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September 2016
“For Private Circulation Only”
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Regd News Paper I Regd No. KA/BG-GPO-2535/06-09 I RNI No. Kareng03340/2008 I Permitted to post at Bangalore GPO I Posting Date: 29 and 30 I 10 Pages
President’s Message
Dear Members,
August has been a wonderful month. The Club has seen
increased utilization in all departments by Members.
It is an encouraging sign and has kept all of us in the
Managing Committee on our toes.
Family Day at the Club saw a large gathering of
Members and their families enjoy a great day of fun and
festivities after the Flag hoisting by Msgr. Jayanathan.
I thank both, Msgr. Jayanathan for celebrating the
Thanksgiving Mass at St. Patrick’s Church, and the
choir for their wonderful musical contribution. I regret
that we were unable to live up to the levels of service
we hoped to provide. However we hope A-26’s great
music ensured everyone in attendance had a wonderful
day.
I am sure many Members have now been served using
our new automated order-taking and bill closure/
payment system in the quadrangle and at various other
locations in the Club. We hope this upgrade will improve
our service levels and increase our ability to handle
higher levels of Member utilization. We are pleased to
inform you that the transition from the manual KOT
system was smooth, Thanks to our MIC-IT, Mr. Shashi
K Lewis, with the support of the PIT. Our Staff have
also done a remarkable job in adapting to the new
system with minimal assistance. Our Members can look
forward to more automation within various functions
of the Club.
For the month of September, Members can look
forward to respite from the heat of Bangalore’s second
Summer along with many events planned for the month
including the Blue & White Ball jointly held with the
St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School’s Old Boys Association
(OBA). The following pages will give you further details
of all the events.
By the time this Newletter reaches you, the Members will
have had a pleasant shopping experience at the CC Souk.
Thanks to Naveen Mendonza and his team for giving the
Club something new to look forward to and enjoy.
We have been receiving some constructive criticism from
Members and I thank them for this. The MC and I are
appreciative of any feedback. I assure you that all our
efforts are focused on enhancing the experience of the
Members and thank all of you for your support.
ALTON VIEGAS
Club MATTERS
Some good news and some not so good news:
Bar Timings : These will be enhanced from September.
You will now be able to enjoy your Club ambience for
longer, even on week days!
Smart Cards : From September, Smart Cards will
have to be charged personally, as the Waiters/ BarMen will not be permitted to do this. The best way
would be to charge your Card when you enter the
Club.
Get Club SMS – stay in touch!
Members wishing to receive Catholic
Club SMS alerts, Kindly send
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Entertainment
Bang!!!! Bang!!!! Bang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
early and carry your Club ID’s for identification.
It was an August packed with activities. Family Day on 15th
August , had the Biggest turn-out ever. It was an action packed day
starting with awarding the Academic Achievers and felicitating
a few of our Club Staff for their Honesty. It continued with
activities for the Children and a few group games for the rest.
The Goan Band A-26 set the floor on fire with their mind
blowing Music, performing through the afternoon.
Look forward to the next Kingfisher Buzz night with
DJ Roly on the third Friday, 16th Sept 16, for those
who missed out the last time.
The Kingfisher Buzz Night was a great success where our Club
Members were dancing to the tunes of DJ Roly. As we go to
print there is lot of Buzz taking place around the CC Souk
(Flea Market) with around 30 stalls of Merchandise, Cocktail
counters and Yummy Food.
The Blue and White Ball will be held on 3rd Sept 2016 with one
of the Top Goan Bands “FOREFRONT”. Book your tickets
Don’t miss out on our annual Onam Sadhya
(Delicacies from Gods Own Country) on Sunday
the 25th Sept 16 at 12:30 pm. Limited tickets on sale.
Book early to avoid disappointment. KJ Rachana
hosting the new season of Karaoke on 24.9.16- 8:30
pm Onwards.
We have moved to a New system wherein your
Orders and Billing will be on Electronic Tabs. We
hope to improve the efficiency of our Services with
this New system. Kindly bear with us, for any short
comings as we migrate to the new system.
Bacardi DJ & Cocktails Night are back with
effect from 9th of Sept 16
Naveen Mendonza
MIC
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Sept
BAR
NEW PROJECT
Good News !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Bar will now be Open from Monday to Sunday till
12:30 am. However, Waiter Service shall be limited to
11:30 pm from Sunday to Thursday and on Friday and
Saturday’s Waiter service shall be as usual till 12:30 pm.
