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• Amazing Grace Fellowship schedules homecoming Oct. 2

Amazing Grace Fellowship is set to celebrate homecoming at 229 Pearl St. in Pickens on Oct. 2, with special singers Edify from Travelers Rest starting at 10 a.m. and Rev. Doug Saylors as the special speaker for the 11 a.m. worship hour.

Lunch will follow in the fellowship building. Amazing Grace pastor

Rev. Roland Bearden welcomes everyone to come worship on the church’s special day.

• Easley Presbyterian craft fair this week

Easley Presbyterian Church, located at 200 S. 1st St., will be hosting a craft fair this week Thursday through Saturday.

Handmade items such as baby gifts, knitted pieces, home décor, jewelry, paintings, garden, ornaments, holiday decorations and upcycled goods will be sold.

Homemade baked goods will also be for sale on Saturday. The hours for the fair are 5 -7 p.m. on Thursday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.

Proceeds from the craft fair will go to benefit creative arts at Thornwell Home for Children.

• Family Promise planning first-ever dance and auction

Family Promise of Pickens County will hold its first-ever barn dance and silent auction on Oct. 11. The event will include appetizers, a chili bar, baked potatoes with toppings, dessert and beverages.

Ticket prices are $75 per person and may be purchased online at familypromisepickens.org or from the Family Promise of Pickens County office at 104 Stewart Drive in Easley.

For more information about tickets or sponsorship or to donate an item for the silent auction, call (864) 644-8828 or email at nbriley@familypromisepickens.org.

• Board of Disabilities to host fall festival

The Pickens County Board of Disabilities and Special Needs and Pickens County Foundation Inc. will be hosting a fall festival fundraiser this Saturday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. to celebrate 50 years of service.

The festival will be held at 1308 Griffin Mill Road in Easley. There will be barbecue plates, music, bounce house, treats, games, vendors, car show and much more. For more information, contact Brooke Leist at (864) 644-2563.

• Senior info sharing session set at Hagood

The Hagood Community Center will host an information sharing session for seniors called Senior Gathering on Thursday, Sept. 29, beginning at 11 a.m. in the center’s dining room, complete with a “make your own” ham/turkey cold cut meal, and with no charge to attend.

The event is sponsored by HFC services for the purpose of sharing a variety of information with seniors to enhance their quality of life and knowledge of resources available to them. There will be no sales pitch, only information. The guest speaker for the initial Senior Gathering will be Christian Merrit, and the topic will be “Habits of Happy People.”

The plan is to make the gathering a monthly series if the first event is well received.

The seating is limited to the first 70 attendees, so guests are encouraged to arrive soon after the doors open at 10:30 a.m. A tour of the Hagood Community Center will follow the presentation for those interested.