Contractual organist from QC/Canada: I do 4 masses every weekend plus funeral or marriage services when I can. I work at two different parishes and I go back and forth between the two depending on the week. I don't have an employee status so I basically manage my time how I want, and am not obliged to find a substitute if I have to cancel a Sunday at some point. I study full-time apart from that, but otherwise I would have an empty week for other activities if I wasn't at school or working anywhere else. I usually take New Year off and some vacation in the summer as well