Davenport, IA 52804-1998 (716) 828-2493 Steve Budnik Marriage & Family Life. [CMM, STM] Phil and Freda Russo You will come to understand how it works and why NFP is a morally-acceptable method of achieving or postponing pregnancy. (601) 960-8473 Susan Hoefer Website:https://www.camdendiocese.org/natural-family-planning/, Metuchen (518) 453-6670 (614) 241-2560 Community and Family Development Email: rmedina@archgh.org Email: tflippo@dwc.org Email: respectlife@stocktondiocese.org (860) 848-2237 ext. (209) 373-4282 FAX Associate Director Email: mallen@cdlex.org (Address as above) Senior Coordinator Kathy French Rev. [CMM, STM] Marriage and Family Life Office 333 South Vicente Blvd. Claudia Corona Director Rebekah Tolson 20 Archbishop May Drive Office of Family Ministry Diocesan NFP Coordinator (717) 657-4804 [STM] Email: gross@archindy.org (410) 547-5406 Memphis, TN 38134 Christian Rada E-mail: jreyes@dioceseofjoliet.org Directors Email: jkidd@archdpdx.org Emily Ann McCullough (516) 678-5800, ext. (214) 379-2878 Married Life Ministry 5379 Portage Street This knowledge empowers the couples to make informed decisions regarding achieving or avoiding a pregnancy. Natural Family Planning "Creighton Model" Introductory Session - April Raid City, SD 57701-2835 Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Cabinet Secretary [CMM, STM] [CCM, STM] College Campus Ministry. Natural Family Planning - Archdiocese of San Antonio Director Moreover, we validate the family as holy in all of the various dimensions that constitute the family unit. Darryl Ducote Email: roberto.cortes@raldioc.org, Bismarck Email: info@esnucc.org St. Louis, MO 63141 1 www.ForYourMarriage.org/factsfigures/ as accessed on September 1, 2016. (Address as above) (208) 350-7535 Director Were not there to judge anyone for what they do. Director of Family Evanelization Overview of NFP Methods/Listing of Local Instructors Website:https://dioscg.org/about/family-ministries/ 3 VFW Parkway Here in the Archdiocese of Miami, we're determined to change that. Coordinator Director Celeste Labbe (716) 847-5593 FAX Jackson, MS 39201 352 Government St. Jodi Phillips (806) 792-8109 FAX Religious Formation Diocese of Palm Beach [CMM, STM] Married Life Ministry, Bilingual Family Ministries Executive Director P.O. Email: joan.martinez@archsa.org Boise, ID 83705 Website:https://jacksondiocese.org/offices/family-ministry, Charlene Bearden (308)-382-6565 Director, Pro-Life Activities Email: fr.sean-kilcawley@cdolinc.net 805 S. Northshore Dr. [STM] Newark, NJ 07104-9500 Email: ajimenez@catholiclubbock.org 2207 W. Main Evangelization, Catechesis, Duluth, MN 55812-1501 [STM] Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Greensburg One is known as the Ovulation method because it requires couples to chart only the characteristics of the cervical mucus, the chief indicator of ovulation. Website: www.phxnfp.org/Armida Escarcega (727) 341-6839 (906) 225-0437-FAX Contact the Family Life Office . at [emailprotected]. Email: c.labbe@diospringfield.org [CMM, STM] works, said Ruhi-Lopez, who holds a masters degree in theology from Boston College. Steps to Receive the Sacrament of Marriage Step 1: Parish Connection As soon as you get engaged (and prior to making any other wedding plans such as reserving the reception hall, caterer, etc.) 2403 Holcombe Blvd. Director Crookston, MN 56716 5325 (402) 473-0630 372 South Prairie Avenue Family Life, NFP Email: kwilson@eriercd.org, Cathy Dornisch (318) 445-6424 ext. (216) 696-6525 x2322 (859) 392-1589 FAX Pastoral Center The share buttons above are provided by third-party "ShareThis". Marriage and Family Life Office (269) 349-8714, ext. Director [CMM, STM] Family Ministry and Faith Formation Kansas City, KS 66109 1025 Michigan Ave., N.E. or christine@catholicmarriageprep.com, Denver frscottb@emypeople.com Marriage Prep and Enrichment Matt Regner Email: bhuntebrinker@toledodiocese.org Creighton Model contact Sarah McKeown at [emailprotected] or Guadalupe Matt Faley Fort Worth, TX 76108 (309) 671-1550 Kansas City, MO 64105 Living Our Faith in Love - Archdiocese of Miami Online Courses 4800 Union Deposit Road Baltimore, MD 21201 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae that marriage should retain its sense of true Email: fran.lavelle@jacksondiocese.org Evangelization and Catechetical Office Website: https://www.elpasodiocese.org/marriage-and-family-life.html Family Ministry Coordinator & Engagement Suport Pastoral Center James Schulte Natural Family Planning - Evangelization and Family Life Ministries To find an NFP class in your local area, choose the appropriate state and diocese and contact the person listed for your diocese. Pastoral Ministries (337) 261-5653 (310) 247-8322 [CMM, STM] Shreveport, LA 71101 Email: cfier@dnu.org (919) 821-9753 1150 Buffalo Road Deacon Gary and Mrs. Valerie Streff 93 McGuffy Rd. Las Cruces, NM 88005 (218) 281-4533 x425 25603 Berg Road (Address as above) The classes teach couples how to chart the Director 289 1311 Byron Street before?, Although these Miami has a [CMM, STM] Bishop Zaidan Our Lady of Deliverance Parish Your parish will welcome you and set up a meeting for you with the pastor, priest, or deacon. 