Local Class Particulars
Coming to a class is a good way to thoroughly learn NFP (other ways? Look
here). The standard CCL class fee
is $135 per couple, which includes all the books and materials
you need
to learn and practice NFP. It also includes a years' membership in CCL
and subscription to Family Foundations
for your continuing education. (Ask the
pastor at your church if he
will pay the fee for you. Some do.)
Class meetings are normally one evening a month for 3 months (3
two-hour meetings total). Each month we teach you a few rules,
starting with the basics, and you can put them to use right away on
your own cycle. The next meeting gives you some more rules, biological
and moral
background, chart interpretation practice, and practical tips. And we
have a look at your chart to see if you're doing OK.
To
simplify the "new" class down to 3 meetings, CCL cut out material on
special subjects like
premenopause, lactation amenorrhea and breastfeeding that most
people just yawned through. We'll cover those in special sessions
throughout the year for people who are actually interested. Call us up for details.
Every CCL class series worldwide is identical, so the
material in
meeting 2, for instance, is the same as another class series' meeting
2. So, if you miss one, you
can come to another class somewhere else. Your fiance/spouse can attend somewhere else if needed. No extra charge.
You probably won't need to take notes
because it's all
in the book. You'll need a pencil with a BIG eraser because you'll be doing some practice charts. There's some
reading to do at home, but not the whole book. You'll need
different parts
of it over the years. We schedule
at least 2 classes a year in Rome and Watertown. Usually, they start
after Labor Day, ending before Christmas; then another in the spring,
which has worked pretty well for the last 20 years or so. With an
occasional class thrown in by public demand. There have been over 60
classes in Central NY since the Chapter started 1981, mostly in Utica and Rome.
Our classes are listed in the Class Finder
and should show up when you put in your zip code. You'll see all the
future classes that we've scheduled, and you can sign up right there. If
these times are bad for you, call us and we'll see if
something else is
better for everybody.
You can also get the Home Study
Course from CCL
and
come to any class session anywhere for no extra charge, and
call/write/e-mail us (or any Teaching Couple, or CCL Central) with
questions. If you'd like
us to come teach a class
somewhere else, let us know. (We will make
you do some of the legwork.)
Babies
are welcome. Both spouses are encouraged to come.
Clergy are invited to stop in any time to see what goes on.
If
you register, we'll get your email address. You might also want to call
so we can get to know your situation first, plus you never know if
the class needs to be moved in space and/or time. And, you probably
have questions anyhow. Call Mary Margaret and Jim Van Damme in Rome,
339-2143
(voice or TTY); David and Julie Cook in Watertown, 782-2658;
or our promoters, Carol and Dave Armitage, 896-5003, who cover the
Utica area, or Terry and Lisa Carguello in Syracuse, 637-9268. Hit
the mail button up top and e-mail us if it's long
distance. (We're all in the 315 area code.)
Well, those are the more frequently asked
things.
