Tom Berkenkotter is President of our St. Vincent dePaul Conference in Rockport, Tx. In addition to organizing our meetings, programs, membership drives, he is the most active on the front lines meeting and helping our clients, making home visits meeting their earthly needs and lifting their spirits. One example is his tireless effort over weeks and months to have a cancer patient with no income and no insurance accepted into M. D. Anderson for treatment and he even saw to it she had transportation for the 200-mile trips. He leads our Prison Ministry and brings bibles and rosaries to the incarcerated men, but more importantly brings them the love of God that results in many receiving the Sacraments.
He is serving on his fifth ACTS Men's Retreat Team. He is an active member of our KofC Council serving on virtually every project the Council undertakes. Whenever Msgr. Kihneman needs volunteers to work on projects at the church or school, Tom is first to respond.
He truly lives Jesus' commandment to "love one another."