Bar Nites as usual with an electric mix of entertainers,
food and liquor. Kindly look up to the Notice Board
for other Bar events and offers. Ask your Bar Man/
Waiter for offers of the Day.
This column is to update the members on the progress of
the Sportico remodeling project approved by the General
Body.
The structural design work and other related activities have
been completed and the Bill of Quantities (BOQ) has been
generated.
Contractors were identified and five of which were
shortlisted. Tenders were then issued to the shortlisted
contractors. Quotations were received and the contractors
have made their presentations. The negotiations are in
progress and contracts will be awarded shortly. We expect
to commence work around the 6th of September.
There are also some modifications planned for around the
Kitchen and the Bar. The Bar will be temporarily shifted
to the first floor and we expect the modifications to be
completed in around 12-16 weeks.
We would like to inform the Members that the Library
has been moved to the “Tulip Room” in Block A. Any
inconvenience caused is regretted. Going forward, we
anticipate some disturbance to the usage of other facilities
in the Club. We request your support and understanding
and thank you for the same.
Naveen Mendonza
MIC
hEALTH club
The 10th edition of the ‘ROMP Run’ was held on
21st August with 30 runners covering distances of 5
kms and 7.7 kms. The next edition of ‘ROMP Run’
will be held on 18th September at 6:30 AM. Interested
Members may register their names at the Gym. Look
forward to seeing more runners in September.
The Members of the Permanent Project Committee (PPC)
have provided complete technical and commercial support
for the Project. We thank them for this.
ALTON VIEGAS
Sub Committee Health Club Members:
Estate:
Ms.Maya Bashyam
Mr.Jude Rajesh Ferrao
Ms.Nasreen Varkey
Mr. Vijay Dsouza
Mr.Nelson Phillips
Mr. Rizwan Mohammed
The Festive season is a few months away and its not
too late for those who would like to shed or gain a
few pounds. Our experienced instructors Wayne and
Suresh will be happy to assist you achieve your targets.
Fitness Quote: Fitness is not a destination. Its a
way of life!
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Tushar Fernandes
MIC
HOUSIE
suggestions. There is a suggestion book which
is available at the front entrance of Ball Room
Hall. So Please feel free to give your valuable
suggestions. As per the new timings the last Order
for Food will be served as per below :
Well! Well! Well! The Independence 1 Lakh Bumper
Housie was a Grand success which saw a footfall of
200+. I would like to Thank Mr.Leonard Correa for his
constant support towards the success of this Bumper
Housie and Jake Texeira for his Hilarious calling. Dear
Members, we look forward to having many more such
Mega Bumper Housies in the months to come.
Dudley Mascarenhas
MIC
Sportico
FOOD
WEEKDAYS
WEEKENDS
HOUSE
TIME
TIME
SDC
11:00 PM
12:30 AM
GRILL HOUSE 11:30 PM
12:00 AM
CRUNCH
12:00 AM
12:00 AM
NIBBLES
11:30 PM
12:00 AM
Catholic Club is conducting an Inter-Club Squash
Tournament from Sept 1-17. A total of 8 Clubs will
take part in this Event. It will be a 7-a-Side Tournament,
1 Lady Player, 1 Boy under the age of 19 years and
5 Men above the age of 19 years. We will have the
5-a-Side cricket on 25 Sept 2016.
Coaching classes:
Squash coaching on Saturday 9:00 to 10:30 am by
Mekhala Subedar
Badminton coaching on Sunday 10:00 to 12:00 noon
by Sanjeev
Under 9 years old Football coaching on Mon - Wed Fri : 5 to 6 pm by BYFL”
Kenuite Martis
MIC
Cafeteria:
Get Club SMS – stay in touch!
We have introduced a lot of new items on the Food
menu with Grill House, Crunch and Nibbles. So do
come and enjoy the food right through the week. If
there are any suggestions for food and service, do let
us know and we will do our best in implementing your
Members wishing to receive Catholic
Club SMS alerts, Kindly send
START CC to 7760962764
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Billiards
SWIMMING POOL
The Snooker and Billiards Club Ranking has started in
August with Snooker in progress. This will be followed
by Billiards.
With the New Project scheduled to commence soon,
The Pool will be closed from September onwards.
However you can look forward to a rejuvenated, heated
Pool soon!!.
Suresh Monteiro
MIC
The 2nd Indian Gymkhana Inter Club Handicap
Snooker Tournament concluded in August . The
Catholic Club “ B “ Team were Runners Up.
