President’s Report

Dear Members,Bangalore went to the polls on 18th April 2019 to elect its MPs to the Lok Sabha. It was disappointing to note that the turnout in our city was rather poor compared to the other places which went to the polls. Hopefully members of the CC did not shirk their responsibility and went out in large numbers and exercised their franchiseThe period of Lent is over and during this period the Faith Department conducted recollection programs every week which were well attended and appreciated by many members. These programs will not be restricted to the Lenten period but will be held on a regular basis throughout the year. We look forward to your continued participation.Though there were no entertainment programs during Lent, there was still plenty going on in club. Summer Camp 2019 saw a large number of children enjoy a week of games, movies and plenty of fun. It also gave them an opportunity familiarize themselves with their surroundings and country in an interactive fun space. Spunky Brats and iKidz young readers enjoyed a great time at the Easter Monday Egg Hunt.IBrowse had the launch of Sadiqa Peerbhoy’s new period drama, set in Royal Rajasthan, ‘Mayurkhund’. A full house witnessed an enchanting evening with Rajasthani �avors, colorful décor and props making it a truly memorable evening for one and all.After a break of more than 45 days it was time to put on your dancing shoes as the club celebrated ‘Easter Night’ with ‘LYNX’ one of Goa’s top bands in attendance. Large gathering of members and their guests danced the night away and celebrated the end of the Lenten season.Club celebrates May 1st as Sta� Day each year; it’s a Club holiday as we play host to our sta� and their families for lunch and entertain them with fun and games. Each sta� member will be given a well-deserved gift at the end of the day’s program. Members are most welcome to join the sta� in their celebration. This year we will be honoring our sta� member Mr. Henry Maran, who completes 25 years of service to the Club. God bless and may his tribe increase

With rains around the corner there should be some respite from the heat for all of us and hopefully the month of May will see some pleasant weather.Best Wishes!!!

Raphael JohnsonPresident

Entertainment

The Easter Dance, with foot-tapping music by Goan band LYNX and Dj Neil Hoskins, witnessed a huge turnout of members and their friends, who celebrated Easter in true CC style. While the rains held up and we were blessed with pleasant weather, everyone made merry and had an enjoyable night. Thank you, dear Members, for making the event a success. Many thanks to our sponsors Smirno� and Heineken.

On Saturday, May 11th, we have an exclusive Members Night event, featuring music from the 60s onwards and performed live by Carlton Braganza and friends. This is a Members event only. Guests are strictly not permitted. Please refer the advertisement for ticket rates and details. Look forward to seeing you all on the 11th.

Tushar FernandesMIC

Library

iKidz Young Readers

Contributed by Sameera Fernandes Easter CelebrationEaster is a time of hope, love and togetherness. It spells out beauty – the rare beauty of new life!On the 22nd of April, over 50 children and a few parents got a chance to witness a beautiful Easter celebration with a well decorated hall adorned with colorful balloons giving us all an eastery feel.  With an introduction to the Easter story and an action song on the Easter Bunny from Sameera Fernandes, the air was �lled with laughter with happy children swaying to their singing whilst having so much fun.Shortly after, the Easter Bunny treasure hunt commenced with Samantha Pasha ensuring all those who were present had an amazing time. The hunt for eggs of a vast array of colours were hidden in secret places for children to �nd. Children had to collect them in Easter baskets and then look forward to little surprises.Soon after, the much-awaited Easter egg coloring competition commenced and and it was a spectacular sight to see brightly colored eggs masterfully designed by our tiny tots. This was followed by the dance session where children danced and swayed to the bunny hop.Another important highlight - the snacks were all centered around the Easter theme – beautifully crafted cupcakes of di�erent �avors bore tiny colourful Easter eggs. Parents too had their own share of fun and satisfaction to see their children so much immersed into the beautiful spirit of Easter. The parents also had a chance to win a holiday stay courtesy Club Mahindra. Jude Lobo and John Quadrous presented the gift voucher to Deepti Misal, the lucky winner for the evening.The gathering turned out to be an ideal place for adults to sit back and relax while the kids enjoyed the beautiful spirit of Easter.

