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Western North American Union Delegation

The SDARM Western North American Union delegation session was heldin Sacramento on Sunday, November 3, 2013. The delegation session wasconducted by Liviu Tudoroiu, the Regional Secretary for North America.Special guests included Rudolfo Gessner, the General Conference Treasurer,Adrian Finaru, the General Conference Missionary Director, and HennadiyMelnichuk of Reformation Herald Publishing Association.

There were 26 delegates representing the work across the territory, which

covers the US states from the Pacific Ocean to Mississippi River. TheWNAU is composed of 5 units: Central Mission "4 delegates#, DesertMission "2 delegates#, Northwest Field "12 delegates#, Pacific Mission "4delegates#, and Southwest Field "4 delegates#.

The membership reported by the Secretary was 524: Central Mission 49,Desert Mission 22, Northwest Field 285, Pacific Mission 48, Southwest Field120.

The Northwest Field, Pacific Mission, and Southwest Field all sawincreases in membership. The Central Field and Desert Mission had a drop inmembership during this administrative period. As a result of their drop inmembership and an inability to be self$supporting the Central Field lost theirstatus as a field and will now be mission.

The outgoing Treasurer,Marian Ionita, reportedthat 2011$2013 income tothe WNAU was%793,418.79, and expenseswere %760,844.36, with anet income of %32,574.43.The largest expensecategories includedtransfer of designatedo&erings for foreignmissions like the Week of

Prayer o&ering "to GeneralConference, %485,100.25#salaries "%130,053.52#,missionary outreach "%61,202.23#, and the Las Vegas special mission project"%36,513.67#.

The delegation operated with four major parts: mission planning,administrative planning, financial planning, and the selection of new o'cersto operate these plans. The full minutes of the meeting will be released once

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UpcomingEvents

Friday, November 8,

2013

Youth Science and

Religion study by Pr.

David Zic at 7:00pm.

Sabbath, November 9,2013

Youth Sabbath hosted by

the Carmichael Church.

Sunday, November 10,

2013

Field choir rehearsal at

Pine Grove Community

Church

Saturday, November 16,

2013

Field choir rehearsal atIone Methodist Church

Sunday, November 17,

2013

Field choir rehearsal at

Jackson Nazarene Church

November 22-23, 2013

Amador Food Bank

concert

Sunday, November 24,

2013

SDARM College Grouphomeless distribution

(food and clothing)

Sabbath, November 30,

2013

Youth Sabbath hosted by

the Prunedale Church

January 3-6, 2014

Youth convention at Lake

Francis Resort

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they are prepared, but here are some thehighlights:

The mission plans include a union$wide mediaconsolidation instead of the current policy whichsees each Field and Mission operating separatemedia ministries. This will allow for more media

work as we pool our resources. 2014 was designatedthe year of evangelism and a large$scaledistribution plan for the book Thoughts From the

Mount of Blessingwas approved. A plan was alsoapproved to increase the number of literatureevangelists by 10(.

The largestchange in the financial administration is that the transfer creditsystem will no longer be allowed. All expenses must be reporteddirectly to the authorizing body which will pay those expensesdirectly. Treasurers are authorized to pay only expenses authorized by

their Unit. This will increase oversight of finances and decrease theworkload of local and unit treasurers.Bylaws changes primarily included penalties for units that fail to

report financial and statistical information on time. In addition, theexecutive o'cers of the WNAU may not serve in any paid capacityoutside of the WNAU "such as working for the General Conference#,and if they accept such position will lose their executive positionwithin the WNAU.

The new o'cers of the WNAU as elected include the following:

President: Jorai CruzVice$President: Jose Senior

Secretary: Roberto DuarteTreasurer: Justin RiskoEducation Director: Michael Torpey

Media Director: Abi BudauMedical Director: Reiner KremerMissionary Director: David ZicPublishing Director: Wilson BarrosSabbath School Superintendent: Jaime OlivenciaYouth Director: Iulian UtupanuBylaws Committee Chairman: Tobias StocklerFinance Committee Chairman: Lysander DumitruDelegates to the General Conference Session: Jorai Cruz, Iulian

Utupanu, David ZicExecutive Committee: John Baer, Jorai Cruz, Roberto Duarte,Justin Risko, Jose SeniorUnion Council: John Baer, Jorai Cruz, Roberto Duarte, AdielGomez, Marian Ionita, Reiner Kremer, Jaime Olivencia, JustinRisko, Jose Senior, Tobias Stockler, Michael Torpey, IulianUtupanu, David Zic

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Southern CaliforniaWebsite

The Southwest US Field has launched

their revamped website. You can visit it at

http://www.sdarmsw.org.