Natural Family Planning (NFP)
Fertility Care™ Center
NFP Diocesan Director:
Fr. Matthew Eickhoff
NFP Services Coordinator: Michele
Chambers
Contact the Family Life Office
The Natural Family Planning (NFP) program
in the Lincoln Diocese began in 1974. Four
diocesan teaching centers were established.
Monsignor Pleskac served as Diocesan
Director. The NFP office (now the Fertility
Care™ Center) was once part of Catholic
Social Services. In 1992, it came under the
direction of the Family Life Office. Recent
Diocesan Directors include Fathers Joseph
Walsh, Robert Barnhill, and Matthew
Eickhoff. Fertility Care™ Center instructors
train couples in the Creighton Model
Fertility Care™ System and also gives
referrals to other NFP methods.
The Creighton Model Fertility Care System
(CrMS) is a natural fertility care teaching
system that does not require the use of
harsh chemicals, devices or surgical
procedures. Couples using the Creighton
Model System (CrMS) can easily learn to
recognize and accurately identify signs of
fertility by observing the natural phases of
the menstrual cycle. Fertility Care provides
couples with an appreciation and
understanding of their reproductive
potential. Couples can then choose to use
this system to either to achieve or to
postpone a pregnancy in a manner consistent
with the moral standards of Christ's Church.
Using the CrMS provides couples with the
most effective means for achieving a
pregnancy. It is also 99.6 percent effective
for postponing pregnancy in the practice of
responsible parenthood.
Visit
www.popepaulvi.com to learn more about
Creighton Model FertilityCare System and
NaProTechnology, or
www.fertilitycare.org to find a
practitioner or physician anywhere in the
country.
Lincoln Fertility Care Center schedule
of Introductory Sessions for 2012-2013.
Registration Form 2012
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September,
2012
Thurs.
13
Tues. 25 |
October,
2012
Thurs. 9
Tues. 25 |
November,
2012
Tues. 8
Thurs.
27 |
December,
2012
Dec. 11 |
Registration Form 2013
January,
2013
Tues. 8
Thurs.
24 |
February,
2013
Mon. 4
Tues. 12
Thurs.
28 |
March,
2013
Thurs. 7
Mon. 18
Tues. 26 |
April,
2013
Tues. 9
Thurs.
25 |
May,
2013
Tues. 7
Thurs.
23 |
June,
2013
Thurs. 6
Tues. 18
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July,
2013
Tues. 9
Thurs.
25 |
August,
2013
Tues. 13
Thurs.
29 |
September,
2013
Thurs.
12
Tues. 24 |
October,
2013
Tues. 8
Thurs.
24 |
November,
2013
Thurs. 7
Thurs.
21 |
December,
2013
Tues. 10 |
Couples wishing to
use rMS will receive individualized and
comprehensive instruction by a well-trained
instructor. This instruction is personal and
confidential. The format includes an
introductory slide presentation. This gives
the couple an insight into how the system
works and how the program is administered.
If they decide to pursue the program, a
series of follow-up instructional
appointments will follow, designed to teach
the couple how to integrate the systems into
their lifestyle. There will be a total of
eight follow-ups within the first year.
For
more information about a Fertility Care
Center outside the city of Lincoln please
call the
Family Life Office at 402-488-2040.
Practitioners across the diocese are:
Beatrice: Jo Langley
402-223-3359, Melissa Powers
402-228-3856
Falls City: Trudy
Burenheide
402-245-4547
Grant:
Jean Hovorka
308-352-2678
Hastings:
Stephanie Wesley 402-469-5836, Norma
Theisen 402-462-2085
Holdrege: Kathy Burr
308-995-8046
McCook:
Kate Siegfried
308-345-5812
North Platte: Laurie
Stadler
308-534-3905
Plattsmouth: Jeanice
Vinduska
402-298-8478
Red Cloud:
Anne Craig
402-746-5131
Superior: Anna Hawley
402-879-4521
To
register for a Lincoln Center Group
Introductory Session please print off the
registration form above and mail it to the
address indicated. There is $20 charge to
attend the Group Introductory Session. Space
is limited, please send in your registration
early.
US Conference of Catholic Bishops
Couple
to
Couple
League
The Couple to Couple
League (CCL) is an international,
interfaith, non-profit organization
dedicated to teaching Natural Family
Planning to married and engaged couples. It
is essentially a volunteer organization
because services are provided by
professionally-trained volunteer who are
supported by a relatively small staff at the
international headquarters in Cincinnati,
Ohio. Local Chapters of the organization
consist mainly of certified Teaching Couples
and Promoters, along with other supportive
members.
To see available
classes or to register for a class online,
go to
www.ccli.org.
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