NFP Events

Eleventh Annual Philadelphia NFP Conference, "The Heart of the NFP Message: for the New Evangelization."

Saturday, April 20, 2013.  St. Helena's Parish Hall, Blue Bell, PA.
Save your spot now! Register here.

Speakers:

Francis X. Maier, Personal Assistant to the Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia

Theresa Notare, PhD, Assistant Director, USCCB NFP Program

John Harden, Brand Manager, Ascension Press

Topics: "Man to Men: The NFP Message," "Church to Laity: The NFP Message," "Women and NFP: What You Wished Your Mother Had Told You!"

Who Should Attend?

Marriage prep teams and leaders, priests and deacons, NFP witness couples, religious, engaged couples, Respect Life teams, candidates for Diaconate.

Additional Information available at: www.PNFPN.org.

2013 NACFLM Conference, St. Louis, MO, July 17th-20th, 2013. 

This year, NACFLM will feature three exciting NFP workshops and one luncheon meeting. The NFP events are:

Diocesan NFP Ministry—Best Practices: A Look at Requiring NFP Education as Part of Marriage Preparation

This panel of diocesan NFP coordinators and a canon lawyer will discuss: how the requirement of NFP education was created and implemented in their dioceses; the effectiveness of the strategy; and the canonical regulations of marriage preparation.

Speakers

Rev. Robert Cannon, JCL, Cindy Leonard, Diocese of Phoenix and Rachelle Sauvageau, Diocese of Fargo.

Friday, July 19 (12:00PM-1:00PM)

Lunch for Diocesan NFP Coordinators and Teachers

“Ignite Diocesan NFP in Your Diocese!”

During this luncheon, a brief presentation on igniting NFP ministry in your diocese will be discussed. This will be done through introducing an NFP mentor network. Interested? Come and see!

In addition, participants will have an opportunity to discuss issues of concern with USCCB NFP assistant director, Theresa Notare, PhD.

Friday, July 19 (2:00 PM – 5:00 PM)

NFP E-Distance Learning—What it is, How it Works

This panel of NFP providers will demonstrate their e-distance client education and discuss how it works. Presentation will include Internet demonstrations.

Speakers:

Part I (2:00 PM -3:30PM)

Introduction to the Billings Ovulation Method

Maria Garcia, Archdiocese of Chicago

Couple to Couple League, International

Michael Manhart, PhD, Executive Director

Part II (3:30 PM-5:00PM)

Marquette Model, Richard Fehring, PhD, RN, Director

Northwest Family Services, Jessica Schaefer, Sympto-Pro Fertility Education Instructor

Saturday, July 20 (1:15PM-2:45PM)

“NFP Fact Checker”

Ever wanted to know which studies back up the NFP effectiveness rates? Is the “less than 5% divorce rate” true for NFP users? This workshop will treat a number of commonly misunderstood facts about NFP use.

Presenters

Michael Manhart, PhD, Executive Director, CCL

Richard Fehring, PhD, RN, Director, NFP Institute, Marquette University

Please visit the website of the NACFLM for conference information and registration (www.nacflm.org). If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the NFP Office as well (nfp@usccb.org).

April 26-28 2013