HAPPYEASTER

President’s ReportDear Members,We are half way into the season of Lent and the Lenten recollection programs have been received well by the members who have turned out in numbers to be part of these Friday evening events. We have had four such recollection programs this month covering varied topics. I would like to thank all the speakers, Fr. Chetan Machado, Fr. John Pradeep S. J, Counsellors Chris and Jenifer, for leading these programs. I would also like to thank Msgr. Jayanathan for conducting the �rst of the Lenten recollection programs on 7th March 2019. The Minstrels of Hope, a truly inspirational choir group from Philippines, consisting of ladies in the age group of 18 to 34 years performed at the Club as part of our Lenten Programs. As a service oriented choral group they strive to bring hope, joy and inspiration through their music.The ‘Carnival”, the last of the entertainment events before Lent, held early March being a day / night event saw a large gathering of members and their guests turning up early afternoon to the Club which was all decked up and wore a festive look. After a few rounds of Housie, the band True Blue from Goa took over and serenaded the crowd for the rest of the day and into the night. It was a fun �lled Sunday with cocktails, amazing food, games and prizes. A big thank you to the sponsors of this event, M/s Pernod Ricard India Limited iBrowse held a book reading of author J. T Nahyam ‘The Devil’s Workshop, moderated by Air Marshall Philip Rajkumar. A large turnout of members who had an enjoyable evening and as one of them said and I quote ‘Very enjoyable evening at the book launch. It was truly humour, a dollop of the supernatural, some romance, mystery, passion and few surprise elements’. More than 30 enthusiastic iKids gathered at the iKids Readers event, the screening of Tin-Tin, an animated movie show and had a great time.We have reached the end of the �nancial year and I am glad to announce that we have had a very good year at the club. The MIC’s have worked hard and have gone that extra mile to add value to their respective departmental

activities. Besides the entertainment shows which were a huge hit, we have had some really enjoyable programs for Seniors, Ladies, Children and Youth. The Library and iBrowse brought many renowned authors, to the club, Shashi Tharoor being one of them. Sportico had IPL format Billiards/Snooker & Cricket tournaments for the �rst time. Over all utilisation of the club’s facilities has been at an all-time high. After a long time, Members had unhindered use of the club’s facilities since all construction activities had come to an end. I would take this opportunity to thank all members of the Manging Committee who have taken time out to plan, organise and oversee all of the events and deeply appreciate their contributions, time and e�orts through serving on the committee.On behalf of the Sta� and the Managing Commit-tee I wish you and your families a very Happy Easter.

Raphael JohnsonPresident

It's time to put on your dancing shoes as we celebrate Easter on Saturday, 20th April with music by LYNX, one of Goa's top bands. Gates open at 8.30 PM. Tickets on Sale from Sunday 7th of April 10 AM onwards. Tickets also available for sale on the CC App.

Entertainment

Tushar FernandesMIC

Library iKidz Young ReadersContributed by John Quadros

Tintin �nally found his way to the Catholic Club on 17th March,2018. The all-time favourite comic character came alive at the screening of “The Calculus A�air”. We had 27 kids take a break in between their exams to watch the young report-er Tintin, his dog Snowy, and his friend Captain Haddock on a mission to rescue their friend Professor Calculus, who has developed a machine capable of destroying objects with sound waves, from kidnapping attempts by the competing European countries. The smell of Pop-corn made watching Tintin a real movie experi-ence. We will be seeing Tintin more often in the library. Just to let you know that we have Tintin comics available in the library for all his diehard fans.

There is an interesting Easter Egg hunt planned for the Ikidz on Monday, 22nd April register with Prem and buy your tickets Members Rs. 300 and Guests Rs. 400 don't wait for the last day as gate ticket prices go up, they are available online or thru the Catholic Club App, maybe you will �nd an easter bunny and his eggs hiding somewhere in the club. We have great games planned for you and a special Easter Bunny story and songs by our own Sameera Fernandes. ALSO WATCH OUT FOR OUR ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE iKIDZ ZONE opening shortly with a special for iKidz passport holders.Books and moreIn March we purchased 7 new books, we had

some great books donated to the library by Alfred Raymond D'sa - 10, R.D. Kittson - 2, Ralph Nazareth - 3 books of his poetry and Marie-Alphonse Merandez - 12 magazines, 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, also they make great gifts, these are available with Prem the librarian for rupees one hundred each.

