Natural Family Planning Training and Certification
March 14-16, 2025
St. Apollinaris Church, 3700 Lassen St, Napa, CA 94558
Are you looking for a fulfilling way to make an impact in your community?
Has Natural Family Planning (NFP) been a blessing to your marriage?
Do you feel that more couples should learn about NFP? Become a teaching couple with the Couple to Couple League!
All you need is a desire to share the good news of NFP with those around you. No medical skills or prepared speeches are necessary—even if you have a love/hate relationship with NFP, the training will equip you.
This is a unique opportunity to become a certified NFP teacher with CCL and join a dedicated team of people who are passionate about supporting faith, Church, and community.
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An introductory program to Natural Family Planning, to help you choose which method of NFP is best for you.
Class Date 1: Monday, Jan 20th 2025, 7:00 pm
Class Date 2: Monday, Feb 17th 2025, 7:00 pmLearn the Sympto-Thermal method of NFP to meet the requirements of marriage preparation in your parish or diocese.
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Disclaimer: These resources and links are provided for your convenience because others have found them helpful. The Diocese of Santa Rosa does not endorse everything connected with these authors and resources.
Catholic Women & Couples NFP [CWCNFP] is a lay-Catholic organization which teaches, without charge, Fertility Awareness and Natural Family Planning [NFP] to Adult Catholic Women and Catholic Couples . Adult Catholic Women must be 18 or older. For Catholic Couples, either the man or the woman [or both] must be Catholic or registered in an RCIA program.
Couple-to-Couple League (CCL) is an organization dedicated to teaching fertility awareness through the sympto-thermal method of NFP to married and engaged couples through live and online courses. NFP honors the dignity of the human person by respecting the natural functions of the body. It is easy to understand, medically safe, 99% effective in avoiding pregnancy, 100% natural, strengthens marriages, and is morally acceptable. For more information or to enroll for a live or online course that teaches the sympto-thermal method of NFP, call 707-542-3635 or go to: Couple-to-Couple League
The Billings Ovulation Method (cervical mucus), researched and developed by the Drs. Billings (John and Lynn), is a natural method of fertility management that teaches couples to recognize the body's natural signs of fertility. BOMA-USA provides the simpliest and most personalized care in fertility education with a legacy of evidenced-based effectiveness. For more information go to: BOMA-USA
Creighton Model Fertility Care System (CrMS) is based upon a couple's knowledge and understanding of their naturally-occuring phases of fertility and infertility. This method (observing cervical mucus) provides women with the added benefit of being able to personally monitor and maintain their reproductive and gynecologic health over a lifetime. The teachers of CrMS are trained allied health professionals and specifially-trained physicians who have been educated to incorporate CrMS into their medical practice. CrMS is the foundation for the women's health science, NaPro Technology (Natural Procreative Technology). For more information go to: Creighton Model
Natural Procreative Technology was developed as an extention of the Creighton Model Fertility Care System (CrMS) to provide women with real solutions to the difficulties associated with infertility, ovarian cysts, PMS, miscarriages, and other reproductive disorders. For more information go to: NaProTechnology
Marquette Method - developed by the Marquette University College of Nursing Institute for Natural Family Planning. The mission of the Institute is to serve God by contributing to the advancement of knowledge in NFP through providing professional education, research, and service concerning NFP. The Marquette Method is a sympto-hormonal method of NFP. For more information go to: Marquette Method
FACTS is a group of physicians, healthcare professionals and educators working together to provide information about natural or fertility awareness based methods of family planning with the medical community. For more information go to: FACTS
Family of the Americas Foundation is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to promoting programs for the family as well as uplifting and strengthening women and families worldwide through education in the Ovulation Method (cervical mucus) of Natural Family Planning. For more information in English, go to: Family of the Americas
La Fundación Familia de las Américas esta una organización educativa si fines de lucro dedicada a la promoción de programas para la familia, así como elevar y fortalecer a la mujer y la familia en todo el mundo. A través de la enseñanza del Método de la Ovulación para la Planificación Familiar Natural. Para mas information en español: Familia de las Américas
Northwest Family Services - SymptoPro Fertility Education has been teaching the sympto-thermal method of NFP for over 30 years. Their online classes are informative, personal, and discreet and they offer lifetime support for couples from their instructor couples. For more information go to: Symptopro