Who Should Come to a Conference?
Anyone is welcome to come and learn at these Diocesan Fertility
Awareness Conferences. Some examples include:
...Priests, Deacons and Pastoral Administrators
...Parish Marriage Preparation Staff
...Couples preparing for marriage
...Newly married couples
...Any couple
...Singles who are interested
Next Scheduled Conference:
April 14-15, 2012
Cathedral Faith Formation Center
530 N. Ewing Street
Helena, MT 59601
Conference Costs:
$49 per couple* or $39 per single*
*The basic expense is the packet of materials and a couple only gets one of these packets to share.
Lodging: The Bead System is one of the most cost-effective programs available in Fertility Awareness. The biggest expense in most cases will be the travel to the conference site and lodging. If you would like assistance with reduced hotel rates or in-home stays with Catholic families in Helena, please contact Pastoral & Renewal Services and ask for Jenny or Mark: (406) 442-5820.
Meals: Fertility Awareness Committee members arrange donations and volunteers to coordinate the meals. Meals listed on the schedule are included in the Conference registration fee above. If you have special dietary needs, you will need to arrange for your own meals.
How to Register:
Click here to register online.
Click here to download the paper registration form.
Mail your form with check written out to the “Diocese of Helena” to:
Diocese of Helena
Pastoral & Renewal Services
P.O. Box 1729
Helena, MT 59624
Due Date:
Registration for the April Conference is due by Apr. 6, 2012.
Contact:
Mark Frei, Director
Pastoral & Renewal Services
406-442-5820, ext. 15
or email: mfrei@diocesehelena.org
A Typical Conference Schedule
| Saturday |
| 9:30 AM |
Welcome and Orientation |
| 10:15 AM |
Why Fertility Awareness? and Couple Communication |
| 11:45 AM |
Love and Responsibility: Understanding the Sexual Urge, The Three Purposes of Marriage and the Union of Persons |
| 12:45 AM |
Lunch |
| 1:45 PM |
Fertility Profile |
| 2:00 PM |
Basic Bead System of Fertility Awareness |
| 4:00 PM |
Couple Witness / Panel Discussion |
| 5:00 PM |
Sexual Intercourse in God’s plan; Inseparable connection between the unitive and procreative goods |
| 6:00 PM |
Dinner |
| Sunday |
| 8:00 AM |
Mass |
| 9:00 AM |
Brunch |
| 10:00 AM |
Breast Feeding and Lactational Amenorrhea |
| 10:30 AM |
Transition and Special Circumstances |
| 11:15 AM |
Additional Biomarkers |
| 12:15 PM |
Lunch |
| 1:15 PM |
Conscience, Science, and the Ethics of Reproductive Technologies |
| 2:45 PM |
Practice Cases and Charts |
| 3:30 PM |
Marriage is a Sacrament |
| 4:30 PM |
Other Methods of Fertility Awareness; Follow-up Procedures and Consultations |
| 5:00 PM |
Conclude |
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