Natural Family Planning

                                                 

What is Natural Family Planning and
 Why Does the Parish Offer Classes to Learn It?

Natural Family Planning is fertility awareness, and its knowledge allows married couples to use their gift of fertility within God’s beautiful design for sexuality, which builds up and strengthens their marriage relationship. NFP can be used by married couples throughout their fertile years both to seek and postpone pregnancy when they are called to do so.  NFP is a modern, scientific method of family planning that couples with regular or irregular cycles can use with a high rate of effectiveness – it is not the Calendar Rhythm Method of the 1950s and 60s.

The parish offers Natural Family Planning (NFP) classes for the express purpose of building strong marriages and families! It is a great joy – indeed it is authentic happiness – to live in accord with our nature as human persons, made in the image and likeness of God.  And NFP helps married couples to do just that.  The Church has reaffirmed her age-old teaching about married sexuality in many recent documents, such as Humanae Vitae, Gaudium et Spes, Evangelium Vitae, Familiaris Consortio, and the writings which comprise Blessed John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.

Many couples find that they experience true freedom, enhanced communication, more satisfaction, and deepened love in their marriages through the practice of Natural Family Planning.

Learn practical NFP, discuss discernment of family size and dealing with abstinence, and learn more about Church teaching on married sexuality and Theology of the Body, in an English or Spanish NFP class series – and discover the blessings that flow from living in accord with God’s beautiful design!

Natural Family Planning Classes - Calendar

Note: All classes will be held in Room 3 of the Cathedral Center (unless otherwise indicated). Childcare will be provided. Pre-registration is required (see details below).  Students will be taught the Sympto-Thermal Method of NFP by CCL certified teaching couples.

English Dates for 2018

August 26, 2018 at 2 p.m.

September 23, 2018 at 2 p.m.

October 28, 2018 at 2 p.m.

To register visit www.ccli.org 

 *Cost is $140 per couple or $115 for current CCL members.  

Spanish Dates for 2018

TBD

To register e-mail or call Natalie Herrera at (903) 574-8872 or Nvherrera1@gmail.com.

 *Cost is $55 per couple.

Pre-menopause NFP Classes

Offered as needed. Contact Natalie Herrera (see above)

Postpartum NFP class

Offered as needed.  

*To register visit www.ccli.org. For more info, call Natalie Herrera 903-574-8872