Natural Family Planning

Natural Family Planning is a term for natural methods used to achieve or avoid pregnancies based on the naturally occurring signs and symptoms of the fertile and infertile phases of a woman’s menstrual cycle. It can also be used to monitor a woman’s cycle for health. Learn more here: What is Natural Family Planning?

The cost of a course of NFP in the Diocese of Bismarck for engaged couples is $175 for all methods, except Couple to Couple League Sympto-Thermal Method. 
 
Any of the NFP methods offered by our Diocese (Billings, Couple to Couple League, Creighton Model, or Marquette) will fulfill your pre-marriage NFP requirement. You MUST take a class with a Diocese of Bismarck instructor. Online classes with a Diocese NFP Instructor are allowed, but cannot be with any instructor outside of the Diocese of Bismarck.    

Below are the methods of NFP our Diocese offers. Click on one of the links for method specific    information and how to begin learning that method. 
 

The calendar below lists the classes being offered. Click on a calendar entry for more information. To return to month view, click “Month View” in the upper left of the calendar – hitting “back” in your browser will navigate you away from the page

If there are no classes on the calendar for the method you are choosing, please reach out to one of the listed instructors for that method to see if they are offering any classes using their contact information in their bios.

View and download a comparison chart showing the difference between Natural Family Planning and other methods of family planning here.

Read the diocesan NFP policy here.