Please use the resources below in your parish!
The parish bulletin is a strong vehicle of communication. Bulletin inserts (one-two pages), quotes with web addresses or phone number, and even memes inserted in the parish bulletin can provide effective ways to raise awareness about the methods of Natural Family Planning and Catholic teaching which support their use in marriage.
The bulletin inserts below are arranged alphabetically by title.
NFP Week bulletin inserts appear listed by year in the menu below.
Some bulletin inserts are not available in Spanish. For those bulletin inserts, you have our permission to translate the text for your parishioners with the words: Copyright (insert year of the resource), United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, reprinted with permission. Translated by (insert name here).
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Questions? Contact nfp@usccb.org.
#NFP Week 2026NFP Week Bulletin Inserts by Year
2026; 2025; 2024; 2023; 2022; 2021; 2020; 2019; 2018; 2017; 2016
Bulletin Inserts by Title
- Called to the Joy of Love--Natural Family Planning, Supporting God's gifts of love and life in marriage
(NFP Week 2022)
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This two-page bulletin insert proclaims that "God is love" and that this love takes on a unique role in marriage. It also discusses how the methods of Natural Family Planning are a real support to married couples.
- Conjugal Love and Responsible Parenthood - Love, Mercy, Life, Natural Family Planning, Opening the Heart of Marriage
(NFP Week 2016)
This two-page bulletin insert reflects upon the Church's teaching on conjugal love and responsible parenthood through the lens of love, mercy, and life. Download the bulletin insert here: FRONT | BACK
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(2018 NFP Week)
Key teachings from Humanae vitae are discussed in this two-page bulletin insert.
"Generations of Love" Writable NFP Poster: English | Español
This "writable" version the 2018 NFP Week poster allows you to insert local NFP class information or other marriage and family life parish or diocesan events.
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The marital "communion of persons" is discussed within the context of the Sacrament of Marriage.
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(2017 NFP Week)
The text provides an aid for the reader to understand that Church teaching on conjugal love and the gift of life is a positive "Yes" to God's gifts to husband and wife. The methods of NFP are shown to respect God's design.
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(NFP Week 2020)
God's gifts of love, life, and freedom are discussed within the context of marital love and responsible parenthood. NFP is presented as an ethical means to embrace God's will for husband and wife.
- Love Beyond Measure
(NFP Week 2024)
The Lord God calls us to love Him and each other as He loves us. In marriage, this takes on a unique quality as the complementarity of husband and wife become the "one flesh" union that Sacred Scripture so beautifully teaches. And, God's gift of children are the fruit of such a noble love!
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(NFP Week 2019)
God's command that husband and wife be stewards of His gift of procreation in marriage is discussed. The natural methods of family planning are shown to cooperate with God's design.
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(NFP Week 2023)
This bulletin insert reflects upon Jesus' love and how He sanctified marriage and elevated it to represent His love for His Church. Marriage “in the Lord,” therefore mirrors the very love of Christ! That is what is unique about Christian marriage and it has parallels to the Lord's gift of Himself in the Eucharist. The text also teaches about conjugal love and responsible parenthood and the ethical methods of NFP.
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This brief document of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops summarizes Church teaching on marriage, conjugal love, and responsible parenthood in an easy to read question and answer format. It is posted here in its entirety (12 pages) and available to download in an abbreviated two-page bulletin insert below. To order copies of the document, contact: @email or call 1-866-582-0943.| Español
This resource summarizes key teachings from Married Love and the Gift of Life in two pages.
You may also want to provide this webpage for parishioners to download the audio MP3 files in English or Spanish. English Audio; MP3 | Spanish Audio; MP3.- Natural Family Planning, Designed by God, Guided by Love, Open to Life
(NFP Week 2026) English:
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This two-page bulletin insert discusses three key points of Church teaching that support NFP use in marriage, namely: men and women are created in God's image and likeness, having a capacity to love like God, and given stewardship over their fertility to co-create with God.
- Pursue a lasting love ... Marriage. Create hope for the future!
What does it mean to pursue a lasting love?
(NFP Week 2025)
This two-page bulletin insert dives into the theme of the 2025 NFP Week slogan and reflects on married love in light of God's own Trinitarian love. |
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The union of husband and wife is reflected upon in the sacred covenant of marriage.
- To Have ... To Hold ... To Honor
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(NFP Week 2021)
The text reflects upon the marriage promises of husband and wife in relation to God's gifts of life and love. NFP methods are discussed briefly as a support to God's gifts.
Bulletin Briefs
- To enhance your parish bulletin, select quotes from the Church's magisterial documents.
In addition to the specific documents on our Church teaching page, please scroll down to view the selection of "Quotes by Topic." These files provide quotes from various magisterial documents per topics like "marriage" or "responsible parenthood," etc. Feel free to copy and paste the quotes into your bulletin.
- Looking for the name of your diocesan NFP coordinator so that you can obtain information about local NFP teachers for your parish? See our on-line directory.
- Want to refer your married couples to a national NFP provider who offers distance education? See our directory here.
- Looking for more inspiration?
Check out quotes from St. John Paul II . . . Wisdom of Saint John Paul II
- Please use our Social media memes on Church teaching and NFP
Social media files can be inserted in parish bulletins or posted on the parish website.
Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to access the files.