tables or the urn as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church handyman or odd-job volunteer: sticking doors, hymn boards, light bulbs, dripping taps and the long ladder behind the organ. The toolbox on the vestry step or the thing they mended as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church volunteer who puts the heating on: early winter mornings, the boiler timer, the radiators and the oil gauge. The old boiler in the vestry cupboard or the radiators under the windows as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the church harvest festival volunteers who decorate the altar steps, bake the harvest loaf, run the supper and drive the tins to the food bank on Monday. The produce on the altar steps or the wheatsheaf loaf on the font as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.

A thank-you for the churchwardens who unlock the church, chase the roof repairs, read the insurance letters and stand at the door every Sunday. The wardens' staves at the end of the back pew or the great iron key on its hook as a jigsaw, with your note at the end.