Christmas card competition 2025

Christmas Art Competition to create the St Chad’s Church Christmas Card front cover for children and young people up to school year 8

2024 Christmas Card

Every Easter and Christmas a card from the church is delivered to every house in the parish. The fronts of both cards in 2024 featured the winning entries from painting competitions for St Chad’s School pupils. The front of the 2025 Easter card was the winner of a competition open to everyone.

For the front of the 2025 Christmas card we are holding a competition which is open to all children under the age of 14 on 1st September 2025 who live in the parish or attend St Chad’s School.

We are seeking an artwork, collage or other image, which should be A4 or A5 size in portrait mode and must have a Christian theme and be related to Christmas. The greeting text should NOT be included in the image, but there should be a suitable space in the image for it to be added.

The winning entry will be scanned and featured on the front of the card, which will be A4 folded to form an A5 front. There will be three prizes which will be presented at a church service in December.

The closing date for entries is Monday 20th October 2025. Entries should be placed in the box at the back of the church together with a completed entry form (below). The name of the contestant should not be on the artwork itself but should be on the entry form. Entries for pupils at St Chad’s School will be submitted by the school.

Should you have any queries about this competition, please contact:
Alan Smith – phone: 07757 688518 (leave message if no answer) – email:

Competition Guidelines

  • Entries must have a Christian theme and be related to Christmas.
  • Entries should be A5 or A4 size, in portrait mode. The greeting text should NOT be included in the image, but there should be a suitable space in the image for it to be added.
  • There will be three prizes and the winning image will be scanned and resized if necessary to A5 for the front of the card. Prizes will be presented at a church service in December.
  • Entries should be placed in the box at the back of the church by the closing date of Monday 20th October 2025, together with a completed entry form. The name of the contestant should not be on the artwork itself but should be on the entry form. Entries for pupils at St Chad’s School will be submitted by the school.
  • The competition is open to children under the age of 14 on 1st September 2025 who live in the church parish* or attend St Chad’s School. Entries will be displayed in church and on the church website. Entries will remain the property of the contestants and can be collected after the competition is completed. Royalties will not be payable for their use.
  • Personal data provided will only be used for the purpose of this competition.

* The whole of the civil (local government) parish of Pattingham and Patshull is in the church parish. Parts of Shropshire, including Rudge and an area around Patshull, are also in the church parish. A map showing the parish boundary can be found on the A Church Near You website here.