Contributed by Elaine D'Souza WOW for the next month's event, ComicCon. Yes!!!! You do not need to check it twice, Catholic Club is having its own ComicCon. Dress up in your favourite Marvel or DC character. If super heroes do not inspire you, and fairy tales are still your thing, dress up into your fairy tale character. Lots of activities and yes of course the Marvel and Super Hero trivia. A surprise gift for all those who come dressed and a super gift for the best dressed!! See you all on the 26th May, at 4 pm for Catholic Club's own ComicCon.Learn the history of the creators of some of your favourite comic and cartoon characters.  Books and more

In March we added 19 new books, we had some great books donated to the library by Aravind Krishna  - 8, Marie-Alphonse Merandez - 4 books, thank you all for your generosity, God Bless you for sharing your passion for reading with our members.We still have a limited quantity of water proof Tote bags, for you to carry your books to and from the library, with the monsoon round the corner these are a great buy ! they are available with Prem the librarian for rupees one hundred each. 

Our iKidz Young Readers have grown to more then 150 and they have participated enthusiastically every month in our creative activities. The Library users have nearly doubled this year, ensuring every new book and recommended author is in high demand. Our Team of John, Reshma, Amar, Sameera and Naomi, with our behind the scene volunteers thank you. 

Jude LoboMIC

Contributed by Aiona Misquita Goes & Christine RastogiApril @ iBrowse"Mayurkhund" by Sadiqa Peerbhoy

On 13th April 2019, the iBrowse Sub- Committee had turned the CC Ballroom into a royal Rajasthani palace replete with Bandhni decor, bolsters, puppets, candles and �owers! iBrowsers who attended also sportingly dressed in Rajasthani attire added to the ambience and the mood. The event was carefully choreographed by Gavin Cordeiro, our moderator for the evening, in consultation with author Sadiqa Peerbhoy, whose 7th novel, 'Mayurkhund', we were launching that evening. After a wonderful introduction by Rosalind Beck Vieyra, there was a performance of the Ghoomar dance led and choreographed by Deepti. This led into the book discussion which was made all the more e�ective with the main characters telling their own stories to the audience. Actors Sanidhi & Madhavi deserved the huge applause they received for their soul stirring portrayal of Amari & Zeenath, the two main protagonists of the book, respectively. Gavin then got into a lively and animated discussion with Sadiqa which covered the writing process, the way in which characters were �eshed out and the research process, among other things. The audience too got into the swing of things with interesting questions and sales of the book were brisk with Sadiqa obligingly autographing copies.Wonderful Rajasthani snacks of Kachori, Choole Puris, Jalebis and Aam Panna (sourced by Ashu Lobo Desai) left everyone happy and satiated and the colourful glass bangles provided as a takeaway had our iBrowse beaming! Sadiqa was

thrilled with the turnout and event and said that this had been her best book launch ever!---------------------------------May @ IBrowse on Friday 17th May at 6 pm" CAMEOS" The stories around us by Anne Rosemary Martis nee Aranha

A collection of short stories that will touch you. Insightful, poignant and superbly woven, these stories  contain keen insights from the authors observation of human nature. This vivid collection of stories in Bangalore, and Mangalore will keep you spellbound. They �ow, as we are introduced to people who re�ect the di�erent ages and societies, they live in. Are their lives mundane? Who's to tell, as the unexpected lies in the shadows of everyone's lives!The author has travelled widely in India & abroad. Her works re�ect an understanding of human nature, possibly gleaned from her experiences. She is a teacher by profession, both in the school & college levels & has also been a Corporate training Manager. She has even run a bakery!As a bonus, the event is co-sponsored by KCA who  have promised to organise a traditional Mangalorean welcome and snacks for all!---------------------------------June @ iBrowse on Friday June 7th. At 6 pm 'Here There and Everywhere" by Sudha Murthy

