8968 Highway 23
Belle Chasse, LA 70037
Phone: (504) 394-0314
Fax: (504) 394-0376
Belle Chasse, LA 70037
Phone: (504) 394-0314
Fax: (504) 394-0376
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Natural Family Planning
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Engaged and married couples, we're talking to you! Participants in natural family planning classes learn a method of family planning which is safe, effective and consistent with good moral practice according to Church teachings.
What is NFP?
Natural Family Planning, or NFP, is an umbrella term for certain methods used to achieve and avoid pregnancies. NFP is low-cost, healthy and good for communication in marriage. It can also help couples who have low fertility to achive pregnancy.
These methods are based on observation of the naturally occurring signs and symptoms of the fertile and infertile phases of a woman's menstrual cycle. Couples using NFP to avoid pregnancy abstain from intercourse during the fertile phase of the woman's cycle. No drugs, devices, or surgical procedures are used to avoid pregnancy.
NFP reflects the dignity of the human person within the context of marriage and family life, promotes openness to life, and recognizes the value of the child . By respecting the love-giving and life-giving natures of marriage, NFP can enrich the bond between husband and wife.
( Standards for Diocesan Natural Family Planning Ministry, p. 23. Also found on the United States Council of Catholic Bishops website.)The three-part sessions of the Sympto-Thermo Fertility Method are held at St. Rosalie Parish Center
600 Second Avenue, Harvey LA 70058 as well as other churches in the New Orleans area. Each class lasts about two hours.
Also, OLPH is always welcoming couples who would like to teach NFP classes in the parish.
You can get more information and register for classes at ccli.org