Richard Blanco, a cuban-american poet, is writing and delivering the inaugural poem Rev. Luis León the Espiscopal priest who will deliver the benediction is a Pedro Pan child The Presidential Inaugural Committee has selected the Rev. Luis Leon, an Episcopal priest in Washington, to deliver the benediction at President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony on Jan. 21. Leon, who ministers at St. John’s Church, an Episcopal parish near the White House and the one that Obama most frequently attends with his family, confirmed his selection to The Huffington Post via phone on Tuesday night. Leon is the 14th rector of St. John's Church. He began his tenure there in 1995, after serving as rector of Trinity Church in Wilmington, Del., and St. Paul's Church in Paterson, N.J. He is known for building inner-city parishes through spiritual leadership, preaching, stewardship and outreach that involves parish members in the community. He teaches courses nationw...
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