Padma Shri Sudha Murthy is a story teller extraordinaire.  Her 200th book, 'Here, There and Everywhere' is a celebration of her literary journey across genres and languages. Bringing together her best-loved stories from various collections alongside some new ones, the book is, as multifaceted as its author.Our author barely needs an introduction as she is such a well-known personality. Her many sterling achievements include being a philanthropist, entrepreneur, computer scientist, engineer, teacher & of course a storyteller.We all want to meet Sudha & get to know how she manages home & career so beautifully? Come and enjoy this IBrowse in large numbers and get to know this famous personality. We must thank all our members at Catholic Club who have packed every IBrowse this year and made it a pleasure for our team of Aiona, Samantha, Rosalind, Ashu, Christine and Wendy.

Jude LoboMIC

iBrowse

We at CCOT are calling all book lovers to patronise the Library and look for the CCOT corner for some awesome o�ers on selected books. Well thanks to the club department of Library & iBrowse who have donated three books to CCOT for sale and we giving a huge discount on the MRP; the Books being:

Doodler of Dmash by Kirthi Jayakumar Discounted: Rs.200 MRP: Rs.250Ferrying Secrets by Ralph NazarethDiscounted: Rs.100 MRP: Rs.150Inside Parliament by Derek ObrienDiscounted: Rs.300 MRP: Rs.499

Thanks to Jude Lobo MIC, the Authors and publishers for you kind gesture, the proceeds of which will accrue to CCOT; and as is said – Every Rupee counts.The photographs of the winner of the Catholic Club Charity Golf Tournament 2019; Mr Vinod John, were missed out in the Newsletter of last and hence they are here this month, regret the error.

Thank You and God BlessGilroy DsilvaChairperson

CardsResults of the 21 Cards monthly Rummy Knock out Tournament held on Saturday 13th April 2019 at 4 PMWinners - Vinod Varghese •Munirathnam NaiduRunners Up - Aldic Veigas •Je�rey Crasta •Bhushan •Malani Rajashekar

Upcoming Tournaments to watch out for:** Easter 13 Cards Rummy Bumper Knock Out Tournament on Sunday 5th May 2019 at 11 AM** 21 Cards monthly Rummy Knock Out Tournament on 11th May 2019 at 4 PMLooking forward to more of our Members participating in the upcoming tournaments and enjoying yourselves.

Bridge From 7th May 2019, starting a new batch of beginner and also a separate intermediate - advance class at CC on Tuesday and Thursday from 3pm. For intermediate and advanced classes focus will be on PLAYOUT and DEFENSE.For any queries please get in touch with Mrs Vani (Catholic club)Non-Members also welcome.

Praveen JeromeMIC

HousieThe Monthly Bumper Housie held on 21st April 2019 for prize money of Rs. 50,000/- was well attended by our Members and their guests. There has been a good turnout from all our Members increasing the participation for Housie.Cheers!!!!!

Praveen JeromeMIC

SOUL SISTERS / SPUNKY SUPERBRATS / SASSY SENIORS

Our Bohemian Party Marathon is the last for this committee so we thought to make it one big party for the whole day. Soul Sisters- 11am - 1pmSpunky Superbrats- 3pm-5pmSassy Seniors- 7pm - 10pmNeed we say that the theme demands that you just let go. Bohemian means getting in touch with nature. Using �oral garlands, rustic wood, and natural materials are a must! So break out your inner �ower child and plan to relax the night away. Bohemian style is about expressing yourself and feel-ing comfortable in what you wear. Show o� your non-conformist personality. Ladies you are on top, let’s show them how it’s done.Children come let us show you how to be in touch with your inner self and bring to the table.Seniors you need to come show us how it’s was done.So all of you be there 24th May 2019

Ticket sales start from the May 10th 2019, tickets are also available online in CC App.

