Third Annual Saint John of the Cross Parish Holy Spirit Novena t-shirt design competition!!!

Please read all details below: Submissions – Entries must be emailed to sjc.tshirt.entry@hotmail(dot)com by 11:59pm April 5th (Easter Sunday) and must include your Name, Phone Number, and the file as an attachment in .png format. Voting – All valid submissions will be displayed after each Mass April 18th-19th where parishioners may vote on the best design. The design must include the following: > “For God did not give us a Spirit of cowardice, but a Spirit of power, love, and self control.” 2 Timothy 1:7 > St. John of the Cross Catholic Church > Lacombe LA > Holy Spirit Novena > May 15th – May 23rd, 2026 Submission requirements and recommendations: • The size should be 12 x 14 inches at 300 dpi. • All designs should include a transparent background. Submissions should be in .png format. • Designs can use up to 4 colors; however, you may use transparency and halftones. • Be careful as designs will be printed on a Cardinal colored shirt. The shirt color can be seen below. • Thicker lines are recommended for good quality prints. • Photoshop or Gimp are recommended software application that can help with your design. o Gimp is a free image editing and creation software. You can download if from https://www.gimp.org/ • Please feel free to email questions to sjc.tshirt.entry@hotmail.com and I will do my best to answer them. Winner - The winning design will be determined by both the most votes and printability. The winning design will then be used for this year’s Holy Spirit Novena T-Shirt. The winner will receive a complimentary Holy Spirt Novena t-shirt and a limited signed number 18 of 300 print of “Madonna with Child” by local artist Adam Sambola. By submitting a design, you explicitly grant St. John of the Cross Catholic Church permission to use said design for future use. Thank you and may the Holy Spirt guide your designs.