The Rev Charles Alexander, the founding National Coordinator of Anglican Renewal Ministries (Canada) and author of Power to Serve, remembers Dennis well. From then on, Dennis and Rita were invited back many times by the ARC/Anglican Renewal Centre to lead seminars all over Vancouver Island. In 1974 Dennis and Rita led a very popular seminar on the Holy Spirit at Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria. He first spoke at St John’s Quadra Anglican Church (Victoria) in 1962. Shortly after moving to Seattle, Dennis began a lasting and most meaningful relationship with the Anglicans on Vancouver Island. In his book, God’s Country, he wrote: “As far as I can determine, charismatic renewal came to Canada first through visits by Dennis Bennett in the early 1960’s…” Dennis planted many seeds of renewal over the years across Canada: many have borne fruit and are still bearing fruit others are just starting to sprout. In 1979, the Rev Al Reimers, an Anglican priest, published the results of a comprehensive survey of charismatic renewal in Canada. During his 33 years in the Renewal, Dennis had the privilege of leading over 25,000 people into the Release or Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Canon Bennett wrote six best-selling books, two of which sold over half a million copies each ( Nine O’Clock in the Morning and The Holy Spirit and You). Mark’s Episcopal Church at Van Nuys, California that he had experienced a new outpouring of God’s Spirit, the recent movement can be said to have begun.” The Rev Kevin Martin, formerly with Episcopal Renewal Ministries/Acts 29, said that Dennis Bennett “…was directly responsible for the charismatic movement in the Roman (Catholic) Church that now reaches into the millions.’ As of 2010, there are an estimated 110 million Roman Catholics involved in charismatic renewal, which perhaps accounts for the wide acceptance of the Alpha Course among many Roman Catholics. He was known world-wide as a pioneer and seed-planter in what Archbishop Michael Peers called in 1978 “…a revival of a witness to a neglected aspect of Christian truth – the power of the Spirit.” The Encyclopedia Britannica 1973 Yearbook records that “when in 1960, Father Dennis Bennett announced to his congregation, St. Many felt shock and disbelief in November lst, 1991 when told of Dennis Bennett’s death from a heart attack. Rita and her late husband Canon Dennis Bennett were an amazing tag team sharing about the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. Ed Hird – the life and work of the Rev Canon Dennis Bennett: a tribute to his contributions to 50 years of renewal in Canada My wife and I were privileged to hear Rita Bennett this July at the fiftieth anniversary of the Charismatic Renewal, which began in 1960 at St Luke’s Seattle.

But after Dexter received a voicemail from Rita saying she forgot her identification and needed to return home to retrieve it, he frantically called her phone.By the Rev. Knowing Arthur had their family in his crosshairs, Dexter implored Rita to leave for their honeymoon ahead of schedule. The act was retribution not only for Dexter sidelining Arthur's own murderous pursuits, but also to prove to Dexter he couldn't escape the killer he is. However, their fan-favorite romance was horrifically cut short when Arthur Mitchell - the infamous Trinity Killer - slaying Rita before their honeymoon. While their relationship got off to a bumpy start, they married before Dexter and Rita had their son Harrison, named after Dexter's late father.

Deb later introduced Rita to Dexter and set them up on a date. Deb had answered a domestic disturbance call to Rita's home and arrested Rita's abusive husband Paul Bennett, with whom she shared two children, Astor and Cody. Played by Julie Benz, Rita was Dexter Morgan's girlfriend and eventual wife, whom he met through his sister Debra.

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