Secular Assembly: a non-religious Christmas celebration

Join us at the Secular Assembly!

Secular Assembly by Humanist Society Singapore is a monthly gathering of humanists, freethinkers, atheists, agnostics and other like-minded people.This month's Assembly is held in collaboration with Harmony in Diversity Gallery (HDG). Before the Assembly, there will be a optional 45mins tour of HDG.

Registration is required, please do so here at eventbrite. For more information and directions, visit https://humanist.org.sg/events/secular-assembly-27dec25/

Schedule of Assembly on 27 Dec 2025 (Sat)

• 10:00-10:45am: optional HDG gallery tour. Please arrive 10mins early to find your way to the gallery, instructions below.
• 10:30-11:00am: we invite participants not attending the HDG gallery tour to bring their books to our open library / book exchange outside the seminar room and mingle.
• 11:00am – 12:30pm: Assembly session. Please arrive early for registration
• 12:30pm: End of Assembly, optional lunch (out of pocket) at Lau Pa Sat. Follow our Telegram channel to see what we sit.

Topic/speaker of the month: Embracing Your Protagonism

As the year draws to a close, communities around the world turn to story, symbolism, and shared traditions to make sense of the year gone by. For freethinkers and the non-religious, the Winter Solstice and secular Christmas season offer a meaningful moment to gather, reflect, and reconnect. At this December Secular Assembly, we explore how narratives—ancient, modern, festive, or personal—shape the way we see ourselves and our place in a complex world. In a warm and welcoming community setting, we celebrate the light returning after the longest night, and the human capacity to create meaning through reason, compassion, and imagination.

In Embracing Your Protagonism, Melvin Lim, President of the Society, invites us to consider: if life were a game, what kind of lead character would you be? Drawing on storytelling traditions, year-end mythologies, and even lessons from narrative games, Melvin will guide us through practical ways to understand our strengths, “buffs,” and “debuffs,” and how to take intentional steps toward becoming the protagonist in our own stories. Join us for an uplifting morning of reflection, music, and humanistic community as we close the year together and look ahead with renewed agency and purpose.

Assembly brief

During the Secular Assembly, there will be: short sing alongs, a short talk, sharing of personal stories, moments for reflection and gratitude, and more. Light refreshments (packet drinks) will be provided. Assembly will start on time, please arrive 10-15mins early.

Collaboration with Harmony in Diversity Gallery (HDG)The Harmony in Diversity Gallery (HDG) was developed by the Ministry of Home Affairs in collaboration with community partners and organisations like the Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO). The Gallery aims to promote an appreciation of Singapore’s rich religious diversity. It hopes this will foster a spirit of give and take, mutual respect and understanding, necessary to nurture and strengthen the religious peace and harmony we enjoy today.