Simi's oldest house of worship will be dedicated today

The fully-restored St. Rose of Lima Church will be dedicated at 5 p.m. today, Friday, May 18, at the Robert P. Strathearn Historical Park and Museum, 137 Strathearn Place.

Festivities will be from 4 to 6 p.m., including refreshments and entertainment.

The event is sponsored by the Simi Valley Historical Society and Museum and the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District, who worked together the past five years to restore the nearly 100-year-old Catholic Church.