Christian Orthodox priest Mark Hodges was 'suspended from priestly functions' His three-month suspension went into effect on January 12 after a church member reported seeing him in a video at the 'Save America' rally on January 6 Hodges claimed that he wasn't a part of the violence and never entered Capitol ...According to the website of the Orthodox Church in America’s Diocese of the Midwest, archpriest Mark Hodges was 'suspended from all priestly functions'. The suspension for Hodges, who is affiliated with St Paul the Apostle Orthodox Church in Greene County’s Sugarcreek Twp, Ohio, took effect on January 12.