You will notice a evocative change in the display of our books in the library shortly when we carry out our refurbishment, this will make the experience more member friendly, now that we are seeing so many of you there on a regular basis, we have planned to incorporate all you suggestions of accessibility, easy search and new book discoveries and will continue the ever popular author of the month program.

Jude LoboMIC

CONGRATUALTIONS!

Our Club member Marianne Furtado de Nazareth was conferred the Woman Achiever's award 2019, by the Archdiocese of Bangalore on 9th March 2019, for her work on safeguarding health and the environment by both the present Archbishop Peter Machado and the former Archbishop Bernard Moras. 

 It was while completing the two-year full-time Erasmus Mundus Masters in Journalism in Europe, in 2008 she switched to writing on the Science and the Environment and has been trained by several UN arms in the �eld -- UNFCCC, UNEP, UN Water and UNDP through media workshops held across the world. She has a Doctorate with a focus on the Environment. Her brand-new novel: “A Bend in the River of Life" published by Leadstart is about Parkinson's, has just been launched in March 2019. Congratulations and keep up the good work!

Contributed by Aiona Misquita Goes MARCH @ iBrowse 'The Devils Workshop - Musings Of An Idle Mind' by JT Nayaham 

Ten months down the line, it is gratifying to see the CC Ballroom almost full at iBrowse book reading & author interaction events. 15th March 2019 was no di�erent when author Wing Commander JT Nayaham's book of short stories, 'The Devil's Workshop - musings of an idle mind' was launched by iBrowse. Retd Air Chief Marshal, Homi Fali Major, our chief guest for the evening and JT's colleague in the armed forces did the honours. Our moderator for the evening, Air Marshal Philip Rajkumar, humorously and skillfully took us through the book, delving into the inspiration for several of the short stories, studiously avoiding spoilers! It was evident that the book drew heavily from JTs real life and experiences. Several stories have a twist in the tale, providing for very interesting reading indeed. Questions asked by the audience were lively and interesting, adding to the wonderful experience. JT already has a second book in the works and we were lucky to have him share and excerpt from the upcoming book with us. We look forward to having him back with us soon

 

April @ iBrowse 'Mayurkhund' by Sadiqa Peerbhoy 

We're so excited for April! Author extraordinaire Sadiqa Peerbhoy will be launching her seventh book 'Mayurkhund' at iBrowse!!! It's a period drama with intrigue and romance thrown in, set in Royal Rajasthan. We are planning to take you on a journey to Romantic Rajasthani, complete with Rajasthani decor, vegan snacks and a dance or two! Dont miss this opportunity to transport

iBrowse

5-A-Side cricket was played on 24th March. 4 teams with 6 players took part. Team Arun, Team Ammar and Team Dave got 4 points each and then was the bowl-out. Team Dave played Team Arun in the �nals and the champions were Team Dave’s team.

Sean, Savio, Vincent, Rawat, Nikhil & Dave

Kenuite MartisMIC

Sportico

SQUASH SUMMER CAMP

Greetings from 5 Sports! We are glad to announce that we will be conducting *Squash Summer Camp* at The Catholic Club in Bangalore. The details of the summer camp are mentioned in the attached image. Come and be a part of a healthy Summer. Call now to book your slots. For further details contact us on:- 9152204740

Kenuite MartisMIC

yourself to another state, right in CCs own Ballroom! Get your tickets now!! Members Rs. 120 Guest Rs. 190 Limited tickets on sale.

Jude LoboMIC

Billiards

The 20th Carlisle Bartley Memorial Snooker Tournament had 105 players take part with much enthusiasm and competition. In the end it was Lakshman from KSBA who defeated Dhilip of JP Nagar Club in what was a one-sided match. Congratulations to the Winner and Runner-up. On behalf of the Managing Committee, I extend our gratitude to the family of Late Carlisle Bart-ley, especially his wife Mrs. Judy and sister Mrs. Marilyn, who �ew down from Australia to be present for the �nals and for their continued encouragement and support in conducting this tournament through the years. Thank you!A round of applause to my Sub-Committee and the markers for conducting the tournament smoothly. 

The CC Snooker & Billiards League is back! The 2nd edition will be held from May 20th to June 1st with the auction taking place on May 3rd. Interested Members may give their names to the markers in the billiard room by 27th April.