31f. Rev. The tremendous love between husband and wife is also meant to be shared with the world! Natural Family Planning actually is the generic term for several natural methods of fertility awareness, two of which are taught in the archdiocese. (616) 843-1236 411 Iris Street (401) 278-4576 Website:https://www.drvc-faith.org/marriage-ministry/, Syracuse Website:https://www.catholicidaho.org/NFPFertility, Belleville[Please check with the diocesan staff about NFP methods represented] Pastoral Center (Address and phone as above) Mishawaka, IN 46544 Email: sj.nfp@comcast.net Email: kstaszkow@scd.org To find an NFP class in your area, please contact the appropriate person in the Roman Catholic diocese where you reside (see this directory) or see the links above for national NFP providers many of whom offer distance learning. Roman Catholic diocesan Marriage and Family Life ministry is often its own department within a Roman Catholic diocese. PO box 070912 Fargo, ND 58104-7605 Archdiocese of Miami, they connect the practice to a healthier, more holistic Bethlehem, PA 18015 (315) 472-6754 ext 6 Diocesan NFP Coordinator [STM] Office of Life, Family, and Laity (575) 524-3874 FAX Email: kosenbach@allentowndiocese.org The outcry against rhythm also caused a majority of Catholics to reject any natural method, although thousands are re-discovering them today. Director Natural Family Planning, or NFP, is a research-based method of postponing or achieving pregnancy. yduran@archdiosf.org Family Life Ministries (207) 773-6471, ex 7870 Evangelization & Education Department Department of Evangelization and Family Life This first-of-its-kindonline Catholic Marriage Prep Classincludes newly-produced (2017) videos featuring a great variety of relatable individuals and couples, filmed at modern, contemporary sets. (Address as above) (318) 220-8009 Pastoral Services Email: bbauer@dioceseofsaginaw.org Email: julie_r_cook@yahoo.com Family Life Apostolate Email: etremblay@gbdioc.org, Carolyn Lefeber (Address as above) If you are Catholic and not yet Confirmed, then it is best to talk with your priest so you can start to get involved in a parish RCIA program (that you may begin but may not be completed until after your wedding date). Archdiocese of Miami Respect Life Ministry. we talk more about that and how we use NFP to achieve pregnancy and we focused P.O. *NFP Life is included with the Living Our Faith in Love Marriage Prep Class In this 20-minute video presentation, you will find out what Natural Family Planning is all about. [STM] 555 N. Carancahua, Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 sarah.jameson@dioceseoftulsa.org plan to adopt, with their adopted twins now in kindergarten. Marquette, MI 49855 I think the whole thing of people using it with Website:http://www.diolc.org/nfp, Madison 212 N. San Joaquin St. Lifelong Faith Formation Social Ministry and Family Life, Health Affairs and Respect Life 11625 Old St. Augustine Rd. 00803-1825 to the beauty of what the Church is saying have found that the majority of the Director (213) 637-7561 NFP Coordinator Our previous course about Natural Family Planning focused specifically on the Billings Ovulation Method. (207) 773-0182 FAX Website: https://www.evdio.org/natural-family-planning.html, Ft. Wayne-South Bend (Address as above) The Eastern Catholic churches comprise the last section and are alphabetically arranged. Email: kcs6010@gmail.com Associate Director Website:www.santarosacatholic.org/marriage_and_family_life/natural-family-planning, Stockton Dubuque, IA 52003 Associate Co-Director You will take the inventory at the parish when you first meet with the pastor, priest, or deacon. Website:https://www.dioceseofscranton.org/parish-life/community/, Providence[CMM, STM] Audrey Stubblefield Department of Catechesis and Faith Formation What NFP Looks Like for Our Family Right Now. (714) 282-4203 Brooklyn, NY 11215 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 (785) 827-8746 Winona, MN 55987(507) 858-1273 Contact Claudia Shaw The Archdiocese of Miami | Secretariat for Parish Life 305-762-1128 cshaw@theadom.org Holy Eucharist Catholic Community Office of Evangelization and Catechesis 1550 North Fresno Street Santa Rosa, CA 95402 Foods and Orange Theory Fitness. Diocesan NFP Coordinator (732) 562-1990 ext. Ministry and Social Concerns Press alt + / to open this menu. Website:https://www.diocesealex.org/latest-news/ten-benefits-of-natural-family-planning [CMM, STM] John Prust Managing Director, Catholic Charities (505) 831-8345 FAX Next: What the Catholic Church really teaches about birth control, Discipleship and the Sacrifice of Self-Interest. (302) 573-3130 For the Director Ruhi-Lopez Evangelization and Catechesis | Adult and Family FertilityCareTM Center of Las Vegas 271 Finch Ave Email: edward.herrera@archbalt.org San Antonio, TX 78228 Family Ministry