Local churches and schools will host an “eco-baton” for the next two weeks as part of a national climate change campaign.
The item had been touring schools and parishes across the country since the Eco-Congregation Scotland (ECS) annual gathering in Falkirk on April 25.
It was sent on its way by climate change minister Aileen McLeod, and symbolises the campaign for solutions at the United Nations climate change conference in Paris from November 30 to December 11.
Made from recycled wood, it carries the inscription: “Time for climate justice. Churches in Scotland demand a deal in Paris December 2015”.
The baton will begin its Moray journey tomorrow when it visits Hopeman Primary School, Gordonstoun School and Hopeman and Duffus churches.
At a meeting of Moray presbytery in Keith North Church on Tuesday, it will be passed on to Aberlour Church, where it will be the focus of an eco-themed interactive messy church service on Saturday, June 27.
Reverend Shuna Dicks will then cycle with the baton to Sunday services in Craigellachie and back to Aberlour on June 28, before it travels on to Bellie and Speymouth churches in the Fochabers area.
It will leave the region for Ayrshire on July 5.
Reverend Adams, minister of Duffus, Spynie and Hopeman church, said: “At the beginning of December in Paris, over 190 countries will meet to attempt to negotiate a deal on climate change to limit emissions from developed countries and help developing countries adapt to the impact of climate change and develop low carbon economies.
“The burden of climate change often falls most heavily on the poorest in the world — those who have done least to cause it. This is a matter of social justice, as well as caring for God’s creation.”