For Clergy
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Welcome Priests and Deacons!
We are thrilled you are interesed in providing a strong Natural Family Planning touch-point for the couples in your parish, both married and engaged. If you are interested in learning more or discussing NFP opportunities in our Diocese, please call our office at 920-272-8317.
Thank you for all you do!
In Christ,
-The Office of Marriage, Family Life and Pro-Life
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Practical Tips for Sharing NFP with couples
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Fr. Randy Moreau, who has worked with the Couple to Couple League for over 30 years, has great insight into how to share NFP with the couples you serve.
Here are a few points he covers:- Read, research, and learn about NFP.
- Be passionate about it.
- Share the truth about why NFP is accepted by the Church as opposed to contraception and sterilization.
- Encourage couples to research different methods of NFP to find the one that works best for them.
- Intentially follow up with them by inviting them to Mass, saying hello, and asking how the process is going once they are married.
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For a more in-depth overview on tips by Fr. Moreau, watch the Clergy Series Video 3 provided by the Couple to Couple League.
Video 3 - MARRIAGE PREP: HOW TO PRESENT NFP SO COUPLES LISTEN
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Clergy SeminarThe Couple to Couple League offers a FREE virtual clergy seminar on Natural Family Planning that you can watch at your own pace.
You will find 6 brief video modules that you can watch at your own pace!
The Video Series includes videos on the following 6 topics:
- Natural Family Planning: The Basics Every Priest Should Know
- The Real Harms and Dangers of Hormonal Contraception
- Marriage Preparation: How to present NFP so Couples Will Listen
- The Effects of NFP on Marriage: Our Testimony
- Standing Strong on NFP: The Fruits and the Fears
- Panel Discussion with the Experts
Click the link below to view the videos and start learning!
Clergy Seminar
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Resources for clergy
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"A Preachable Message" by BOMA-USA is an indispensable text for the priest of deacon seeking to help his parishioners better understand human sexulaity, inspire them to be generously open to life, or motivate them to learn more about NFP. It includes engaging essays, sample homilies, suggested prayers of the faithul and homily starters for different days of the liturgical year.
Please contact our office at 920-272-8317 to borrow a copy. you can also purchase a copy from our office for $15.
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"The Church welcomes with joy and compassion the mothers who, recognizing that all life is a gift from God, come to the Church seeking a blessing for their unborn child. Such a blessing sustains the parents by imparting grace and comfort in time of concern and need, unites the parish in parayer for the unborn child, and fosters respect for human life within society. The blessing may be given by the Priest Celbrant within Mass or as a blessing outside of Mass celebrated by a priest, or in his absence, by a deacon."
-Introduction to The Rite of Blessing of a Child in the Womb.
This text is avalable to borrow from the Diocese (call 920-272-8317) or to purchase from Liturgical Press.
Purchase from Liturgical Press
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Promotional Materials for the www.ournaturalfamily.com website are available in English.
To order more for your parish free of charge, please call our office at 920-272-8317
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