Secular Assembly + HumanistSG 15th Anniversary Gathering

25 October 2025 by

Date
25/10/2025

Time
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Location
OnePeople.sg
381 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh S319758
Singapore


Join us at the Secular Assembly and our Society’s 15th Anniversary Gathering!

Registration is required, please do so at: https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/secular-assembly-humanistsg-15th-anniversary-gathering-tickets-1831587370129

Program of Anniversary Gathering and Secular Assembly on 25 Oct 2025 (Sat)

  • 2-3.30pm: Secular Assembly: short sing alongs, a short talk, sharing of personal stories, moments for reflection and gratitude, and more
  • 3.30-5pm: 15th Anniversary Gathering
    • A brief history of the society’s founding 
    • Fireside chat between founding and early exco members vs current exco members – Memorable moments and aspirations
  • After 5pm: hangout at eateries near OnePeopleSG (Braddell MRT)

There will be light fingerfood, beverages, and a birthday cake for the October babies and the society. Donations-in-kind will be appreciate, suggested donation amount is S$20, please donate more if you can to cover the costs of the venue rental, food & drinks, logistics, etc. https://humanist.org.sg/about/donate/

The event is also a great opportunity to pickup HumanistSG merchandise like t-shirts and mugs. Visit the website here and pre-order ASAP so that our volunteers can bring your item to the event venue. https://humanist.org.sg/shop/

Secular Assembly Topic of the month: Finding Meaning When You Feel Stuck in Life

You’ve heard of burnout. But now we’re hearing about “bedrotting”, “lying flat”, and even “opting out” of life. Our modern society seems to feed a crisis of meaning, leaving us wondering, “What’s the point of it all?”

When we feel stuck in life, we instinctively want to withdraw. But what if we tried something different?

Join Deborah (Registered Counsellor) in this interactive workshop and sharing session. Discover and reconnect with your personal values and learn about what it takes to build a meaningful life — and why embracing the challenge is worth it.

Assembly brief

In the 1 hour, there will be: short sing alongs, a short talk, sharing of personal stories, moments for reflection and gratitude, and more.

If you have a topic or interesting story to share, let our volunteers know and we can plan your sharing together for next sessions.

Assembly participants singing and dancing to Singalongs, Sep 2024

Assembly background

The Sunday Assembly movement was started in London, UK by comedians Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans in 2013. They had both been churchgoers in their youth, stopped going and then realised they missed something; not the religious part, but rather the community, the stimulation, the singing, the being with others, the tea and cake afterwards. So they set up Sunday Assembly to see if a ‘church-like thing without religion’ could be done. And it could!

A typical Assembly program consists of (in no particular order) and lasts about 1 hour:

  • Songs – pop songs, or even songs of religious origin if they are lovely to listen and sing to
  • Speakers– on science, history, or current affairs to get you thinking and discussions going
  • Reading – This could be a poem or other short piece, related to the talk or not
  • Doing Your Best – Someone shares a personal story about something going on in their life. It could be something they have been grappling with, striving at, succeeded with, failed but learned from, or are involved with that’s worth sharing. It’s about reminding each other that we’re all trying the best we can.
  • Moment of Reflection – Invite the group to do a short reflection e.g. 2 minutes.
  • Life Happens – Invite the group to share highs and lows in their life.
  • Gratitude – Invite the group to express gratitude to their loved ones and others in life
  • Announcements

Registration

Participants must register below to attend the event. Registration is required, please do so at: https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/secular-assembly-humanistsg-15th-anniversary-gathering-tickets-1831587370129