Natural Family Planning
Natural Family Planning (NFP) reflects the dignity of the human person within the context of marriage and family life, and promotes openness to life and the gift of the child.
Calendar of Classes Offered
The Diocese of Wichita offers Natural Family Planning Classes by trained and certified teachers.
Saturday
Jan 02
CCL (1 of 3) Class
St Joseph Catholic Church, 520 Northview Avenue, McPherson, KS 67460, USA
Monday
Jan 04
Clase Introductoria de Planificación Familiar Natural
St. Patrick Catholic Church, 2007 N Arkansas, Wichita, KS 67203, USA
Tuesday
Jan 05
FCS Intro Session
Parsons St Patrick Catholic Church, 1855 Stevens Ave, Parsons, KS 67357, USA
Saturday
Jan 09
FAF Intro Class
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 645 N 119th St W, Wichita, KS 67235, USA
Monday
Jan 11
FCS Intro Session
Church of the Magdalen, 12626 E 21st St N, Wichita, KS 67206, USA
Tuesday
Jan 12
FAF Intro Class
St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church, 19230 W 29th St N, Colwich, 67030
Saturday
Jan 16
FCS Intro Session
St. Mary Parish, Parish Office, Room 106, 2300 E Meadowlark, Derby, KS 67037
Sunday
Jan 17
Clase Introductoria de Planificación Familiar Natural
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 430 Broadway, Wichita, KS 67202, USA
Friday
Jan 22
No events today
Saturday
Jan 23
FAF Intro Class
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 645 N 119th St W, Wichita, KS 67235, USA
Clase Introductoria de Planificación Familiar Natural
St Margaret Mary Church, 2701 S Pattie St, Wichita, KS 67216, USA
Monday
Jan 25
BOM Intro Class
St James Catholic Church, 1012 E Belmont Ave, Augusta, KS 67010, USA
Monday
Feb 01
Clase Introductoria de Planificación Familiar Natural
St. Patrick Catholic Church, 2007 N Arkansas, Wichita, KS 67203, USA
Tuesday
Feb 02
FAF Intro Class
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 645 N 119th St W, Wichita, KS 67235, USA
FCS Intro Session
Parsons St Patrick Catholic Church, 1855 Stevens Ave, Parsons, KS 67357, USA
Saturday
Feb 06
CCL (1 of 3) Class
St Joseph Catholic Church, 520 Northview Avenue, McPherson, KS 67460, USA
Monday
Feb 08
FCS Intro Session
Church of the Magdalen, 12626 E 21st St N, Wichita, KS 67206, USA
Saturday
Feb 13
FAF Intro Class
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 645 N 119th St W, Wichita, KS 67235, USA
Friday
Feb 19
FCS Intro Session
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 861 N Socora St, Wichita, KS 67212, USA
Sunday
Feb 21
Clase Introductoria de Planificación Familiar Natural
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 430 Broadway, Wichita, KS 67202, USA
FCS Intro Session
Christ the King Catholic Church, 4411 W Maple St, Wichita, KS 67209, USA
Monday
Feb 22
BOM Intro Class
St James Catholic Church, 1012 E Belmont Ave, Augusta, KS 67010, USA
Saturday
Feb 27
Clase Introductoria de Planificación Familiar Natural
St Margaret Mary Church, 2701 S Pattie St, Wichita, KS 67216, USA
Methods of Natural Family Planning
Many people don’t realize there are a variety of methods of Natural Family Planning (NFP). This may seem
overwhelming at first – you’ve already made the difficult decision not to use contraception, and now you have to
navigate multiple methods? This quiz is intended to help people new to NFP figure out which method may be a
good fit for them.
Take the Quiz
Women are taught to observe the sensation at the vulva (the vaginal opening) as they go about their normal daily activities and to notice whether or not cervical mucus is visible when they use the bathroom. Women develop their own vocabulary for describing their observations and identify their own particular patterns of fertility and infertility by keeping a written record of what they experience. Couples are taught this “four simple rules” model for charting the ovulation method. It teaches a woman to recognize her body’s natural signal of fertility - cervical mucus.
Cost: Introductory Session: $13 - $35 (Sliding Fee Scale)
Follow Up Sessions: $12 - $30 (Sliding Fee Scale)
Materials: included in sliding fee scale (paid at introductory session)
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CCL has a three-fold approach to teaching NFP which includes the Sympto Thermal Method of NFP, the moral underpinnings of the NFP decision and the promotion of exclusive and continued breastfeeding and its effects on fertility. The chart provides a daily record that the couple uses to identify the days of fertility and infertility. Once the fertile and infertile days are identified, the couple applies “rules” that they learn in class and that are explained in CCL’s Student Guide.
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Women are taught to observe the sensation produced by cervical mucus as they wipe with toilet tissue each time they visit the restroom and to observe the appearance of any mucus collected. They then describe what they observe with a standardized system of mucus descriptions and identify times of fertility and infertility based on the instructions regarding these observations. This standardized system networks family planning with women’s health that is completely cooperative with the woman’s cycle. The FertilityCare System is the foundation for the applications of NaProTechnology.
Cost: Introductory Session: $13 - $35 (Sliding Fee Scale)
Follow Up Sessions: $12 - $30 (Sliding Fee Scale)
Materials: included in sliding fee scale (paid at introductory session)
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A visual model of the ovulation Method that effectively tracks the fertile and infertile times of the cycle, regardless of culture and educational level. Women are taught to observe the sensation at the vulva as they go about their normal daily activities and notice whether or no cervical mucus is visible when they use the bathroom. Women match their observations to photographs on stickers of typical cervical mucus and use these stickers to indicate what they observed. Picture stamps are used to record the signs of fertility observed each day.
Cost:Introductory and Follow up sessions: $35
Materials: Included in session fee
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Discover Natural Family Planning
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Contact Us
Natural Family Planning
Catholic Diocese of Wichita
424 N. Broadway
Wichita, KS 67202
Phone: (316) 685-5240