Samantha PashaMIC

Children’s Summer Camp

Our Summer Camp this year had the kids buzzing with excitement and activity all themed around India. Let’s Tour India was a summer camp with games fun and knowl-edge and tons of action packed into 7 days from 1st to 7th April 2019. The theme " Let’s Tour India" captured the essence right from the food, language, costumes culture

festivals and games from the di�erent parts of India. How diverse we are in our unity.

Every morning began with a fun game, played in the days gone by, a form of out-door exercise for the children. A much-needed break from their electronic gadgets. Next the children used their beautiful hands to make di�erent art forms of India namely paper Mache, coconut shell painting, tie and dye bottle decoup-age terracotta and warli art where thechildren unleased their creativity and ideas.

The food we catered for the children echoed the di�erent states of India samosa, dhokla, sheera, rasagolla, jamun, pani puri, poha, jal jeera, lassi and butter milk and the children learnt to make the coolers and pani puri which they thor-oughly savoured.

Every day the camp ended with a video and a quiz showcasing the di�erent states of india with prizes given away ensured that each child enjoyed the camp every day as much as we did learning from the kids.

Samantha PashaMIC

Faith

“The Road Less Travelled”Fr. John Paul Asst Parish Priest - St Patricks Parish 05.04.2019

Mrs. Maya Mascarenhas -The Bangalore Chorus 07.04.2019

Children’s Easter Egg Hunt Our kids came with their baskets all set to gather their eggs. They joyfully gathered eggs all strewn and even hidden in the courtyard. They then had an egg painting competition and dappled with paints and creativity. The Easter Bunny came by and even did the Bunny hop with the kids. Plenty of games also assured that most went home with prizes. But to top it all our kids pledged to do one good deed after going home that day just to live the Easter Spirit.

Spunky Superbrats

Samantha PashaMIC

“Thus Spoke the Cross”Fr. Arun Santhosh Asst Parish Priest - Ressurrection

Parish 12.04.2019

Coaching classes:•Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy: Mon – Wed – Fri: 4-5 pm and 5-6 pm and Sat – Sun: 10-11 am and 11-12 noon•Squash Coaching: Mon – Wed – Fri: 4-5 pm and 5-6 pm, Tues – Thurs – Sat: 4-5 pm and 5-6 pm & Sat – Sun: 10 – 11 am.Please register for these classes at Club recep-tion. Kenuite MartisMIC

SporticoWoman of In�uence Award 2019

Our Club member Sameera Fernandes was conferred the ‘Woman of In�uence Award 2019’ by both the present Archbishop Peter Machado and the former Archbishop Bernard Moras for her sel�ess work towards the com-munity and for creating positive social change. Sameera also received the Nirbhaya Award for courageous and fearless women in 2018 by Nirbhaya’s parents and the Woman Leader’s Award by the Food and Civil Supplies Minister. The Archdiocese of Bangalore Commission for Women, Ecumenism and Inter Religious Dialogue honored her for her contribution towards reaching out and supporting the community. The event conducted by Univer-sal Harmony took place on March 9 at the Palana Bhavan, Bengaluru.Commented Dr. Peter Machado, Archbishop of Bengaluru said, “Geared as they are with spending their lives in the service of their families, both within and out, the world stands up to acknowledge their services to the family and society. It’s time to empower

our women and ensure we build a gender balanced world together.”Sameera Fernandes has worked tirelessly for the empowerment of women across corpo-rates and the community. She has also demonstrated innovative and inspiring approaches to leadership, volunteerism or community involvement through various leadership initiatives.

Lukose Abraham Vice-President

Billiards

The 2nd edition of the CCSBL is back. Auc-tions will be held on May 10th and the tour-nament will commence on 22nd May with the �nals to be held on 1st June. Interested members may submit their names with the billiards markers before 8th May 2019. Please refer the advertisement for details.

Tushar FernandesMIC

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NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETINGNotice is hereby given that the 68th Annual General Body Meeting of the Members of the Club will be held in the Club Hall from 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, 16th June 2019. Registration will start at 9:00 a.m.

