Parish Governance Documents

St. James is governed by a number of documents: 

• The Constitution and Canons of The Episcopal Church

• The Constitution and Canons of The Episcopal Diocese of Michigan

• The Bylaws of the Parish

• The Parish Fund Resolution of St. James Episcopal Church

Should there ever be a conflict between documents, the Canons of the Episcopal Church and the Diocese supersede any St. James document.

The Vestry has also adopted a Policy and Procedures Manual and Communications Manual to help order our common life together.

• Policy and Procedures Manual

• Communications Manual

Members of St. James are invited to recommend changes to any of these documents. Proposals may be in writing or verbally expressed to any member of the Vestry, to a Warden or to a member of the clergy. The proposals must then be approved by the parish according to the Bylaws, but traditionally at the Parish Annual Meeting held on the last Sunday in January.