Congratulations to the team. I would also like to
congratulate the Catholic Club “ A “ Team for making
it to the Quarter finals.
Rhythm n Rhyme
The Beer & Biriyani Tournament for September will be
held on the 16th of September 2016 @ 7.00 pm. Entry
fee for Members will be Rs.100 /-. Kindly register with
the Markers.
The Snooker Coaching classes are yet to start as we
require more number of registrations. All Members
interested in learning to play Snooker, do register with
the Marker.
Looking forward to seeing new faces at the Snooker
Room.
This is an 8 class session. FREE TRIAL on FRIDAY
23rd SEPT - 11:00am
Classes start Friday 30th SEPT.
NO CLASSES DURING DASSERA AND DIWALI
HOLIDAYS
Childrens
A Special programme for Kids at the Family Day was
a hit with the Children and their Parents. Parents- do
enlist in the regular Rhythm and Rhyme programmes
at the Club.
Do come in on Monday, Wednesday or Friday with
your Children for fun Football with the BYFL.
Due to administrative reasons, we were forced to
postpone the Children’s evening. It will now be held
on Saturday 10th September 16 at 4:00 pm. Do buy
your Childrens’ tickets early.
Cheers !!!!Catholic Club “B Team” Runners-Up (
Anand Paul, Vivan Sequiera, Kush Medhora, Sam
Texiera)
The next event is scheduled for the October holidays,
when we plan to have a series of events over 5 days. To
effectively plan this do let us know when your Children
have their holidays in that month..
Praveen Jerome
MIC
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Gavin Cordeiro
MIC
Card room
iBrowse
2 Bumper Tournaments within 1 week!
Good, or should I say Great participation.
Congratulations to the Winners
THE FIRST ONE – 21 Cards
Winner
: Nita Reddy
2nd
: Sharmila Martis
Runners Up : Rajendra Patel
Virginia S
Sandra Castelino
Gavin Cordeiro
Good fathers & Great Dads in September.
We were fortunate to have the brilliant Goan Poet and
Novelist Tanya Mendonsa at our 4th August, iBrowse
event. The hall was full, inspite of glowering rain clouds
and the audience was treated to readings of Tanya’s
poems from both of her books - ‘ All the answer I
shall ever get’ and ‘The Dreaming House’ She read ‘I
Sing a song of Goa’ a paean to Goa’s languid lifestyle,
specially for the KGA who had jointly sponsored the
event..
THE SECOND ONE – 13 Cards
Winners
: Francis Rego and M Narsimhaiah
Runners up
: Rita Fernandes
Shanker Hegde
Paul Augustus
Patrick D’Costa
Claude Huddleston
Gavin Cordeiro
Congratulations to all the winners (esp. Gavin
Cordeiro, who reached both Finals)
Sussegad evenings of chatting in the balcaos, kingfisher
days with the ‘Brawling of Buffaloes’. Her song was
of the rains that cause the parched land to erupt with
green and the ‘ knotted rosaries of families that stretch
to lands far away.’ Second -hand night dress’ and
‘Waiting in the Cafe’ were two other poems read out
to the audience.
Dudley Mascarenhas
MIC
Tanya spent 20 years living in Paris studying French
Literature at the Sorbonne, painting and running a
language school. After which she spent time in Cooke
town, Moira in Goa and now in a beautiful hideaway
in the Nilgris blue mountains, where she enjoys her
solitude with her partner and dogs. Her novel ‘ The
book of Joshua’ which is a love story written with her
heart on every page, is not to be missed by dog lovers.
The archetypical artist, the evening was relaxed and
fun, punctuated with Tanya’s hearty laugh and husky
voice.
Her books have her paintings emblazoned across the
covers and one can see this multi faceted and talented
woman has not hidden her gifts, but has shared them
unstintingly with us. To celebrate her birthday, her
sister Sunita Vaznaik baked a delicious chocolate cake,
which was shared with all the iBrowser’s after a rousing
rendition of Happy Birthday! Tanya was presented
with a beautiful potted plant rather than the usual
bouquets, at the request of conscious iBrowsers, who
are keen not to add to the waste in the city.
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Indu Balachandran is our second guest author on the
12th of August after which we have Chris D’souza and
Adrian Stevens with their family oriented book - “ Good
Fathers & Great Dads.” on the 9th September @ 6pm
in the Ballroom. Dads do come and get tips on how to
be a great father..
