Object: a lifesaver type candy

Good morning, boys and girls. Today is another special day in our church year. You may have thought it was sort of strange to be coming to church on a Wednesday evening (unless your church has regular Wednesday services). This day is called Ash Wednesday. It's the day that begins a season in the church called Lent. Lent is a word that means the days are getting longer. We see more sunlight in the spring than in the winter. Do you know how many days it is until Easter? (Let them try to guess.) When it is Ash Wednesday,…