Tracey Lind to lead invocation at tonight's debate

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind, Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland, will lead the invocation at tonight's debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

Press release from Trinity Cathedral:

The Very Rev. Tracey Lind, dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Cleveland, will give the invocation at tonight’s Democratic Presidential Debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. Dean Lind was invited to give the invocation by Cleveland State University President Michael Schwartz.

The university and the cathedral are across the street from one another on Euclid Avenue, Cleveland’s main street, and have a long history of collaboration. Each fall, the two institutions offer the President’s and Dean’s Lecture; recent speakers have included education advocate Jonathan Kozol and public radio host Diane Rehm.

The debate begins this evening at 9 pm EST and will be televised by NBC News. The Dean’s invocation is not expected to be televised.

MSNBC will telecast the debate from 9-10:30 p.m. ET. NBC’s Brian Williams will moderate and be joined by "Meet the Press" moderator and NBC News Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert. It will be streamed live.

Dean Lind was one of the final nominees for Bishop of Chicago as reported here and here

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