Sample of My 9-Hour Sunday Mtg w/Parishioners for Marriages, Convalidations, Annulments, Sacramental Prep, Blessings (While Covering 3 Masses)

There are things that a deacon does outside of Mass that most people dont see. 

I can't get into specifics since I took an Oath of Confidentiality for some of these, but generally speaking this is how my Sunday looked.  This is not typical.

My purpose in writing this here is to encourage Catholics regularize an irregular situations where a marriage is not in good standing with the Church.

930am
Arrived with family in separate cars;
Helped visiting couples complete Form B for couples seeking convalidation; administered request for Dispensation for Catholic marrying non-Catholic which I later submitted to Tribunal

10am
Assisted visiting priest for Mass

1115-12pm
Signed Mass attendance cards for kids;
Prepared couple with their Form A seeking convalidation

12pm
Assisted another visiting priest for Mass

115-230pm
Signed Mass attendance cards (where I interact w young families);
Spoke to family of dad undergoing kidney dialysis;
Asssited RCIA marriage case of doubtful baptism and need to convalidate marriage before receiving Sacraments;
Asssited another parishioner filing a Lack of Form from previous civil marriage;
Counsled parishioner re: spiritual healing

3-430
Went home and ate late lunch;
Took care of kids

430
Departed for parish and waited for paperwork for civilly divorced couples seeking correct way to marry in Catholic Church

5pm
Assisted visiting priest at Mass

615-645
Spoke to former student about her mom's health/blessed her children;
Was asked to bless a car;
Ffup to listening to recently divorced man and counseled filing Lack of Form as well as ffup for baptizing his teenage son

7pm dinner w family followed by rosary