Since 1993, the Masonic Information Center (MIC), the information arm of the Masonic Service Association, has been educating Masonic members and the public with accurate explanations of what Freemasonry is.

A recent tally shows that 6 major pamphlets published over the years by the MIC have been distributed to more than 2.5 million individuals.

The publications, and their printing quantity over the years, are:

Who Are The Masons?	950,000
What's A Mason?	950,000
Get A Life"	113,000
A Response to Critics	270,000
There Is No Sin In Symbols	178,000
Facts About Freemasonry	175,000

All of the pamphlets are still in print and available in quantity from MSA.

Registration for 2012 Mark Twain Awards Now Open

Online registration for this year's Mark Twain Awards program is now open. A deadline of June 1, 2012 has been set for Lodges to register, with a deadline of December 1, 2012 for submitting all entry materials.

Click on "Mark Twain Awards" in the left column on this page and all instructions and information are available.

The Award program's goal is to encourage and reward Lodges who achieve excellence in Masonic Awareness both among their Lodge membership and in their communities.

18 New Mark Twain Award Winning Lodges

The 2011 Mark Twain Award Winning Lodges were announced at the Annual Meeting of the Masonic Services Association of North America. The meeting took place during the 2012 Conference of Grand Masters in Atlanta.

The Awards will be presented during upcoming Grand Lodge Sessions of the various Grand Lodges or at another appropriate times.

The 18 new winners come from 16 different Grand Lodges in the United States. Since the program began six years ago, a total of 107 Lodges have been designated as Mark Twain Award Lodges.

See the list of Mark Twain Award winners for 2011

Current Programs from the Masonic Information Center

The Mark Twain Award

The Masonic Information Center sponsors an award – called the Twain Award – to honor Lodge achievement in Masonic Awareness. Participation in the Twain Award competition is a journey enhanced through learning, doing, and networking. Registration for the 2011 awards is now closed. Winners will be announced in February 2012. <Read more about the Twain Award >.

It's About Time - Masonic Public Awareness

It’s About Time! is the report completing a study undertaken by a special task force of the Masonic Information Center Steering Committee that focused on the need for Masonic Public Awareness. <Read the report >

New Executive Secretary

George O. Braatz was selected recently as the new Executive Secretary of the Masonic Service Association of North America by MSA's Executive Commissioners. Read more

MSA: Because Masonry Matters

Who are We?

The Masonic Service Association of North America (MSANA) was formed in 1919 to provide services to its member Grand Lodges that they would find difficult to provide for themselves. Thus the national voice that the MSA has is dedicated to Service to the Masonic community.

The primary functions and activities of the MSANA are:

Disaster Relief - since 1923 the MSA has collected and forwarded funds for disasters around the world.
Education/Information Publications - the MSA has a free catalog of publications, bulletins and other materials available.
Masonic Information Center - to provide information on Freemasonry to Masons and non-Masons alike and to respond to critics of Freemasonry.
Hospital Visitation Program - provides assistance and service to our sick or wounded veterans.
Service - The Masonic Service Association of North America is a servant of Freemasonry. Formed of and supported by Grand Lodges, it is a voice that they can move to action, that the great heart of the Fraternity be made manifest and that the will of a united Craft may be done.

For more information about the MSANA,
contact George O, Braatz, PGM OH, Executive Secretary.