St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church Marriage and Family Specialist Department for Evangelization and Catechesis Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Diocese of Steubenville Director Evangelization and Catechesis Department Head [CMM, STM] The various elements of your preparation thus far will have provided you with a greater understanding of the promises you will make to one another in the Celebration of Matrimony. (561) 775-9557 Email: joyce.nicole@aod.org, Gaylord[CMM, SHM, STM] [CMM, STM] (317) 236-7310 Associate Director 156 Director In general, we can do more as a Church to teach young Director Worcester, MA 01609 (850) 435-3553 1-888-800-8352 Email:@email (305) 762-1236 40 North Main Ave. Mary Ann Wallen, MD 1 Peter Yorke Way Box 191 Livermore, Maine 04253 (412) 760-3177 Birmingham, AL 35202-2047 [CMM, STM] The fact that natural family planning methods require the cooperation of both husband and wife is even a selling point for feminists, who lament that the advent of the pill has placed the burden of birth control squarely on the shoulders of women. Email: amdg@suddenlink.net Office of Family/Respect Life Ministry (415) 614-5547 622 Washington Street Family Life Office P.O. Box 980 Deacon Frank Segura 1280 Med Park Drive Beth Bauer Marlene Watkins. Rena C. Black Email: startaglia@rcdony.org (617) 969-4115 FAX Email: naproworks@msn.com This directory is organized alphabetically by the United States. (765) 477-6734 FAX (603) 595-3947 1328 W. Dragoon Trail Email: paulleonarchek@aol.com Website:https://www.vermontcatholic.org/ministries-programs/marriage-family/natural-family-planning/ Biloxi, MS 39532 ADOM :: NFP: Organic, real women's health Liz Cotrupi [CMM, STM] (225) 242-0323 Email: moniquej@catholicreno.org breyes@fwdioc.org Office of Family Life are disciplined in their health but maybe in their sexuality theyre like no, They also report better communication between the spouses and an increased sense of intimacy, since we all know that men tend to equate sex with intimacy while women define it in broader terms. Salt Lake City, UT 84103-2302 Marie Hahnenburg and Seth Peters Director Website: cathdal.org/ecfl 12615 Parallel Pkwy 328 (815) 221-6150 Please note: each Eastern Church has its own process for marriage preparation. Columbus, OH 43215 Couples who use natural methods of family planning report greater satisfaction and increased pleasure during those times when they can engage in sexual activity, referring to them as mini-honeymoons. (956) 784-5052 (209) 465-5433 Director 3710 East Avenue South (616) 551-4748 (563) 888-4242 You can choose a live in-person class, a live online class, or a self- paced online class. After you attend the group program you will want to follow up with the pastor, priest or deacon overseeing your marriage preparation process to present your certificate and discuss your experience together. Cedar of Lebanon FertilityCare Center NFP Coordinator Marriage and Family LIfe, Pro-Life Activities, (505) 831-8208 Email: prolife@diojeffcity.org (989) 705-3589 FAX 2713 W. Chestnut Ave. Rev. have not even heard of NFP and dont understand the Church teaching, they just hear (732) 562-1018 FAX Buffalo Mercy Hospital 1310 West Main Street 1201 East Highland Ave. and Catechesis Team Ed Harpring visit http://register.ccli.org or for information contact Angelique Ruhi-Lopez As a woman, its also very empowering, Santamaria NFP Associate Director (409) 838-4511 FAX Website:https://dioceseoftulsa.org/natural-family-planning, Baker Associate Director [CMM, STM] Website: https://renodiocese.org/home/ourworks/marriage-family-life; http://www.fertilitycarecenterofreno.org. PO Box 280 Erie PA 16514-0397 (765) 742-0275 The Creighton Model also provides valuable information to address any reproductive health concerns through the revolutionary Natural Procreative Technology (NaProTECHNOLOGY). 600 Locust Street Salina, KS 67402 Afterward, you will meet with a trained facilitator (priest, deacon, or married mentor couple) at least three times to discuss your answers and expectations with each other. San Jose, CA 95112 Marianne Agnoli (402) 551-3050 FAX The biology of how NFP works The Catholic Church's teaching on marital love and sexuality The Sympto-Thermal Method by "The Couple to Couple League" (CCL) Live Onsite Class or Virtual Option This course is taught in a classroom setting by a trained CCL teaching couple. 228 N. Cascade Ave. I am referring to Natural Family Planning, an effective, totally natural, side-effect-free method of postponing or planning a pregnancy, one that is scientifically proven and in keeping with the moral teachings of the church. Natural Family Planning - Virtual Thursday, Apr 27, 2023 from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM - English Please join us for an introductory session of Natural Family Planning "Creighton Model" on April 27, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. "Responsible Parenthood Instructions for: Achieving & Avoiding Pregnancy."