Sacrament of Marriage

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING

The next NFP session is Sunday, July 11, 2010 from 1:00-3:00pm.  It will be held at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in College Station.  Please contact Deacon Ted Baker at tedbaker@suddenlink.net to register.

The remaining class for 2011are on: November 13.
In 2012 classes will be held: March 11; July 15; November 11.
In 2013: February 17, May 19, August 11, November 10.

  Please contact Deacon Ted Baker at tedbaker@suddenlink.net to register.

This class is an Introduction to Natural Family Planning (NFP).  NFP refers to the practice of achieving or avoiding pregnancies according to an informed awareness of a woman’s fertility.
Why do we have this class?  NFP is morally acceptable.  The Catholic Church accepts the use of NFP when couples have a sufficiently serious reason for spacing or limiting children.

        NFP is Safe.   NFP is Healthy.   NFP is Effective.   NFP is Natural.

We will mention three major methods:  BILLINGS OVULATION METHOD, SYMPTO-THERMAL METHOD, and CREIGHTON CrMS METHOD.

Natural Family Planning:

• Is in harmony with Church teachings in that it is open to the possibility of life and naturally assists in establishing physical and mental harmony in marriage.
• Is based on sound scientific knowledge.
• Enables pregnancies to be planned without the need for artificial contraception.
• Can assist many infertile couples to achieve pregnancy.
• Is natural and therefore completely harmless.
• Does not require regularity of the cycles.
• Does not require pill-taking of any kind.
• Can be successfully applied during long cycles and breastfeeding.
• Is trustworthy during the pre-menopause.