Natural Family Planning

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Throughout your married life situations and times may arise where it is important for you and your spouse to be able to postpone accepting another child into your family. If that is the case there is only one morally acceptable way to space, or postpone, pregnancies for couples. The set of knowledge that enables couples to make the appropriate decision in accord with God's will for their life is called Natural Family Planning (NFP).

In the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois there are various models of NFP that you can choose to learn. Each method of NFP is completely reliable and when used consistently and accurately all methods can achieve 99% effectiveness ratings for postponing pregnancy. The following methods break down into three different types:

NFP Methods

1. Those that make use of cervical mucus observations and daily basal body temperature readings.

2. Those that make use of cervical mucus observations and the ClearBlue Fertility Monitor.

The Marquette Model

3. Those that make use of cervical mucus observations.

Not only is NFP suitable for postponing pregnancy it is crucially important for helping couples to achieve pregnancy as well.

In short, there is no other way for married couples to be able to participate with God's creative will in their life while maintaining the two inseparable aspects of marital love -which are Babies and Bonding. In other words, to use anything other than NFP in your marriage undermines the very sacramental life you asked to receive and participate in during your wedding Mass/ceremony. This is why it is vital that NFP training is a part of all marriages in the Church.

We look forward to being able to work with you and your spouse to find the best method that will work for you both in your daily lives.

Class Schedule

Sympto-Thermal Methods

Diocesan Model - $30 for 2 Sessions (scholarships available)

Decatur Area
St. James Parish House
742 E. Clay St.
Decatur, IL 62521

Contact Donna Dausman at 217-422-4534to setup your class

Couple to Couple League - $146 for 3 Sessions (scholarships available)

Classes are held in various locations throughout the Diocese. Call to book your own class wherever and whenever it is most convenient or visit www.ccli.org!

Springfield Area
Carlos & Elena Tejeda
Catholic Pastoral Center
1615 West Washington Street
Springfield, IL 62702

217-321-1132
Call to set up your own class!

Ovulation Methods

Creighton Model FertilityCare System

Alton Area

Shannon Vitali
#2 St. Anthony's Way
Suite 300
Alton,IL 62002
(618) 474-7920

Edwardsville Area

$35 for Private Introductory Session (fee waived for Group Intro Sessions)
$40 per Follow Up (Typical learning process consists of 8 Follow Ups over the course of a year) (Scholarships available)

Learning of the method begins with an Introductory Session, which provides the scientific basis of this method and an introduction to the process of observing and charting. If you choose to continue, learning of the method actually happens through a series of 8 private, individualized follow ups over the course of a year.

Sue Deakos, FCP
(618) 973-7842

Effingham Area
$200 for 9 individual sessions or $25 per session (scholarships available)

Kate Pruemer
(217)821-1840

Call to set up your own sessions!

Quincy Area
Free Introductory Session ($20 materials fee if you decide to begin charting). Then $35 per Follow Up or $250 for a 8 Follow Up package (The typical amount of follow ups in the first year of learning) (Scholarships available)

Molly Bruening, FCP

217-257-3240

Springfield Area

Melinda Osborn at Salve Regina Center www.salvereginacenter.com/

Billings Model

$30 Course (scholarships available)

Decatur Area
St. James Parish House
742 E. Clay St.
Decatur, IL 62521

Contact Donna Dausman at 217-422-4534 to setup your class

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1615 W. Washington St., Springfield, IL 62702

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