Past Events

1. NFP Retreat 2005 on Sex and Marriage (9th Aug 2005)
2. Woman Today Talk (1st Oct 2005)
3. NFP Bi-Annual General Meeting (29 Oct  2005)
4. FLS Roadshow at Church of the Holy Family (10-11 Dec 2005)
5. NFP Teacher Training Course (TTC) (12-13 May 2006)
6. Marriage Preparation Course (MPC) NFP Sunday @ SJI (14 May 2006)
7. NFP Bi-Annual General Meeting (20 Oct  2007)
 

1. NFP Retreat 2005 on Sex and Marriage (9th Aug 2005)

 

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On the 9^th August, 2005, 25 Natural Family Planning Instructors from different parishes in Singapore, came together to listen to Father Noel Chin’s talk on Sex & Marriage, celibacy and family life.

It was a day of laughter and contemplation as Father Chin unfolded slowly the in-depth teachings of the Church's dos and don’ts into a sincere and deliberate understanding of God’s definitive plan for us and His liberating truth as told by Pope John Paul II's teaching in the “Theology of the Body”.

“Theology of the Body” consists of 129 collective talks of Pope John Paul on the issues of the Church teachings on marriage and sexuality, it brought about a new wave of revelation on Sex and the Culture of Death in this world. It is now one of the most talked about subjects in our church today.

We are in an age of sexual abuse, sexual discontent, abortion, high divorce rates, pornography etc. Pope John Paul said that this is not how God wants us human beings to be created for.  There is this “profound mystery” in sexuality that is more beautiful and more glorious that fulfills the very meaning of our being and existence. (St Paul’s letter to the Ephesians 5:31-32)

We like to thank Father Noel Chin who has so explicitly explained to us these teachings. His wit and humour had transformed a profoundly difficult subject into simplicity with careful basic logic. We were all fully strengthened at the end of the day knowing now that we are able to grasp and apply the basic teachings of the “Theology of the Body” to our ministry and to the couples we are teaching.

“Man cannot live without love. He remains a being that is incomprehensible for himself, his life is senseless, if love is not revealed to him, if he does not encounter love, if he does not experience it and make it his own, if he does not participate intimately in it.  This is why Christ the Redeemer “fully reveals Man to himself.” -  Pope John Paul II 

For more information, you can buy a series of Christopher West’s books or CDs on the “Theology of the Body”.

2. Woman Today Talk (1st Oct 2005)
 

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On 1st Oct 2005, our first Woman Today talk was launched. At this first talk, a whole series of topics covering menarche to menopause were covered to give the participants an overview of the design of the our fertility at different stages of our life. About 50 participants were present at the talk. 

3. NFP Bi-Annual General Meeting (29 Oct 2005)
 

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We had our Bi-Annual General Meeting on the 29th Oct 2005. Our new steering committee was elected for the term 2005-2007. Presenting our new committee:

4. FLS Roadshow at Church of the Holy Family (10-11 Dec 2005)
 

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On 10-11 Dec 2005, the NFP instructor were at the Church Of The Holy Family to share with the parishioners what NFP was about, at the same time, we hoped to attract and sign up couples to take up NFP instruction or to teacher NFP to others.

5. NFP Teacher Training Course (TTC) (12-13 May 2006)
 

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The Billings Ovulation Method is an easy, simple and safe natural family planning method that helps couples to achieve or postpone pregnancy during all stages of a woman's fertility. The course ran in two parts on Fri 12^th May and Sat 13^th May and there were about 18 participants at the course. View more pictures of our TTC event

6. MPC NFP Sunday @ SJI (14 May 2006)

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Every quarter, the NFP instructors visit the (Marriage Preparation Course) MPC couples at SJI to promote NFP. NFP is an integral and important part of the Catholic marriage and thus it is essential that couples preparing for marriage should have an adequate knowledge of NFP. Couples are advised to learn NFP at least 6 months prior to their wedding date.

7. NFP Bi-Annual General Meeting (20 Oct 2007)

We had our Bi-Annual General Meeting on the 20th Oct 2007. Our new steering committee was elected for the term 2008-2009. Presenting our new committee: