Fresh off meeting Pope Francis and participating in the Vatican Climate Change conference, Mayor Wu followed visited Savin Hill’s McConnell Park on May 23 for the first in a series of planned coffee hours in Dorchester. Dozens of neighbors joined city officials stationed at booths representing everything from Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) to the Boston Home Center to the Boston Fire Cadets.

Students in the Boston Music Project at the Dever School on Columbia Point performed on the violin and cello, while students from Cristo Rey High School mingled with officials. Residents collected a free potted plant and Dunkin’ iced coffee as well.

Wu talked about her trip to the Vatican and noted that “Boston was the only American city represented at the conference” on climate issues, motioning to the flood-prone waterfront and Morrissey Boulevard nearby. “They chose this city to show how it can happen. The eyes of the world are always on Boston.”

A second Dorchester coffee hour will take place on Wed., June 26, to celebrate the opening of the renovated Mother’s Rest Park on Washington Street.

Bobby Boykin and BWSC representative Adriana Cillo.

Auckland Street resident Maureen Bazzinotti with Councillor Erin Murphy.

Parks Commissioner Ryan Woods, right, with the newest Parks Department hire, Dorchester’s Katie Nolan, a long-time youth sports coach in the neighborhood.

Cairo Valecilla, a first grader at Columbia Point’s Dever School, played the cello at the Coffee Hour with other schoolmates. It was only the second-ever performance for the group.

Savin Hill residents Joe Santilli, Don Walsh, and Brendan Price.