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	Register and Pay Online or Download Booklet and Registration Form What is NFP? Why Should We Use NFP? Session Dates NFP Fee NFP Seminars
			WHAT IS NFP? NFP is a Natural approach to FAMILY PLANNING. A couple who uses NFP understands the biology and theology of the body and can promote or postpone pregnancy. While all children are a gift from God, NFP permits a couple to responsibly limit family size, or postpone pregnancy, while fulfilling a couple’s duties to God, each other, their family, and society. NFP is NOT the rhythm method.
			WHY SHOULD WE USE NFP? NFP is marriage insurance. Couples who use NFP have a divorce rate of less than 5%. NFP is “natural” and has no side affects from artificial hormones. No “barriers” between the spouses. It is completely organic. NFP fosters an increased appreciation for nature, biology, and God’s gift of fertility. NFP unites the spouses and allows them to commit themselves totally and unconditionally to one another without withholding one’s fertility. NFP follows the Magisterium or sacred teachings of the Church. A couple using NFP never excludes God’s creative power. NFP complies with the Divine Law and Natural Law and allows spouses to share themselves in their union with Christ. NFP is reliable. Studies show NFP is 98-99% effective. NFP is inexpensive. It uses no pills or artificial devices. NFP does not cause early abortions. NFP is simple to use and does not disrupt the body’s natural cycles. NFP is the best kept secret to build a long, lasting, and loving marriage. It fosters connection, rather than contraception. NFP helps one plan a family by understanding fertility with fidelity to the Church. SESSION DATES November 3, 2008 January 12, 2009 March 3, 2009 May 7, 2009 Sessions begin at 7:45 p.m. and are held in convenient locations in Nassau and Suffolk. Additional sessions are scheduled according to needs of couples. NFP FEE $75.00 per couple. The fee covers attendance at the course and course materials. Couples may attend the course again as a “refresher” at any time. You can register and pay online or download the registration form and return via fax or snail mail. NFP SEMINARS NFP seminars are taught by volunteer couples who have learned NFP and used NFP to plan their own families. Each couple has been certified as an NFP Teaching Couple. The seminars consist of one session of approximately two hours. NFP Teaching Couples make themselves available by phone following a couple’s participation in the seminar. If you would like more information call 678-5800 ext. 204.
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