Rob made his Cursillo weekend in February of 2006 at the Abbey in Richmond, and sat at the table of St. Padre Pio. Rob has worked as a mechanical engineer for over 20 years designing HVAC and plumbing systems for commercial buildings, and is currently with Alliance Engineering.

Rob has stated that everything he did as a Catholic lead up to his Cursillo weekend, and everything he’s done as a Catholic since then has been a result of that weekend. At St. Gabriel Church, Rob helps coordinate the Adult Men’s Formation Group, also known as ‘The Fishermen’. Time permitting, he also works with the music ministry.

Rob and his daughter Julianna have been volunteering the last two years with Tri-Cities Workcamp in Petersburg, VA, and this year Rob will be attending with his son, Cole. The campers provide small-scale home repairs and accessibility modifications to people in need within the Richmond area.

Within Central VA Cursillo, Rob has had the privilege of being on six teams and he was honored to serve as Rector on the 476th Weekend in July 2015.

Rob has also been an active member of the CVCC. He served first as a fourth-day / Ultreya coordinator for three years, and is currently the editor for the Rooster Review newsletter.

Deacon Steve made his Cursillo Weekend in the Diocese of Raleigh while at Duke University in 1978. Cursillo was a life changing experience, orienting his life to the Gospel and the Catholic Church for the rest of his life.

He moved to Richmond later that year where he worked for Philip Morris R&D as a research chemist until retirement in 2010. He also just happened to married his Cursillo sponsor, Kathy in 1978. They have lived in Virginia ever since.

In Virginia they were active members of St. Augustine parish, members of the Folk Group, and the Parish Council until becoming members of Church of the Epiphany in 1985. They were among the founding members of St. Gabriel’s parish before returning to Epiphany in 2003.

Steve and Kathy graduated from the Spiritual Director’s Institute of Msgr. Chet Michael in 1999 and both served on the Marriage Commission of the Diocese.

In 1985, Steve was asked to be on his first Cursillo team in Richmond. Since then he served on many teams in both the capacity of a lay team member, liturgy coordinator, rector (twice) and lay spiritual director.

The fruits of piety, study, and action over the years and the profound change he saw in people participating in Cursillo weekends was a major consideration in his decision to begin discernment into the deaconate in 2008. He was ordained in 2012.

He has served since as head of the spiritual direction team on several Cursillo Weekends and as Spiritual Director for the CVCC. He encourages Cursillistas to experience Cursillo beyond their first weekend in the many role available serving on team.

Faith made her weekend in October 2006 at the Abbey and sat at the table of Mary our Lady of Grace. Since making her weekend, Faith has been on 4 teams (maybe 5?). Faith and Rob have been members of St Gabriel's since 1998. Faith is a Science teacher at Salem Church Middle School.

Joel made his Cursillo in February, 2007 at the Abbey, sitting at the table of St. Ignatius Loyola. He has been on team five times including as Rector in February 2016.

Joel retired in 2015 after 38 years of teaching and coaching, the last 36 at Collegiate School in Henrico County. Since retiring Joel has been an active volunteer at Shalom Farms and with Project Homes of Richmond.

Joel and his wife Becky attend St. Mary Catholic Church on Gayton Road in Henrico, where Joel completed the RCIA program in 1984. At St. Mary Joel has been a Eucharistic minister, a member of the Men's Prayer Group , and a committee member for Men's Retreat planning. Currently Joel is a member of the St. Paul's Prayer Group at St. Paul's Catholic Church on Chamberlayne Avenue.

Deacon Bob Straub made his weekend in October 1986 at the Visitation Monastery in Mobile Alabama, and sat at the table of Saint John. His sponsors were Tom & Madie Flohr. He was born and raised in Saint Marys, PA. 24 years of formal education, 22 of which were in Catholic institutions. Awarded a BBA in Accounting from Saint Bonaventure University, a MS in Systems Management from University of Southern California, and a MA in Pastoral Theology from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Deacon spent 20 years in the United States Army as an Aviation Maintenance Officer and an Operations Research Analyst. He retired in 1995, spent 5 years as a Department of Defense Contractor and another 20 years as Department of the Army Civilian, retiring in October, 2019. As a member of the Knights of Columbus, Deacon Bob is a Past Grand Knight, Past Faithful Navigator, and a Former District Deputy. Prior to being ordained a Deacon, Deacon Bob served in various capacities in the Church as an Altar Server, Extraordinary Minister of Communion, Lector, Cantor, Guitarist, and Choir Director. He is an active member of the Missioners of Christ as well as a Spiritual Director and a CVCC Board Member for Cursillo. Deacon Bob is a Licensed Pilot, holding an ATP (Airline Transport Pilot) rating for single and multi-engine fixed wing aircraft and a Commercial license for Rotorcraft as well as a licensed Open-Water SCUBA Diver. He was ordained a Deacon in the Diocese of Richmond 19 October, 2013. Among his current responsibilities, Deacon Bob assists in marriage preparations and processing annulments. He also has faculties with the Archdiocese of Military Services at Fort Lee, VA. Deacon Bob is married to Luz Gregorio Rayel-Straub, who is an active Lector and choir member at Sacred Heart.