Members desirous of taking up the o�ce of President, Vice President, Treasurer, Two Advisory Members, ten Committee Members, one Permanent Catholic Member between the age of 18 & 30 years to be elected as “ Youth Member ” & One Catholic Lady who is a Permanent Member, to be elected as “Lady Member”, for the year 2019-20 shall submit their nomination forms to the Secretary duly �lled in, and duly proposed and seconded by two Permanent Members, on or before 8:00 p.m. on 24th May 2019. The last date for with-drawal of nomination forms will be at 8:00 p.m. on 25th May 2019.

The nomination forms can be obtained from the O�ce of the Secretary between 20th May 2019 to 24th May 2019 on working days from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The Election Process including the nomination process will be overseen by the Election O�cer Mr. Mark Lushington who was appointed by the General Body at the AGM held in June 2018.

•Only Permanent Catholic Members, who are not in arrears of Subscription and other dues as on 24th May 2019, are eligible to stand for o�ce. A Member may contest for one post only. •All Permanent Members who have been listed on the Membership rolls for at least six months ending on 31st March 2019 are eligible to stand for Election and attend the meeting and exercise their voting rights.

•Permanent Members who wish to make any suggestions or raise queries at the Meeting about Club mat-ters including minutes, Annual Report and Accounts should give advance notice in writing to the Secretary at least 8 days before the date of meeting. i.e., by 6:00 p.m. on 8th June 2019.•No queries of any sort pertaining to the above will be entertained after 8th June 2019 or at the AGM.

Members are requested not to leave the Hall until after the meeting is over. Voting will commence after the Meeting and close in two hours, or at the discretion of the Election O�cer.

Those who are not Permanent Members are not permitted to attend the meeting or vote.

By order of the Managing CommitteeFor Catholic Club

Wg. Cdr. Winston Corneille (Retd)Secretary

Whist Drive

Duplicate Bridge

Scrabble Club

Rummy Knockout Tournament

Sunday Housie

All Mondays

All Tuesdays

All Wednesdays

All Sundays

All Sundays

6:00 pm

6:00 pm

4:00 pm

3:15 pm

7:15 pm

PROGRAMME FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2019Date Day Programme Timing

1/5/2019

8:30 PM

11.00 AM

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

4:30 PM7:30 PM

8.30 PM

3/5/2019

4/5/2019

5/5/2019

10/5/2019

17/5/2019

Friday

Saturday

Saturday

Saturday

Wednesday

Friday

Sunday

Saturday

Friday

CATHOLIC CLUB 22, Museum Road, Bangalore - 560 025. Tel: 080-49023333, Email: info@catholiclub.com www. catholiclub.comEdited by: Raphael Johnson

Published by: Catholic Club, 22, Museum Road, Bangalore - 25, Printed at: National Printing Press, Bangalore - 95

STAFF DAY (Club Closed for full day)

Bar Night

Bar Night

8:00 PM

6.00 PM

8.00 PM

Musical Evening

Easter 13 Cards Rummy BumperKnock Out Tournament

2nd edition of the CCSBL AuctionsBilliards Tournament

11/5/2019 Members Nite21 Cards Rummy Knock Out Tournament

iBrowse " CAMEOS" The stories around usby Anne Rosemary Martis nee AranhaBar Night

18/5/2019

25/5/2019

Musical Evening

Soul SistersSpunky SuperbratsSassy SeniorsBar Night

11.00 AM3.00 PM7.00 PM8.30 PM

5.30 PMWednesday

Friday

22/5/2019

24/5/2019

CCSBL Tournament

Musical Evening 8.30 PM

Sunday

Friday

Saturday

26/5/2019

31/5/2019

1/6/2019

iKidz Young Readers - ComicCon

Bar Night

CCSBL Tournament FINALS

4.00 PM

4:00 PM

8:00 PM