Tushar FernandesMIC

CardsResults of 21 CARDS RUMMY KNOCKOUT TOURNAMENT held on Saturday 9th March 2019.Winners - 1.Francis Mascarenhas 2.Charles Fredrick MeakinRunners Up - 1.Vinod Varghese 2.Bhushan 3.Kanthilal 4.Sandra.CUpcoming Tournaments To Watch Out For :*Easter 21 Cards Rummy Bumper Knock Out Tournament on Saturday 27th April 2019 at 4 PM.  *Easter 13 Cards Rummy Bumper Knock Out Tournament on Sunday 5th May 2019 at 11 AM*2nd Saturday 21 Cards Rummy Knock Out Tournament on 11th May 2019 at 4 PM Looking forward to more of our members participating in the upcoming tournaments and enjoying yourselves. Cheers!!!!!! 

Praveen JeromeMIC

It’s Easter Monday and we have a special egg hunt planned for you. The Easter Bunny will be there too, so bring your baskets and come collect all the colorful eggs you can, this is the only time you can put all your eggs in one basket.April 22nd, 4pm - 6 pmDress in white.Member adv300 gate400Guest adv400 gate 500.Tickets also available on the CC app.

Samantha PashaMIC

Spunky Superbrats

HousieLot of excitement coming up soon for all you Housie players. The monthly bumper for April will be held on Sunday the 14th of April 2019 @ 7.15 pm for prize money of Rs.30,000.Inviting all our members and guests to come and participate in the game. We will be having the Easter Super Bumper Housie on Sunday the 28th of April 2019 at 7.15 PM for prize money of Rs. 1 Lakh. There will be complimentary dinner given along with purchase of every full booklet. Do come and have a fun �lled evening with your family and friends and win.... Cheers !!!!!

Praveen Jerome MIC

Faith

Msgr.S.Jayanathan on 8 March

Fr. John Pradeep 15 March

Chris & Jennifer on 22 March

Lukose AbrahamVice-President

Lenten Recollections

Time �ies and every year it seems to increase in pace, we are at the end of the FY 2018-19, and at CCOT it’s been an eventful year with two Golf tournaments (fund raising), besides the regular programmes of Leadership training conducted in collaboration with TalentEase, Medical Camps, Christmas FunDay, infrastructure requirement and Career Guidance initiative. As you are aware that CCOT undertakes these programmes at 11 Institutions for over 700 children. The two programmes in March were the Prize distribution and Medical Camp. We had the CC Charity Golf tournament in February 2019, and the Catholic Club best golfer trophy was won by Vinod John. He was presented with a trophy by our president, Raphael Johnson at the Carnival function held in the club on March 3, 2019. Hearty congratulations to Vinod for winning the trophy and we wish that many more Catholic Club golfers participate in our future tournament. (Refer pictures of the functions, here below). The last of the Medical camp was held at St Mary’s Boys Home, D Costa layout for over 180 children. The camp was attended by 6 Club doctors led by Dr Bobby Joseph and 3 others from St John’s Hospital. This year we have conducted these camps for 8 Instructions for over 500 children. All the medical camps end with a sumptuous lunch. On completion of the camp and on the doctors prescription, we follow it up with dispensing medicines, providing dental treatment, providing eyeglasses, treatment for Skin/Hair/ENT ailments etc. Thanks to all the doctors and volunteers in helping us improve the lives of these children, God bless you and your families.

Gilroy D’SilvaChairperson.

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 APRIL 2019Date Day Programme Timing

5/4/2019

6.00 PM

7.15 PM

8.30 PM

4.00 PM

7:00 pm

7.15 PM

12/4/2019

13/4/2019

14/4/2019

19/4/2019

20/4/2019

27/4/2019

SATURDAY

MONDAY

SUNDAY

WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY

FRIDAY

FRIDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

SATURDAY

Lenten Recollection by Fr. John Paul titled "The Road less Travelled"Lenten Recollection by Fr. Arun Santhosh titled "Thus Spoke the Cross"

7:00 PM

8.30 PM

iBrowse the book 'Mayurkhund' by Sadiqa Peerbhoy 

Monthly Bumper Housie

GOOD FRIDAY Club closed for full day

Easter Dance with one of the famoustop Goa's Band "LYNX"

22/4/2019

26/4/2019

Spunky Superbrats / iKidz theme "Easter Egg hunt"

Bar Night with Michael Devine

Musical Evening with Eddy's Rayz

28/4/2019

1/5/2019

Easter Super Bumper Housie

May Day (Sta�'s Day) Club Closed for full day

8.00 PM

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