Helen Griffiss was born in North Wales and attended the Queen’s School Chester.

She undertook teacher training at St Mary’s College Bangor. Her specialist subject was Religious Education.

In 1988 Helen became a Reader licensed to the Diocese of Winchester.

She gained a Masters Degree in Spirituality from the University of Southampton in 1998: trained for Ordination at Sarum College Salisbury.

Helen was ordained Deacon in 2000 and Priest in 2001.

Helen is Chaplain to the Mothers’ Union in the Diocese of Winchester and Warden of Readers in the deanery.

Helen is a Trustee of Wells for India, a small charity concerned with water harvesting and irrigation in the Thar Desert in Rajasthan.

In May 2005 she did tsunami relief work in Sri Lanka.

Helen was licensed and installed as Priest-in-Charge at All Saints Churh on 4th may 2006. by The Right Reverered Paul Butler, Bishop of Southampton.

In February 2007 Helen spent time in Rajasthan with Wells for India.