ELDERS
We take off in September with a theme based Party
....... JAILBREAK!! On 28th Sept. from 7.00 pm
So, get out your stripes or your orange jumpsuits and
get ready to be locked in for 3 hours of fun!
No escape for the wicked!
And, no ‘ Get out of Jail Free’ cards.
Do buy your tickets in advance
Members : Rs.100/Guests
: Rs.200/-
Gavin Cordeiro
MIC
CCOT
Shashi Kiran Lewis
MIC
Ladies Event,
Ladies Coffee Morning on the 21st of August 2016
was yet another thumping success. The games had all
the Ladies huddled over with their thinking caps on to
come up with the answers. Great to see such team spirit!
Well done the teams who went away with the prizes and
better luck to the others.
CCOT invites you, on two levels.
a. First of all, and most importantly, CCOT needs
You. Without people, no work gets done. There
is lots to do. And together with you, we can get it
done.
b. Secondly, we need funds. No contribution is too
small. And you get Income tax relief Under 80G
of 50 % on whatever you contribute. You can give
your names to anyone of us, and your contributions
to Club stating that this is for CCOT. You can pay
by Cash, Cheque Or Credit Card.
We will be meeting on the first Wednesday of every
month, unless otherwise notified. So do join us on
September the 7th at 7.30 pm in the Fulcrum ( A
Block).
Greg D’Sa
Chairman
LIBRARY
Important dates:
Wednesday the 21 st of September will be Hawaiian
theme Bar Night exclusively for Ladies. So get your grass
skirts and hula hula garlands ready. Sunday the 23rd of
October will be the next Ladies Coffee Morning. Buy
your tickets early.
Sheila Lushington
Ladies Representative
A New Location and Several new books added for your
reading pleasure.
We will also be having the popular “ What’s the Good
Word?” Quiz Programme this month on Friday 23.9.16
from 7:00 pm onwards.
Shashi Kiran Kewis
MIC
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Programme for the month
Fri-2nd September 2016- Bar Nite with Kittu – 8:30pm Onwards.
Sat-3rd Sept 2016- Blue and White Ball- with the Goan Band Forefront 8:00 pm onwards.
Fri-9th Sept 2016- iBrowse- Good Fathers & Great Dads- 6pm in the Ballroom.
Fri-9th Sept 2016- Bacardi DJ & Cocktails Night - 8:30 pm
Sat-10th Sept 2016- Bar Nite with 4 Stroke in attendance – 8:30 pm Onwards
Sat-10th Sept 2016- Children’s Evening-4:00 pm
Fri-16th Sept 2016- Kingfisher Presents’ Buzz Neon Life Nights” with DJ Roly- 8:30pm Onwards
Fri-16th Sept 2016 - Beer and Biryani Tournament - 7:00 pm
Sat-17th Sept 2016- The Revivers - 8:30 pm Onwards
Sun-18th Sept 2016-ROMP Run - 6:30 am
Wed - 21st Sept 2016 - The Hawaiian Theme Bar Night - 8:00 pm
Fri-23rd Sept 2016- Musical Nite with Fabian - 8:30 pm Onwards
Fri-23rd Sept 2016- Rhythm and Rhyme Free Demo - 11:00 am
Fri-23rd Sept 2016- Whats the Good Word - 7:00 pm
Sat- 24th Sept 2016- With our own in house KJ Rachana hosting the new season
of Karaoke- 8:30 pm Onwards.
Sun - 25th Sept 2016 - Onam Sadhya (Delicacies from Gods Own Country) 12:30 pm
Wed-28th Sept 2016 - JailBreak - An Evening for the Elders- 7:00 pm
Fri-30th Sept 2016 – Musical Nite with Dominic- 8:30 pm Onwards
Fri-30th Sept 2016 – Movie Nite - 7:30 pm Onwards
Bar Nites:
All Fridays – 8:30 pm.
CATHOLIC CLUB
22, Museum Road, Bangalore - 560 025.
Sunday Housie:
All Sundays – 7:15 pm.
Tel: 080- 49023333, 080- 41128230
Whist drive:
All Mondays – 6:00 pm.
Duplicate Bridge:
All Tuesdays – 6:00 pm.
Rummy Knockout Tournament:
All Sundays – 3:15 pm.
Email: [email protected] www.catholiclub.com
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Alton Gerald Viegas
Catholic Club,
22, Museum Road, Bangalore - 560 025
National Printing Press,
Bangalore - 560 095